Government employees whose data was stolen in an enormous breach that intelligence officials state may have been perpetuated by the Chinese government will receive a long-awaited settlement later this year. The Office of Personnel Management, OPM, along with its contractor Peraton, will pay $63 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the two organizations […]
Snapchat recently agreed to a $35 million settlement to resolve a class action suit alleging the popular video-sharing app has violated biometric privacy laws. Snapchat allows users to impose lenses and filters over images and videos shared via the app. According to the lawsuit, the platform may violate the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, BIPA. […]
A growing number of lawsuits claim that social media companies like Meta should be liable under product liability law theory for designing products in a harmful, dangerous, or addictive manner. These recent lawsuits aim to circumvent the protection recently afforded social media giants through Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which inoculates companies from […]
If you’re one of the billions of people who use social media app Facebook regularly, you may be eligible to receive a payment in a high-profile settlement announced this month. Meta (formerly known as Facebook) agreed to pay $90 million to settle claims alleging it was unlawfully tracking users on non-Facebook websites. Plaintiffs claim that […]
By now, you’ve likely heard about blockchain – the technology underlying the famous cryptocurrency Bitcoin. But do you know all the ways blockchain may be able to help you increase efficiencies at your law firm? Blockchain Basics Put simply, blockchain stores cryptocurrency transaction details together with data like payment information, identity, and ownership, into a […]
Through 2022, the energy sector continues to hold major opportunities for litigators, particularly in the energy transition market. As businesses look toward a transition from traditional oil and gas to alternative energy sources, components of the large scale energy shift like renewable energy, electric vehicles, battery storage, and carbon capture are quickly becoming hot specialty […]
