A data breach that reportedly exposed the personally identifiable information of 2.9 billion people, including Social Security numbers, has called mainstream attention to the conditions that enable massive data leaks and the complexities of litigating on behalf of their victims. The breach became public knowledge this month after a California resident filed a class action…

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An Am Law 200 firm attorney filed a second lawsuit Tuesday in the Palm Beach Circuit Court against the developer behind the Residences-Mandarin Oriental-Boca Raton. James T. Ferrara, a partner at Hinshaw & Culbertson, represents the plaintiffs in the lawsuits against the defendant, Via Mizner Owner III, LLC, for developer default.  And…

New details of a deal between plaintiffs attorneys and General Motors to rewrite California’s auto lemon law emerged Tuesday, revealing efforts to limit high-end litigation costs while at least temporarily avoiding a broader tort war. The language hammered out by the Consumer Attorneys of California and GM is expected to…

Fenwick & West was sued in an Oregon court Monday by investors in defunct cryptocurrency custodian Prime Trust for allegedly misleading them into investing. Bend, Oregon-based investor Seven Peaks Ventures first bought into Prime Core Technologies, the parent company of Las Vegas-based subsidiary and crypto custodian Prime Trust, through its Venture…

The Coral Gables mayor took a loss in his defamation claim against a radio station where the politician sued over a dialogue between the host and a guest in a radio segment during which they said he was under investigation “for serious, deceitful, illegal and actionable behavior.” Mason A. Pertnoy, a partner…