Cybersecurity & Privacy

  • July 18, 2025

    T-Mobile Wants Wash. AG's Data Breach Claims Tossed

    T-Mobile is calling its promises to protect its subscribers' privacy "puffery" in a bid to get out of a Washington state lawsuit over a 2021 cyberattack, saying its commitments to "safeguards" and to "do the right thing" with users' data couldn't have misled consumers because they were completely unspecific.

  • July 18, 2025

    Albertsons Spam Text Plaintiff Gets Chance To Revise Suit

    A Washington federal judge on Friday threw out a proposed class action accusing Albertsons of sending consumers unsolicited text advertisements, yet she gave the plaintiff a shot at filing a new version of the lawsuit with a screenshot and more specifics to back his claims.

  • July 18, 2025

    Yale Says Patient Data Breach Suit Lacks Specifics

    Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. is urging a Connecticut federal court to toss a proposed class action over a March ransomware attack that allegedly may have affected millions of people, arguing patients haven't shown that the state's largest healthcare system violated any legal duties or contracts.

  • July 18, 2025

    Tread Carefully On Truth-In-Billing Rules, FCC Told

    The Federal Communications Commission says its slamming and truth-in-billing rules are outdated and has targeted them for cuts, but consumer and civil rights groups are urging the agency to be cautious in order to "ensure these changes do not come at the expense of core consumer protections."

  • July 18, 2025

    Apple Says Tech Analyst, YouTuber Conspired To Leak IOS 26

    A tech product analyst improperly accessed a former Apple employee's iPhone used for product development and conspired with a YouTuber to publicly leak details of the yet-to-be-released iOS 26 operating system, Apple Inc. said in a suit filed Thursday in San Francisco federal court.

  • July 18, 2025

    Telecoms Urge FCC To Modernize Networks To Fight Robocalls

    A major telecom trade group is urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow for industry-driven solutions to the problem of robocalls, saying the agency's current proposal to mandate specific technical standards for caller ID authentication have vulnerabilities that criminals could exploit.

  • July 17, 2025

    Google Gets AGs' Ad Tech Trial Delayed In Texas

    A Texas federal judge Thursday delayed an upcoming jury trial in antitrust litigation brought by a Texas-led coalition of attorneys general targeting Google's advertising placement technology business until there's a final judgment in a similar case led by the U.S. Department of Justice in Virginia.

  • July 17, 2025

    2nd Circ. Overturns Ex-HSBC Exec's 2017 Fraud Conviction

    The Second Circuit on Thursday overturned the conviction of a former HSBC executive accused of defrauding a Scottish oil and gas company in a $3.5 billion currency exchange deal, finding his jury was improperly instructed on a now-invalid "right-to-control" theory of fraud.

  • July 17, 2025

    Public Advocates Voice Concern At FCC Regulation Cut Plan

    Nearly two dozen public interest groups told the Federal Communications Commission's leader Thursday they are worried about an FCC plan to cut rules from its books using staff authority as a way to get around public notice and comment.

  • July 17, 2025

    Justices' 'Tea Leaves' Don't OK Illegal FTC Firing, Court Says

    A D.C. federal judge ordered the restoration of a fired Federal Trade Commission Democrat's job Thursday, setting up a D.C. Circuit clash that could go to the U.S. Supreme Court on her conclusion that President Donald Trump violated a law permitting the termination of FTC members only for cause.

  • July 17, 2025

    FCC Asks 5th Circ. To Reinstate $57M AT&T Data Privacy Fine

    The Federal Communications Commission is asking for the full Fifth Circuit to take up an April panel decision finding the commission's in-house adjudications unconstitutional, arguing that a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision "effectively abrogated" the precedent that the panel ruling for AT&T was partly predicated on.

  • July 17, 2025

    Senate Moves Closer To Confirming Trump's NTIA Chief Nom

    The U.S. Senate stepped closer Thursday to confirming President Donald Trump's choice to lead the government agency that manages federal use of spectrum.

  • July 17, 2025

    Ga. AG Asks 11th Circ. To Review Social Media Age Limit Case

    The state of Georgia has appealed a preliminary injunction that halted enforcement of Georgia's new restrictions on minors' use of social media on constitutionality grounds to the Eleventh Circuit.

  • July 17, 2025

    IRS Leaker Asks DC Circ. To Bar Comments By Ex-Employer

    A tech worker appealing a five-year sentence for leaking tax returns while on the job at the IRS through contractor Booz Allen asked the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to block his former employer from weighing in, saying the company's opinion that he should finish his prison term is irrelevant.

  • July 17, 2025

    BCLP Data Privacy Lead Joins Steptoe In Chicago

    Steptoe LLP announced Wednesday the hiring of a former data privacy leader at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP as a Chicago-based partner in its artificial intelligence, data and digital group, as well as its blockchain and cryptocurrency practice.

  • July 17, 2025

    US Bank, NetSpeed Must Help In Conn. Atty's ID Theft Probe

    A Connecticut state court judge has directed U.S. Bancorp and internet service provider NetSpeed to provide documentation to an attorney who is alleging his identity was stolen and used to open fraudulent bank accounts.

  • July 17, 2025

    Fla. Law Firm Zumpano Patricios Hit With Data Breach Suit

    Miami-headquartered national law firm Zumpano Patricios is facing a proposed class action in Florida federal court accusing the firm of failing to protect sensitive information, including dates of birth and healthcare payments, that was compromised in a May data breach.

  • July 17, 2025

    Dementia Society Settles 'Spying' Lawsuit By Ex-Workers

    The Dementia Society has settled a privacy lawsuit by former employees who claimed the organization spied on them by putting listening devices in their workspaces, according to a court order.

