F.T.C. v. WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP.

No. 14-3514.

799 F.3d 236 (2015)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Wyndham Hotel Management Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, LLC, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Opinion filed: August 24, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Allen, Esquire , Eugene F. Assaf, Esquire , (Argued), Christopher Landau, Esquire , Susan M. Davies, Esquire , Michael W. McConnell, Esquire , Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, DC, David T. Cohen, Esquire , Ropes & Gray, New York, N.Y., Douglas H. Meal, Esquire , Ropes & Gray, Boston, MA, Jennifer A. Hradil, Esquire , Justin T. Quinn, Esquire , Gibbons, Newark, NJ, Counsel for Appellants.

Jonathan E. Nuechterlein , General Counsel, David C. Shonka, Sr. , Principal Deputy General Counsel, Joel R. Marcus, Esquire , (Argued), David L. Sieradzki, Esquire , Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC, Counsel for Appellee.

Sean M. Marotta, Esquire , Catherine E. Stetson, Esquire , Harriet P. Pearson, Esquire , Bret S. Cohen, Esquire , Adam A. Cooke, Esquire , Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, Kate Comerford Todd, Esquire , Steven P. Lehotsky, Esquire , Sheldon Gilbert, Esquire , U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Inc., Banks Brown, Esquire , McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, N.Y., Karen R. Harned, Esquire , National Federation of Independent Business, Washington, DC, Counsel for Amicus Appellants, Chamber of Commerce of the USA; American Hotel & Lodging Association; National Federation of Independent Business.

Cory L. Andrews, Esquire , Richard A. Samp, Esquire , Washington Legal Foundation, John F. Cooney, Esquire , Jeffrey D. Knowles, Esquire , Mitchell Y. Mirviss, Esquire , Leonard L. Gordon, Esquire , Randall K. Miller, Esquire , Venable LLC, Washington, DC, Counsel for Amicus Appellants, Electronic Transactions Association, Washington Legal Foundation.

Scott M. Michelman, Esquire , Jehan A. Patterson, Esquire , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, Counsel for Amicus Appellees, Public Citizen Inc.; Consumer Action; Center for Digital Democracy.

Marc Rotenberg, Esquire , Alan Butler, Esquire , Julia Horwitz, Esquire , John Tran, Esquire , Catherine N. Crump, Esquire , American Civil Liberties Union, New York, N.Y., Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Esquire , Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, Berkeley, CA, Justin Brookman, Esquire , G.S. Hans, Esquire , Washington, DC, Lee Tien, Esquire , Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA, Counsel for Amicus Appellees, Electronic Privacy Information Center, American Civil Liberties Union, Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, Center for Democracy & Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Before: AMBRO, SCIRICA, and ROTH, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The Federal Trade Commission Act prohibits "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce." 15 U.S.C. § 45(a). In 2005 the Federal Trade Commission began bringing administrative actions under this provision against companies with allegedly deficient cybersecurity that failed...

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