Legal Trend: Cost of Monitoring is Damages for a Data Breach lawsuit

The Neiman Marcus data breach lawsuit can continue according to the 7th Circuit. 

Courts have wrangled with whether a person who had her information stolen in a dat abreach must have had that information used in a manner to cause harm before a lawsuit can continue.

The 7th Circuit said no to that specific standard and is allowing more damages like the cost of credit monitoring.

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