Posts from October 2014.
Plaintiffs recently filed a putative class action suit against the networking site LinkedIn in California federal court. The claim, brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, raises questions as to whether the law should apply more broadly than just to the reporting of consumer credit.
Home Depot is facing class litigation relating to data breach allegations, revealing that this and other large retailers are likely to see more of these suits in the coming months. As this story details, the home improvement store's data breach has spawned “at least 21 federal lawsuits” as of October 10.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard an argument last week that could alter the landscape of where class action lawsuits are resolved.