Amati v. City of Woodstock

Saatvika Reddy SathiCase Summary

Maintainability of a class action suit for the taping of phone lines under the guise of "ordinary course of business"

Amati v. City of Woodstock 176 F.3d 952 : 15 IER Cases 1 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Case Number 98-2680, 98-2681 Before Chief Judge Posner, Circuit Judge Cudahy, and Circuit Judge Rovner Decided … Read More

Thurmond v. Compaq Computer Corporation

The Cyber Blog IndiaCase Summary

Maintainability of a class action suit against a computer manufacturer for selling a faulty product leading to data corruption

Thurmond v. Compaq Computer Corporation 171 F.Supp.2d 667 In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Case Number 1:99CV0711 (TH/WR) Before District Judge Heartfield Decided on March 15, 2001 Relevancy of the Case: Maintainability of a … Read More

Shaw v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

"Transmission" under Section 1030(a)(5) includes knowingly selling faulty floppy diskette controllers with defective microcodes

Shaw v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. 91 F.Supp.2d 926 In the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Case Number 1:99-CV-0120(TH) Before District Judge Heartfield Decided on August 26, 1999 Relevancy of the Case: “Transmission” under … Read More

In re DoubleClick Inc. Privacy Litigation

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Class action suit against a leading online advertising service provider for unauthorised collection of personal information of users

In re DoubleClick Inc. Privacy Litigation 154 F.Supp.2d 497 In the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Case Number 00 CIV 0641 NDB Before District Judge Buchwald Decided on March 28, 2001 Relevancy of the … Read More

Lloyd v. Google LLC

Raj PagariyaCase Summary

Seeking compensation from Google for violation of Section 13 of the Data Protection Act 1998 via a representative action

Lloyd (Respondent) v. Google LLC (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 50 In the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom UKSC 2019/0213 Before Lord Reed, President, Lady Arden, Lord Sales, Lord Leggatt, and Lord Burrows Decided on November 10, 2021 Relevancy of the … Read More