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First Circuit Dives Into Standards for Concrete Harm in Data Breach Litigation

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In the complex and rapidly evolving landscape of data breach litigation, the First Circuit’s recent case of Webb v. Injured Workers Pharmacy, LLC stands as a significant milestone, and it offers a wealth of insights for...more

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No (Actual) Injury, No Problem: Second Circuit Recognizes An “Increased-Risk” Theory Of Standing For Plaintiffs In Data Breach...

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In McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Associates, LLC, a data breach case, the Second Circuit held that plaintiffs may demonstrate standing based on a theory of “increased risk” of future identity theft or fraud following an...more

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The Circuit Split Continues: 11th Circuit Weighs In On Standing In Data Breach Litigation

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The 11th Circuit recently weighed in on the hottest issue is data breach litigation, whether a demonstration of actual harm is required to have standing to sue. Joining several other circuit courts, the 11th Circuit in Tsao...more

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D.C. Circuit Splits with Other Circuits by Holding that Risk of Identity Theft Following Data Breach Satisfies Pleadings-Stage...

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On June 21, 2019, the D.C. Circuit split with several other circuits in holding that alleging a heightened risk of identity theft following a data breach is enough to establish standing at the pleadings stage....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Injury-in-Fact vs. Actual Damages — Avoiding a Jurisdictional Sideshow in Data Breach Class Actions by Challenging Damages, Not...

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Spokeo v. Robins, which held that federal plaintiffs alleging a statutory violation must have suffered a real, concrete injury in order to have Article III standing, many defendants...more

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The Continuing Saga Of Standing In Data Breach Class Actions: The 8th Circuit Weighs In

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We previously reported on the developing circuit split over Article III standing in data breach class action cases. In August, the D.C. Circuit Court joined the Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits in finding that the...more

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Ninth Circuit Revisits Standing Analysis for Statutory Claims in Spokeo

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On remand from the Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held for the second time that the plaintiff in Robins v. Spokeo, Inc. has standing to proceed in federal court with claims under the Fair...more

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