How Cybersecurity Standards and False Claims Act Heighten Litigation Risks

The connection between changes on the regulatory horizon and the creation of new theories of liabilities in civil litigation is well known. A new regulation often creates or expands a standard of care or obligation for a company that a plaintiff, including a consumer in a class action, can point to as a predicate for a tort or other legal theory. The nexus between the regulatory landscape goes even further. In this episode Kent Schmidt interviews Dorsey Partner Seth Goertz on the unconvention...