| Displaying 1-6 of 6 Providence Health & Services Ongoing Putative class action alleging that the theft of unencrypted backup tapes and optical discs from the car of an employee was negligent and a violation of the Oregon Unfair Trade Practices Act. Plaintiffs sought to certify the case on behalf of a class of 365,000 current and former patients whose patient information was stored on the stolen material. The court granted a motion to dismiss with prejudice and all claims were dismissed. Plaintiffs have appealed to the Oregon Court of Appeals. Kaspersky Lab, Inc 2009 Summary judgment dismissing lawsuit against distributor of anti-malware products, recognizing "robust" immunity under 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(2) enabling consumer access to information about potentially "objectionable" software. In 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit affirmed the lower court's 2007 dismissal. 2008 Defended two consumer class actions asserting violations of FACTA (credit card privacy act). American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) 2007 Represented the ACLU in a challenge to the president's authority to engage in warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens, including an appeal of a summary judgment ruling, first to the 6th Circuit and then to the U.S. Supreme Court. South San Joaquin Irrigation District 2007 Action against political consulting firm for unauthorized entry into governmental agency's computer network. 2007 Obtained dismissal of privacy and related claims against Ana Marie Cox, former author of the blog "Wonkette," based on excerpting, linking to and commenting on another blogger's first-hand accounts of her relationship with plaintiff. | |