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Kat Black

Kat Black

Kat Black is a reporter and editor at ALM covering tech, entertainment, cybersecurity and data privacy litigation in California. Now based in Los Angeles, she worked as a business journalist and freelance writer in New York City before joining ALM in 2024.

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September 20, 2024 | The Recorder

California Federal Judge to Hear Arguments in Health Care Clinic's Case Against City of Santa Ana

SOS is represented by pro bono counsel Nora Salem and Brett Williamson from O'Melveny & Myers and is seeking $500,000 in damages equivalent to the expenses incurred during the process of seeking approvals for the expansion.

By Kat Black

5 minute read

September 19, 2024 | The Recorder

'Disclose, Disclose, Disclose': A Conversation With Stradley Ronon's David Piper on the Rise of CIPA Claims

"Our philosophy is that privacy policies and data security are just part of what I would term 'good security hygiene,' at this point, for companies. I think that they need to take a hard look at their privacy policies on a regular basis," said Piper.

By Kat Black

8 minute read

September 19, 2024 | The Recorder

John Hueston Appointed Monitor by CA Court Judge in Ruling on Veterans' Housing Case

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter of the Central District of California issued the order appointing Hueston to the role on Sept. 11, shortly after releasing an opinion in Powers v. McDonough, a class action filed on behalf of veterans against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on Sept. 6.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

September 19, 2024 | Litigation Daily

Where Privacy Laws and Litigation Trends Collide: A Conversation with Covington & Burling's Lindsey Tonsager and Kate Cahoy

The pair say that as case law under the Video Privacy Protection Act has become unfavorable to plaintiffs, they've seen creative attempts to apply other untested laws bearing statutory penalties to online technologies.

By Kat Black

8 minute read

September 18, 2024 | The Recorder

Who Got the Work: O'Melveny Set to Defend Abbott Labs in Digital Privacy Class Action

The complaint, filed by Almeida Law Group and Siri & Glimstad on Aug. 1 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleges violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act; invasion of privacy - intrusion upon seclusion; and unjust enrichment.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

September 16, 2024 | The Recorder

Latham Secures $135 Million Settlement for Client Netgear in Wi-Fi Patent Dispute

Netgear, which is based in San Jose, California, filed a complaint alleging patent infringement against network equipment manufacturer TP-Link, which was originally founded in Shenzhen, China, and now maintains its headquarters in both Singapore and the U.S., in April 2023 with the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ITC launched an investigation into Netgear's allegations on May 8, 2023.

By Kat Black

3 minute read

September 13, 2024 | The Recorder

California Court Home to Highest Trade Secret Caseload in the Nation, Says New Report

The Southern District of New York came in second with 173 trade secret cases filed.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

September 12, 2024 | Law.com

New York Times, Athletic Media Hit With Data Privacy Class Action for Allegedly Sharing User Data

The claim alleged that the New York Times violated the federal Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the New York Video Consumer Protection Act by sharing consumers' personally identifiable information with third parties. Counsel has not yet appeared for the defendants.

By Kat Black

4 minute read

September 10, 2024 | The Recorder

Snowflake Faces Avalanche of Federal Lawsuits Over Massive Data Breach

James Pizzirusso, a co-founder and partner at Hausfeld who is representing plaintiffs in cases filed against Snowflake, said that the company "should have taken extra precautions here given the sensitivity of the data that it hosted" and "the massive number of breaches that have been occurring in the last decade."

By Kat Black

3 minute read

September 09, 2024 | The Recorder

Who Got the Work: Latham and MoFo Enter Appearances for OpenAI in Pending YouTubers' Class Action

The original complaint is one of three class actions—one against OpenAI, one against Google's parent company, Alphabet, and one against AI computing company Nvidia—filed last month by Bursor & Fisher in the Northern District of California alleging unjust enrichment.

By Kat Black

3 minute read


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