Midway through the NetDiligence panel “Wrongful Use and Inadequate Disclosure,” speaker Chris Keegan (Beecher Carlson) offered a remarkable statistic – the amount of data collected in the past two years is greater than all the data collected to that point in history. Fellow panelist John Yanchunis (Morgan and Morgan) called this trove “the oil of…

The 2019 NetDiligence Claims Study shows that litigation defense, litigation settlements, regulatory defense, and regulatory fines make up a significant portion of claims allocation. Since both statutes, regulations, and judgements may be tied to the establishment of “reasonable” security, it behooves organizations to examine whether they have met this standard. Unfortunately, as the NetDiligence Virtual…

A Q&A with Michelle Visser of Ropes & Gray LLP The recent ruling that Massachusetts’ Attorney General can move forward with its suit against Equifax portends a new era in data breach litigation and regulation. To find out more about this case and what it means for corporate risk, I spoke with Michelle Visser, a…

A Q&A with David Zetoony of Bryan Cave LLC Every year the Data Breach Litigation Report offers a needed view into the reality of the legal risk associated with data security incidents. I spoke with David Zetoony, attorney at Bryan Cave LLC, about this year,s edition and its most notable findings.

A Q&A with Ted Charney of Charney Lawyers In November, 2016, Canadian Casino Rama Resort announced it had been hacked, with both employee and vendor data stolen. Shortly after, Toronto-based Ted Charney of Charney Lawyers filed a $50 million class action suit.