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Data breaches likely to cost Yahoo in major ways
PROVIDENCE, R.I (Legal Newsline) — Yahoo’s data breaches are a wake-up call to users that online information needs to be protected, a data privacy lawyer says. -
Calif. cities' pollution claims against Monsanto dismissed, but amended complaint filed
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A federal court recently dismissed claims three cities brought against Monsanto, claiming the seed giant was polluting the San Francisco Bay with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB). -
Second Circuit reverses approval of $7.25 billion settlement with Visa and Mastercard
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) —The largest antitrust class action settlement in history was recently put to a halt by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. -
Rare data breach claim against a county settled for $1M
MILACA, Minn. (Legal Newsline) – Hundreds of Mille Lacs County, Minn. residents went to bed on July 1 with a million reasons to feel a little better. -
Final OSHA reporting rules require public reporting
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently finalized a set of new rules that require large companies to annually report workplace injuries and illnesses. -
Attorneys try to predict U.S. SC decision on standing in class actions following Scalia’s death
Many legal observers expect the nation’s highest court to issue a 4-4 ruling in the Spokeo v. Robins case. Plaintiffs attorneys say such a ruling likely would preserve the status quo; others argue doing so would allow such no-harm lawsuits to continue, benefiting only class counsel. -
U.S. SC ruling in favor of Tyson Foods could narrow class action certification
The company argues that a federal appeals court’s ruling, upholding $2.8 million in money damages awarded to a class of current and formerly hourly workers at an Iowa plant, sanctioned the use of “seriously flawed” procedures many district courts have used to permit certification and adjudication of class actions. -
Federal judge kills another data breach class action against retailer
Judge Joanna Seybert for the Eastern District of New York said the class action lawsuit brought against arts and crafts retailer Michaels lacked standing. A similar class action against the retailer was dismissed in 2014. -
Data privacy attorney: Plaintiffs’ lawyers will need to consider Eleventh Circuit’s ruling on free mobile apps
Though the court’s decision is only binding in three states, it is “definitely negative precedent” that plaintiffs’ attorneys in class action litigation will need to keep in mind, says Rhode Island attorney Linn Freedman. She says companies also should proceed cautiously in the wake of this month’s ruling.