Monthly Archives: August 2017

Latest Spokeo Decision Adds to the Growing Body of Law Supporting Article III Standing for Cybersecurity Plaintiffs

We recently wrote about a decision in Attias v. CareFirst, Inc., holding that a class of plaintiffs whose information was compromised in a cyberattack had sufficiently demonstrated standing to survive a motion to dismiss. The U.S. Court of Appeals for

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CareFirst Data Breach Appeal Holds Three Key Lessons for Cyberattack Litigants

A recent federal appellate decision suggests that it might be getting easier for cyberattack plaintiffs to establish standing in a manner sufficient to survive a motion to dismiss. According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

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Posted in Cyberattack, Data Breach, Litigation
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