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On February 15, 2021, Magistrate Judge Sallie Kim of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted-in-part and denied-in-part Defendants Yodlee, Inc.’s and Envestnet Inc.’s motions to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and Rule 12(b)(2), respectively. Plaintiffs brought claims arising out of their use of Yodlee, Inc.’s application programming interface (API), alleging that Defendants…

On January 28, 2021, Judge Vincent L. Briccetti of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted-in-part and denied-in-part Northeast Radiology, P.C.’s and Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc.’s motion to dismiss claims arising out of a massive data breach caused by the companies’ failure to secure Northeast Radiology’s picture archiving and communication systems, which allowed unauthorized third-parties…

On February 2, 2021, Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted-in-part and denied-in-part Defendant Alphabet, Inc.’s (“Google”) motion to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and Rule 12(b)(6). Plaintiff brought claims alleging that Google uses an internal program called “Android Lockbox” to improperly monitor and collect sensitive personal…

On January 5, 2021, Chief Judge John E. Jones, III of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted-in-part and denied-in-part convenience store chain Rutter’s motion to dismiss claims arising from a massive data breach that occurred after hackers installed malware on its point-of-sale (“POS”) payment systems. Information compromised in this data breach included payment card numbers,…

Lowey Dannenberg P.C., a preeminent law firm in obtaining redress for consumers and investors, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of Walmart Inc. (“Walmart” or the “Company”) (NYSE: WMT). Recently, a complaint was filed by the Department of Justice against Walmart, alleging Walmart unlawfully dispensed controlled substances from pharmacies under its control.…