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Two consumers that might have had their information exposed after a data breach at LifeLab have filed lawsuits against the diagnostic testing company, according to the Vancouver Sun. The lawsuits claim LifeLabs failed to protect consumers’ information. Additionally, the lawsuits seek to become a class action. via LifeLab hit with 2 lawsuits after data breach […]
The California Consumer Privacy Act clears the way for state residents to sue companies for data breaches involving certain information, if a company fails to maintain reasonable security. Californians can seek damages of between $100 and $750 per consumer per incident under the law. That may mean millions of dollars for some companies, attorneys said. […]
California’s senate blocked a bill on Thursday that would have expanded the ability of consumers to sue companies over their handling of personal data, a win for tech industry groups concerned about wide-ranging privacy lawsuits. via California Bill to Expand Customer Ability to Sue over Handling of Data Fails.
A U.S. judge said Yahoo must face nationwide litigation brought on behalf of well over 1 billion users who said their personal information was compromised in three massive data breaches. via Yahoo must face litigation by data breach victims: U.S. judge
Affinity Gaming has filed a lawsuit against Trustwave due to the firm’s alleged mishandling of a security breach that had exposed the data of up to 300,000 Affinity customers. via Affinity Gaming Sues Trustwave for Failing to Stop Data Breach | LowCards.com