The U.S. District Court for Southern Illinois dismissed a case that alleged violations of the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA), ruling that it doesn't apply "to the underwriting practices concerning life insurance policies." Plaintiff Brynn Thompson alleged the violation occurred when her genetic information was used to determine eligibility for life insurance coverage.
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) doubled down Monday when they filed a memorandum supporting their motion to dismiss a case alleging DOGE accessed sensitive personal data from OPM in violation of the 1974 Privacy Act. The departments argue that the plaintiffs -- current and former federal employees -- failed to state claims under the Privacy Act and lack standing, among other issues.
Lafayette Federal Credit Union (LFCU) was hit Friday with a class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to safeguard the personal identifiable information (PII) of its customers, which later leaked in a data breach.
Parents from California and Maryland filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against Instructure, an education technology company, on behalf of their minor children. The parents alleged that the company has monetized the personal information of its users, who are mostly school-aged children, without their consent.
A judge for the U.S. District Court for Maryland denied a motion from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Education Department to stay pending appeal in a case about the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) access to sensitive personal information. The court allowed its previously ordered preliminary injunction to continue.
Companies have until May 7 to bid on the purchase of 23andMe and its assets, including sensitive genetic data associated with 15 million users, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri said in a Friday filing.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took a narrow view of what it means to be a videotape service provider under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) in an opinion Thursday in a case where a cinema shared a customer's information with Facebook. In the case, 23-3832, plaintiff Paul Osheske claimed Landmark Theater violated the VPPA.
On Monday, a judge for the U.S. District Court of Western Pennsylvania ruled that website privacy statements that disclose third-party data collection do not violate the state's wiretapping laws, throwing out a case against clothing boutique company Harriet Carter, which faced a class action lawsuit for wiretapping claims.
New York University (NYU) was hit with a class action lawsuit on Monday over allegations that it failed to secure the personally identifiable information (PII) of its students, which was accessed in a data breach earlier in March. Data thieves have used the PII to commit identity theft and fraud, said the plaintiffs, who are current and former NYU students.
A judge for the U.S. District for Northern Illinois on Monday scrapped a previous ruling in a case about a company collecting biometrics of its employees, claiming instead that the amendment to the Biometric Information Privacy Act does not apply retroactively, reopening case 24-01925.