10.03.2022DoorDash Hacker Incident Illustrates Third-Party Vendor Risks and Potential VulnerabilitiesHackers have increasingly focused on third-party vendors as avenues to data held by associated businesses. On August 25, 2022, DoorDash announced that it had experienced a data breach which impacted the personal information of certain customers and drivers. Unfortunately, DoorDash is not alone in experiencing the security risks linked to many third-party vendors.
09.12.2022Potential Harm Enough For Class Action to Proceed in Data Breach Litigation The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has given new life to a putative class action suit led by a former employee of a company that suffered a ransomware attack, leading to her sensitive information being released onto the Dark Web. In February 2021, the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed her case for lack of standing, due to the “speculative nature” of the injuries to the employees. However, on September 2, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated the judgment of the District Court, and remanded the case for consideration on the merits (a fresh examination of the evidence and facts presented), giving the potential class of plaintiffs a new chance for relief.
05.10.2021N.J. Supreme Court Revives Register Receipt Class ActionLast week, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided in favor of putative class members, taking a permissive approach to class certification at the early stages of litigation.
04.30.2020Sleepless Nights Ahead For WalMart’s Overnight Assistant Store Managers After Denial of Class Status On April 24, 2020, the District Court for the District of New Jersey in Sundel Quiles, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., d/b/a Wal-Mart, 2:16-cv-09479 (D.N.J. April 24, 2020) recently considered a motion for class certification by a group of Overnight Assistant Store Managers (Overnight ASMs) who were allegedly misclassified as exempt executive and administrative employees.
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