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Cothron v. White Castle

Whether a person can sue only for the first time their data is collected or disclosed without consent in violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act ("BIPA").
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Face Surveillance & Biometrics
- Surveillance Oversight
- Amicus Briefs
Lindenbaum v. Realgy, LLC

Whether the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate and sever the government debt exception from the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's robocall ban requires courts grant retroactive immunity to robocallers for illegal calls made for the five years between the exception's enactment and the Court's decision to sever.
- Consumer Privacy
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Robocalls
- Amicus Briefs
Attorney General v. Facebook

Whether the Attorney General can obtain from Facebook factual information derived from the company's investigation of third parties that improperly accessed user data.
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Amicus Briefs
PDR Networks v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic

Whether the Hobbs Act required the district court in this case to accept the FCC's legal interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Consumer Privacy
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Robocalls
- Amicus Briefs
Frank v. Gaos

Whether a settlement is "fair, reasonable, and adequate" in a consumer privacy case where there is no meaningful change in business practices and no monetary relief is given to class members.
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Amicus Briefs
Campbell v. Facebook

Whether the lower court erred in approving a proposed class action settlement that allowed Facebook to continue scanning private messages as long as the company posts a notice about the practice in its privacy policy
- Consumer Privacy
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- Amicus Briefs
In re: Google Cookie Placement Settlement

Whether the lower court erred in approving a proposed class action settlement in the Google "cookie placement" litigation that did not provide direct relief to class members and would distribute funds to groups with prior connections to Google and class counsel.
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Amicus Briefs
Eichenberger v. ESPN

Whether ESPN's tracking of video viewing habits of streaming users violates the Video Privacy Protection Act and whether consumers whose VPPA rights have been violated can establish Article III standing to sue in federal court
- Article III Standing
- Consumer Privacy
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Amicus Briefs
Attias v. CareFirst, Inc

Whether victims of a data breach have adequately alleged damages
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Amicus Briefs
Gubala v. Time Warner Cable

Whether consumers can sue for violations of the Cable Communications Policy Act
- Article III Standing
- Consumer Privacy
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Amicus Briefs

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