Target Resolves State Attorney Generals’ Investigation

By on May 25, 2017 Posted in Data breach, Regulatory response

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On May 23, 2017, it was announced that Target Corporation had settled the investigation initiated by the Attorneys General[1] of 47 states and the District of Columbia resulting from its 2013 data security incident. Besides the $18.5 million being paid (the largest State AG data breach settlement amount to date), it is the promised remedial … Continue reading

Settlement of Target Data Breach Consumer Class Action Is Derailed On Appeal

By on February 7, 2017 Posted in Data breach, Dispute resolution and litigation

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals last week reversed the district court’s approval of a settlement and settlement class in the consolidated consumer class action arising from Target Corporation’s 2013 security incident. This decision provided a new perspective on a persistent dilemma in the evolving law of data breaches: how to handle data breach victims … Continue reading

Data breach investigation documents protected by attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine

By on November 3, 2015 Posted in Data breach

On October 23, 2015, the Federal District Court in Minnesota upheld Target’s assertion that documents produced pursuant to an internal investigation of its 2013 security incident fell within the protections of the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine.… Continue reading