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52 Gonz. L. Rev. 59 (2016-2017)
Standing Together: An Analysis of the Injury Requirement in Data Breach Class Actions

handle is hein.journals/gonlr52 and id is 67 raw text is: STANDING TOGETHER: AN ANALYSIS OF THE INJURY REQUIREMENT IN DATA BREACH CLASS ACTIONS Daniel Bugni* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ ..... 60 II. ARTICLE III STANDING ................................. ...... 62 A. Injury-in-Fact. ................................ ......64 B. Chain ofAttenuation .................................65 III. COURTS THAT FOUND LACK OF STANDING ....................... 66 A. Speculative Nature of the Harm as Grounds for Dismissal...........67 B. Passage of Time as Grounds for Dismissal ..... ............69 C. Sophistication of Thief as Grounds for Dismissal.. ...........71 D. Conclusion: Lack of Standing..........................72 IV. COURTS THAT FOUND STANDING ...................................73 A. Distinguishing Clapper from Data Breach Class Actions......73 B. Increased Threat of Identity Theft Itself Establishes Injury...........75 C. Injury is Certainly Impending Immediately Following the Initial Breach ......................................79 D. Disclosure ofSensitive Information Constitutes Injury ............. 80 E. Deferral ofStanding Analysis ........ .................. 81 F. Conclusion: Courts that Found Standing ....... ........... 82 V. ANALYSIS OF THE COMPETING THEORIES........................ 84 A. Arguments Against Establishing Standing................. 84 B. Arguments in Favor ofEstablishing Standing ............... 87 C. Allowing Class Actions to Proceed is the Correct Solution........... 90 VI. CONCLUSION................................................ 93 59

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