Lawyers and information security professionals have something very fundamental in common: We see risk everywhere we look. As someone who began his career as an attorney but has gradually transitioned into information security, I have hung around long enough now to see the two disciplines gradually converge. Cybersecurity and the law are colliding all around us—sometimes violently, but …
In a blistering rebuke of the IRS, a Cincinnati-based federal appeals court has ordered the tax-collecting agency to quit stalling and produce the names of organizations it targeted based on their political leanings. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit gave the IRS two weeks to turn over the documents sought as part of a class-action …
California-based Goldberg Law PC can be contacted at 800-977-7401 or via email at [email protected]. Posted: Thursday, March 17, 2016 12:00 am California law firm investigating class action case against Williams PartnersBy CASEY SMITH World Business Writer TulsaWorld.com | 0 comments Goldberg Law PC is investigating claims of potential misrepresentations by Williams Partners L.P., …
Earlier this year, New York City’s massive plans to offer free Wi-Fi to the entire city have officially went live. As recently noted, “LinkNYC” started to retrofit older pay phone stations late last year, replacing them with the first of what’s expected to be 7,500 Wi-Fi kiosks that provide gigabit Wi-Fi, and through a partnership with Vonage, free phone calls anywhere in the country, as well …
MARK STRYNAR AND Andrew Lindstrom walked down the muddy bank of the Cape Fear River toward the water, sampling equipment in hand. It was the summer of 2012, and the scientists, who both work for the Environmental Protection Agency, were taking the first steps in what would be more than two years of detective work. The Cape Fear winds its way for over 200 miles through North Carolina before …
Home Depot offers $19M to settle customers’ hacking lawsuit The 2014 hack of the home-improvement retailer’s payment systems exposed more than 50 million credit card accounts. More than 50 million Home Depot customers’ credit cards were exposed to theft in a massive hack in 2014. Home Depot says it’s willing to pay as much as $19.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by shoppers …
In a case called Weiss v. Google Inc., plaintiff Joseph Weiss has filed a potential class action accusing Google of stealing “face templates” from Google Photos without permission. The case was filed in Illinois Northern District Court and accuses Google of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA regulates the collection, use, and storage of “biometric information” …
Daimler is sticking to the rules governing emissions levels for its cars, the German automotive company’s chief executive told CNBC, as the diesel scandal surrounding the car trade shows no signs of dissipating Dieter Zetsche’s comments come amid media reports Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had requested information from Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz brand to explain emissions …
CPC Logistics is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to notify applicants or employees after taking adverse action against them based on information found in a DAC report. Jeffrey Hoeflicker, an OOIDA member from Concordia, Mo., filed the original lawsuit on Sept. 13, 2015. According to the complaint, Hoeflicker applied for employment …
FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday it had not opened an official investigation into Daimler’s luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz but had only requested information to explain emissions levels in some of its cars. A spokesman for Daimler said on Sunday it was fully cooperating with the request for information, and that Mercedes-Benz cars conformed with all rules …