European Union: Lawsuit challenging online pharmacies for alleged GDPR violations on customer data consent (ND v DR) (C-21/23)

Progress

Current status

in force

04 Oct 2024 in force

12 Jan 2023 under investigation

Scope

Implementers

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Policy Area

Data governance

Policy Instrument

Data protection regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: e-commerce

Government Branch

judiciary

Government Body

supreme court

court

Implementation Level

supranational

Timeline of events

04 Oct 2024

in force

Issued ruling in lawsuit challenging online pharmacies for alleged GDPR violations on customer data consent (ND v DR) (C-21/23)

On 4 October 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling pertaining to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in a dispute between two pharmacists after the owner of Lindenapotheke was sued by a competitor for mark…

Source

Event type civil lawsuit

Action type ruling

Government branch judiciary

Government body supreme court

12 Jan 2023

under investigation

Requested preliminary ruling in civil lawsuit involving private parties' legal action under GDPR

On 12 January 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) submitted a request for a repliminary ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on whether infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can ground…