  • July 17, 2025

    Meta, Stockholders Settle $8B Privacy Breach Suit

    Attorneys for Meta stockholders reported a midtrial agreement Thursday to settle an $8 billion-plus Delaware Court of Chancery suit accusing the company's directors and officers of breaching privacy regulations and corporate fiduciary duties tied to allegations dating to the Cambridge Analytica scandal more than a decade ago.

  • July 16, 2025

    Fla. Man Convicted In Plot To Kill Fed Prosecutor, FBI Agent

    A Florida federal jury convicted a former university student of charges in connection with a murder-for-hire plot and attempting to kill U.S. government officials, including a prosecutor and FBI agent shortly before his trial commenced in a separate cyberstalking case.

  • July 16, 2025

    NFT Fraudster Says He Used Tornado To Hide $1.1M Rug Pull

    An admitted cryptocurrency fraudster who copped to a million-dollar nonfungible tokens scam Wednesday told the jury in the $1 billion money laundering and sanctions trial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm that when it came time to hide the proceeds of the NFT fraud, he turned to the crypto mixer to cover his tracks.

  • July 16, 2025

    OpenAI, Microsoft Challenge Authors' Proposed Class Action

    OpenAI and its financial backer Microsoft each have lodged challenges in New York federal court to a consolidated proposed class action from a group of best-selling authors who claim their works were used to train ChatGPT, saying the consolidated litigation went beyond the court's permissible scope.

  • July 16, 2025

    PR Consultant Wins Exit From Lively's 'It Ends With Us' Suit

    A New York federal judge Wednesday dismissed a public relations consultant and his company from actress Blake Lively's lawsuit that accuses her "It Ends With Us" co-star and director, Justin Baldoni, of sexual harassment on set and trying to orchestrate a public relations campaign to "destroy" her reputation.

  • July 16, 2025

    Gilgo Beach Killer Case Puts New DNA Science To The Test

    The only physical evidence linking the Gilgo Beach serial killings to the defendant, Rex Heuermann, are five hairs that could only be analyzed via a newer technique known as whole genome sequencing, but as the court decides whether the science is jury ready, experts are divided.

  • July 16, 2025

    Meta Wanted To Shield Zuckerberg From FTC Suit, Chancery Told

    A former Facebook director testified Wednesday that company directors resisted federal efforts to include CEO Mark Zuckerberg as a defendant in a privacy breach suit that settled for $5 billion in 2019, starting a Delaware trial on a derivative stockholder suit to recover the payout.

Expert Analysis

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    NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q2

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    In the second quarter of the year, New York utilized every available tool to fill gaps left by federal retrenchment from consumer finance issues, including sweeping updates to its consumer protection framework and notable amendments to cybersecurity rules, say attorneys at Steptoe.

  • NM Cyber Ruling Will Spur Litigation As Coverage Remedy

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    In Kane v. Beazley, the New Mexico Court of Appeals recently found that a cyber liability provision insuring security breaches included coverage for funds transfer fraud, implicitly and incorrectly motivating policyholders to commence litigation to avoid contractual limitations on cyber coverages, say attorneys at Zelle.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

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    Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

  • New Laws Show How States Are Checking AI Developers

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    Recent state consumer protection legislation shows Utah, Colorado and Texas are primed to impose controls on artificial intelligence, and exemplifies the states' unwillingness to accord strong deference to developers and deployers of AI tools, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • NFL Draft Incident Offers Remote Work Data Security Lessons

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    A recent incident in which an NFL coach's son prank called a potential draft pick after accessing confidential information on his father's computer serves as a wake-up call for organizations to analyze their protocols and practices related to protecting confidential information during remote work, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

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    The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • A Look At Trump Admin's Shifting Strategies To Curtail CFPB

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    The Trump administration has so far carried out its goal of minimizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's authority and footprint via an individualized approach comprising rule rollbacks, litigation moves and administrative tools, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Evading DOJ Crosshairs As Data Security Open Season Starts

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    As the U.S. Department of Justice begins enforcing its new data security program — aimed at preventing foreign adversaries from accessing government-related and personal sensitive data — U.S. companies will need to understand the program’s contours and potential pitfalls to avoid potential civil liability or criminal scrutiny, say attorneys at Cohen & Gresser.

  • How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment

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    Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington.

  • How To Balance AI Adoption With Employee Privacy Risks

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    As artificial intelligence transforms the workplace, organizations must learn to leverage AI's capabilities while safeguarding against employee privacy risks and complying with a complex web of regulations, including by vetting vendors, mitigating employee misuse and establishing a governance framework, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

  • Tesla's Robotaxi Push Exposes Gaps In Product Liability Law

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    As Tesla's deployment of robotaxis on public roads in Austin, Texas, faces regulatory scrutiny and legislative pushback, the legal community confronts an unprecedented challenge: how to apply traditional fault principles, product liability laws and insurance practices to vehicles that operate as rolling computers, says Don Fountain at Clark Fountain.

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    My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.

  • 4 Consumer Class Action Trends To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2025

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    The first half of 2025 has seen a surge of consumer class action trends related to online tools, websites and marketing messages, creating a new legal risk landscape for companies of all sizes, says Scott Shaffer at Olshan Frome.

  • 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

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    Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.

  • 3 Cautionary Tales For Cos. Using Facial Recognition Tech

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    Whether a business intends to develop its own facial recognition applications or contract with another company to use such services, three recent case studies should be kept in mind to help lower the risk of litigation or regulatory enforcement, says Adam Nyenhuis at Hilgers Graben.

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