Civil Litigation,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Feb. 26, 2014
Surging wave of data class actions
Defending putative data privacy and data security class actions today is more complex than in past years.
Ian C. Ballon
Partner
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Phone: (650) 289-7881
Email: ballon@gtlaw.com
Ian defends cybersecurity and data privacy class action suits, among other technology cases, and is co-chair of Greenberg Traurig LLP's Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group and the author of the 5-volume treatise, "E-Commerce & Internet Law" 2d edition (www.ianballon.net). The views expressed are solely those of the author.
Defending putative data privacy and data security class actions today is more complex than in past years. Since 2010, there has been an explosion of such class actions filed against Internet companies, mobile service providers and device manufacturers, social networks, social gaming sites, advertising companies, application providers and companies that merely advertise on the Internet, among others. Most of these cases involve alleged technical violations, but no real injury.
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