U.S. Supreme Court,
Administrative/Regulatory
Sep. 19, 2017
Hack may be first major test of Spokeo ruling
This will be the first major data breach case to address the implications of standing that resulted from the Supreme Court’s decision, which held that certain types of intangible injuries can be a sufficiently concrete harm for standing purposes in the face of congressional intent.
Everett Monroe
Hanson Bridgett LLPEverett focuses on data privacy and intellectual property disputes and counseling, two areas in which his technical background as an electrical engineer join with legal experience to service clients in a range of complex matters.
Even for attorneys who regularly advise clients on information privacy and data security issues, the Equifax breach is extraordinary. This single event affects more than half of the adult population in the United States. It remains to be seen exactly how bad the effects will be on individual consumers, but Equifax is going to draw a lot of attention from consumer advocates, state attorneys general and federal regulators.
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