1st Edition

Class Actions in Privacy Law

Edited By Ignacio N. Cofone Copyright 2021
140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

140 Pages
by Routledge

Class actions in privacy law are rapidly growing as a legal vehicle for citizens around the world to hold corporations liable for privacy violations. Current and future developments in these class actions stand to shift the corporate liability landscape for companies that interact with people’s personal information. Privacy class actions are at the intersection of civil litigation, privacy... Read more
1 Introduction to Privacy Class Actions  2 Privacy Class Actions’ Unfulfilled Promise  3 Uncertainties and Lessons Learned from Data Protection Laws  4 Douez v Facebook and Privacy Class Actions  5 Why Class Action Suits for Security Breaches Need to Look Beyond Privacy Concerns  6 Cy Près Settlements in Privacy Class Actions

Biography

Ignacio N. Cofone is an assistant professor and Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Scholar at McGill University Faculty of Law.