A recent decision from the Third Circuit suggests that the leak of information onto the Dark Web provides standing to class action plaintiffs in data breach litigation. In Clemens v. ExecuPharm, Inc., 48 F.4th 146 (3d Cir. 2022), the Defendant employer suffered a data breach that permitted a ransomware gang to steal sensitive information
Workplace Privacy
U.S. Supreme Court Emphasizes Need to Couple IT Safeguards with Written Policies to Safeguard Confidential Data
By Devin Chwastyk on
Posted in Workplace Privacy, Workplace Trends
This post was authored by Devin Chwastyk and Frank Lavery, II. Devin is the Chair of the Privacy & Data Security group at McNees. Frank is a Law Clerk with McNees. Frank is currently a student at the University of Notre Dame Law School and expects to earn his J.D. in May of 2022.
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Nanny Cams & Workplace Privacy: PA Supreme Court Provides Clarity on Domestic Employees’ Expectation of Privacy
By Adam Santucci on
Posted in Workplace Privacy, Workplace Trends
By Adam Santucci & Conner Porterfield. Conner is a third-year law student at Rutgers University School of Law with an expected graduation date of May 2021.
In the recent decision of Commonwealth v. Mason, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a nanny did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy while working inside the…