On January 7, 2016, the Fifth Circuit adopted a presumption in favor of retaining federal jurisdiction in class actions removed under the Class Action Fairness Act ("CAFA"). The decision is good news for class action defendants. It places the […]
In light of the recent data breach at Hyatt Hotels, which affected 250 hotels in 50 countries, we thought it timely to discuss the fallout from another hotel data breach: namely, the recent consent order entered in the FTC's action against the Wyndham […]
Texas and federal bank examiners intend to focus more closely on banks' cybersecurity practices in 2016. The Texas Department of Banking's September 15, 2015 Industry Notice 2015-8 announced it was "requiring that all banks measure their […]