Law360 reports that consumers are opposing TJ Maxx’s attempt to have a lawsuit dismissed. The lawsuit, filed under California’s Consumer Privacy Act, relates to the retailer allegedly customer data with a software firm, The Retail Equation, which calculates the risk that an attempted merchandise return is fraudulent. Law360 requires a subscription to read, but from…
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Texas Encourages Court to Endorse Risky, Medically Unnecessary Abortion Procedure
Jordan Smith report: The morning after President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals convened to consider whether Texas should be allowed to ban the safest and most common method of abortion used later in pregnancy. If the court agrees with Texas, it would be endorsing a previability abortion ban in…
Supervisory Authorities Cannot Circumvent One-Stop-Shop According to CJEU Advocate General
Kristof Van Quathem, Shona O’Donovan, and Marianna Drake of Covington and Burling write: On January 13, 2021, the Advocate General (“AG”), Michal Bobek, of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued his Opinion in Case C-645/19 Facebook Ireland Limited, Facebook Inc., Facebook Belgium BVBA v. the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“Belgian DPA”). The AG determined that…
UK Case Tests the Territorial Application of the GDPR to U.S. Run Website
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: The recent UK case of Soriano v Forensic News and Others tested the territorial reach of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and represents the first UK judgment dealing with the territorial scope of the GDPR. This was a “service out” case, where the claimant, Walter T. Soriano, sought the Court’s permission under…