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Defending Novel Theories of Harm in Data-Breach Litigation

In a commentary in Bloomberg Law, Alex Pearce, a privacy and data security attorney at Ellis & Winters LLP, writes that data-breach plaintiffs are looking for new avenues into the courtroom, such as using an “overpayment” theory in an attempt to demonstrate that they have suffered injury sufficient to give them standing to sue.

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