Re-release: $450 Million Settlement for Data Breach: Data Breach Litigation Comes of Age

In this episode of Law, disrupted, John is joined by Norman (Norm) E. Siegel, partner at Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the lead plaintiffs’ counsel in the $450 million settlement of a data breach class action against T-Mobile. They discuss how data breach litigation has evolved in the past 10 years. They discuss recent California legislation establishing statutory damages for data breaches in general, as well as for breaches involving medical information. They discuss legislation in other states, as well as the prospects for federal legislation establishing uniform national standards regarding data security similar to the standards in Europe under the GDPR. Finally, they discuss damages theories and how they have evolved in the past five years. Podcast Link: Law-disrupted.fm Host: John B. Quinn Producer: Alexis Hyde Music and Editing by: Alexander Rossi