In April 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the lower court's finding that a group of plaintiffs did not have standing to sue regarding a shoe retailer's data breach. The unanimous Ninth Circuit panel determined that the "imminent" risk of identity theft from the breach was enough to establish standing to sue. For more information, see our Jones Day Commentary.

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