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7 Sep 2015, 2:47 pm by Kevin LaCroix
    Third Circuit Affirms FTC’s Authority to Pursue Data Breach Enforcement Action: On August 24, 2015, as discussed here, in a ruling that was much-anticipated because of its potential implications for the regulatory liability exposures of companies that have been hit with data breaches, the Third Circuit affirmed the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to pursue an enforcement action against Wyndham Worldwide Corp. and related entities alleging that the… [read post]
31 Aug 2015, 12:29 pm by Barbara S. Mishkin
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a case of first impression, the Third Circuit ruled that the FTC can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act. [read post]
29 Aug 2015, 6:50 am by Quinta Jurecic
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation et al, on the FTC’s ability to regulate private-sector cybersecurity. [read post]
27 Aug 2015, 1:16 pm by Jeremy Meisinger
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. et. al., No. 13-1887-ES, “point[ed] to the possibility that the FTC has potentially broad power, and a far reach, to bring actions for data breaches as a general matter. [read post]
27 Aug 2015, 10:00 am by Quinta Jurecic
The United States has confirmed that Junaid Hussain, an ISIS recruiter and hacker, was killed Tuesday in a targeted U.S. airstrike. [read post]
25 Aug 2015, 10:42 am by Quinta Jurecic
Turkey and the United States have reached an agreement to conduct a joint “comprehensive” air campaign against ISIS, or so one side says. [read post]
25 Aug 2015, 5:11 am by Steven Wildberger
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [official website] on Monday upheld [opinion, PDF] a ruling against defendant Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, essentially granting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [official websites] the power to regulate corporate cybersecurity. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 5:38 pm by Colin O'Keefe
Third Circuit: FTC May Pursue Data Breach Enforcement Action against Wyndham Worldwide – Ohio attorney Kevin LaCroix of RT ProExec in his blog, The D & O Diary 4 thoughts on the Ashley Madison hack – Winston-Salem attorney Robin Shea of Constangy on the firm’s blog, Employment & Labor Insider Protecting Your Business’s Reputation on the Internet – Whitney C. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 3:12 pm by Kevin LaCroix
On August 24, 2015, in a ruling that was much-anticipated because of its potential implications for the regulatory liability exposures of companies that have been hit with data breaches, the Third Circuit affirmed the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to pursue an enforcement action against Wyndham Worldwide Corp. and related entities alleging that the company and its affiliates had failed to make reasonable efforts to protect consumers’ private information. [read post]
24 Aug 2015, 2:47 pm by Megan Geuss
The ruling, from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, came as part of a lawsuit between the FTC and Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, which manages a collection of hotels throughout the US. [read post]
On the other hand, in its much ballyhooed case against Wyndham Worldwide Corp. for the latter’s alleged failure to prevent data breaches at several of its hotels, the FTC cited the decision approvingly, claiming that the decision demonstrated that the FTC adequately alleged consumer harm. [read post]
22 Jun 2015, 6:17 pm by Kevin LaCroix
After claimants filed shareholders’ data breach-related derivative suits against the boards of Target (here) and Wyndham Worldwide (here), a number of commentators (including me) asked whether we could see a wave of cybersecurity related D&O lawsuits. [read post]
13 Apr 2015, 4:22 am by Kevin LaCroix
On April 10, 2015, PwC released the latest in what is now a series of annual securities class action litigation reports. [read post]