Home Depot Gets Nailed with $7.5 Million in Legal Fees In Data Breach Class Action
Written by: Tiffany Winks, Esq. On Tuesday, August 23, 2016, a Federal Judge in Atlanta awarded a whopping $7.5 million in legal fees to consumers’ lawyers in a lawsuit against Home Depot for its 2014 data breach. Not only did the Court awa
Can That Softball Game Injury Be Compensable?
Written by: Dale Slemons, Esq. Summer is slowly winding down and those fun filled, company sponsored, summer softball teams are gearing up for the playoffs, including our very own HBS “Devil Goats”. Good luck Goats!!! While most company sof
HBS Welcomes Attorney Russell A. Newman to the Nashville Office
HBS is pleased to welcome attorney Russell A. Newman to the Nashville office. Mr. Newman practices in business litigation and medical malpractice. Prior to joining Hall Booth Smith, Mr. Newman was in practice with his father, Alan L. Newman
HBS Welcomes Attorney Ashley Heslop to the Charleston office
HBS is pleased to welcome Ashley Heslop as Of Counsel in the Charleston office. She has been practicing in the area of professional liability defense for 13 years representing health care practitioners and long term care providers. Ms. Heslop
Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Class Action Data Breach Case
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. The Georgia Court of Appeals recently held the line against data breach cases when it affirmed the dismissal of a class action against the Georgia Department of Labor.1) Thomas McConnell had filed a class ac
Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Rule on Key “Standing” Issue in Data Breach Cases
Written by: Sam Crochet, Esq. Two class actions currently pending in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, In re Horizon Healthcare Services Inc. Data Breach Litigation and Storm v. Paytime, will impact appellate courts’ future evaluations o
Judge Dismisses Data Breach Class Action Against Wendy’s for Lack of Standing
Written by Sam Crochet, Esq. Last month, the defense community scored a victory in the ongoing debate as to when theft of an individual’s data becomes a concrete injury for purposes of establishing “standing” to sue. In Torres v. Wendy
LabMD’s Win Over The FTC Is Short Lived
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. On July 29, 2016 the Federal Trade Commission issued an Opinion and final Order reversing the decision by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) that had dismissed FTC charges against medical testing laboratory La
EU-US Privacy Shield Self-Certification Starts Today
Written by: Richard Sheinis, Esq. Today, August 1, is the first day that the U.S. Department of Commerce is accepting self-certifications under the EU-US Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield, which essentially takes the place of the invalidated
The “Internet of Things”: An Inconvenient Truth
Written by: Sam Crochet, Esq. Technology is developing at an explosive pace, which is creating endless opportunities for improvement industry-to-industry. For years we have remotely accessed information from our smartphones, but now we are on t