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Ancestry.com Seeks Order Compelling Minors to Arbitrate Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act Claims
By Beth Graham - June 26, 2023
Ancestry.com DNA LLC (“Ancestry”) has reportedly asked the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to order a putative class action lawsuit that was filed on behalf of a group of minors who Alleged the company violated the Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (“GIPA”) to arbitration.
Deep Fakes: A Looming Challenge for Privacy, Democracy, and National Security
By Beth Graham - July 21, 2020
Professor Robert Chesney, James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Texas School of Law, and Danielle Keats Citron, Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, Vice President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, Affiliate Fellow at the Yale Information Society Project, and Affiliate Scholar at the Stanford Center on Internet and Society, have published “Dee
Illinois Federal Court Refuses to Send BIPA Lawsuit Filed Against Vimeo to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - June 5, 2020
The Northern District of Illinois has denied Vimeo’s motion to compel a proposed class action lawsuit alleging its recently acquired Magisto mobile web application violated the 12-year-old Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) to arbitration.
Confidentiality and Cybersecurity in Online Dispute Resolution
By Beth Graham - June 4, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, Disputing blog has worked to synthesize guidance documents from a variety of sources including the AAA, CIArb, CPR, Hogan Lovells, the ICC, and the Seoul Protocol to provide readers with a comprehensive list of best practices for online dispute resolution.
User Ordered to Arbitrate BIPA Claims Despite Shutterfly’s Unilateral Change to Terms of Use
By Beth Graham - May 28, 2020
The Northern District of Illinois has ordered a consumer’s Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) lawsuit filed against online photography company Shutterfly to arbitration, despite that Shutterfly unilaterally amended its Terms of Use (“Terms”) after the consumer agreed to them.
Online Dispute Resolution: A Primer
By Kyle Bailey - February 14, 2020
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) is not a new concept and has received significant scholarly attention. Nevertheless, there is still serious confusion over what ODR even means.
Federal Court Compels Data Breach Lawsuit Against Fortnite Developer to Arbitration
By Beth Graham - February 12, 2020
A North Carolina federal court has ordered a data breach lawsuit that was filed against Epic Games, the developer of the popular video game Fortnite, to individual arbitration.
Massachusetts Federal Court Orders Privacy Lawsuit to Individual Arbitration
By Beth Graham - November 18, 2019
The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts has granted a cable company’s motion to compel individual arbitration in a privacy case.
The Role of International Mediation in Data Protection and Privacy Law
By Beth Graham - November 7, 2019
Sinta Dewi, Padjadjaran University Faculty of Law, Robert Walters of Victoria University, Leon Trakman, University of New South Wales Faculty of Law, and Bruno Zeller, University of Western Australia Faculty of Law, have jointly published a timely journal article titled, “The Role of International Mediation in Data Protection and Privacy Law - Can It be Effective?” (2019) 30 Australian Dispute Resolution Journal 61; UNSW Law Research Paper No. 19
Washington Magistrate Judge Recommends Amazon’s Motion to Compel Arbitration be Denied in Children’s Privacy Lawsuit
By Beth Graham - November 6, 2019
A United States Magistrate Judge has reportedly recommended that retail giant Amazon’s motion to compel arbitration in a proposed class action lawsuit that was brought against the company over alleged children’s privacy violations be denied.
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