Civil Litigation
Jan. 23, 2019
The New Year: Important privacy cases to track in 2019
See more on The New Year: Important privacy cases to track in 2019The coming year is likely to see important legal decisions on one of the central issues in cybersecurity law: Can plaintiffs pursue damage claims for technical violations of data privacy requirements when they have suffered no actual harm?
John A. Vogt
Partner in the Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Technology Litigation Practice
Goodwin Procter
Notre Dame Law School
Richard DeNatale
Richard DeNatale is recognized as one of the nation's leading authorities in cyber insurance. He has represented over 125 companies in obtaining coverage for data breaches and cyberattacks, including some of the largest in history. DeNatale is semi-retired after a career of almost 40 years in Big Law, most recently as a partner at Jones Day.
The coming year is likely to see important legal decisions on one of the central issues in cybersecurity law: Can plaintiffs pursue damage claims for technical violations of data privacy requirements when they have suffered no actual harm?
In order to have standing to sue in federal court, a plaintiff must have a concrete and particularized injury. In 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in
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