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2021 Year in Review: Data Breach and Cybersecurity Litigations

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Dissent

Kristin Bryan, Rafael Langer-Osuna, Jesse Taylor, and Katie Sharpless of Squire Patton Boggs write:

2021 was another year of high activity in the realm of data event and cybersecurity litigations with several noteworthy developments.  CPW has been tracking these cases throughout the year.  Read on for key trends and what to expect going into the 2022.

Recap of Data Breach and Cybersecurity Litigations in 2020

2021 heralded several developments in data breach and cybersecurity litigations that may reshape the privacy landscape in the years to come.  However, in many ways 2021 litigation trends were congruent with the year prior.  Before delving into where we may be headed for this important area of data privacy litigation in 2022, let’s do a short recap of where we were at the end of 2020.

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