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Typically Uncommon: Defending Class Action Certification in Data Breach Litigation

The most common questions and key elements of a negligence claim are whether the defendant breached a duty of care, whether there is any injury as a result of the defendant's breach of any purported duty of care, and whether the defendant's alleged breach caused the plaintiff any damages. While these essential questions and elements apply with equal force in data breach litigation, the difficult question to answer in these cases is "what is the value, if any, of your injury or damages?"

11 minute read January 01, 2023 at 12:17 AM
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Brian E. Middlebrook, Tyrik Jiang, John T. Mills and Joseph Salvo
Typically Uncommon: Defending Class Action Certification in Data Breach Litigation

The most common questions and key elements of a negligence claim are whether the defendant breached a duty of care, whether there is any injury as a result of the defendant's breach of any purported duty of care, and whether the defendant's alleged breach caused the plaintiff any damages.

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