United States:
District Court Permits Putative Privacy Class Action Against Rent-To-Own Retailer
03 July 2018
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Lisa M. Ropple
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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On March 7, 2018, a Pennsylvania federal court allowed a putative class action against a
rent-to-own retailer to move forward. A Wyoming couple alleged that
the retailer installed spyware on its rented laptops that captured
personal identifiable information as well as conversations and
computer screenshots. The district court judge recognized that the
couple may have a valid claim under an invasion of privacy tort
theory.
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