Privacy & Cybersecurity

Data privacy litigation is one of the fastest-growing litigation trends facing corporate America. The Litigation Center participates in many cases in this area, including those involving the Video Privacy and Protection Act, the FTC’s enforcement authority, data privacy class actions, and targeted internet marketing.

Recent Activity

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Facebook, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Francisco

March 6, 2020

California Court of Appeal grants request to publish its opinion limiting a criminal defendant’s ability to compel production of private stored communications from a service provider. The U.S....

Facebook, Inc. v. Superior Court of San Francisco

March 4, 2020

U.S. Chamber files coalition amicus letter urging California Court of Appeal to publish its opinion setting forth factors a trial court should consider when a criminal defendant seeks to compel...

Patel v. Facebook, Inc. (rehearing)

October 17, 2019

Ninth Circuit denies en banc rehearing of case certifying class of individuals claiming injury under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the...

Mozilla Corp. v. FCC

October 1, 2019

D.C. Circuit unanimously upholds core provisions of the FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of this outcome. By a 2-1 vote, the panel also...

Patel v. Facebook, Inc. (rehearing)

September 16, 2019

U.S. Chamber urges Ninth Circuit to grant rehearing en banc and reverse class certification order in Illinois Biometric Privacy Act case with no actual injury and an expansive geographic scope. ...

In re: Vizio, Inc. Consumer Privacy Litigation

August 14, 2019

Settlement reached

Patel v. Facebook, Inc.

August 8, 2019

Ninth Circuit panel affirms order certifying class of individuals claiming injury under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the opposite...

American Federation of Government Employees v. Office of Personnel Management

June 21, 2019

Divided panel of D.C. Circuit holds that plaintiffs’ complaint satisfied Article III standing requirements in data-breach case. The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief urging the opposite outcome...

Dittman v. UPMC

November 21, 2018

Divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court reverses victory for employer in data-breach litigation, holding economic-loss doctrine does not bar employees’ tort claims against employer for alleged injuries...

Mozilla Corp. v. FCC

October 18, 2018

U.S. Chamber and aligned groups urge D.C. Circuit to uphold FCC’s Restoring Internet Freedom Order