Second Circuit: Plaintiffs Have Standing to Sue for Increased Risk of Identity Theft
By EsqSocial Corporation 18/05/21
In April 2021, the Second Circuit issued a decision recognizing an increased risk of future, unrealized identity theft or fraud as a basis for establishing Article III standing. Background - The case, McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Assocs., LLC, No. 19-4310, 2021 WL 1603808 (2d Cir. Apr. 26, 2021), involved the inadvertent disclosure of personal data by an employee of Defendant, Carlos Lopez & Associates LLP......
By: Arent Fox