Those who tuned in to McGuireWoods’ data breach class action webinar last month know that attacking the plaintiff’s standing can be an effective defense strategy in these cases. Here’s our analysis of the most recent appellate decision on that issue.
Last Tuesday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a
On May 16, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins that a bare procedural violation of a statutory requirement, divorced from any concrete harm, does not establish the injury-in-fact necessary to maintain a lawsuit in federal court. The Court acknowledged, however, that an alleged violation of a procedural statutory right could