How Cybersecurity Standards and False Claims Act Heighten Litigation Risks

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of regulatory changes on litigation risks and standards of care in civil litigation.

The connection between changes on the regulatory horizon and the creation of new theories of liabilities in civil litigation is well known. A new regulation often creates or expands a standard of care or obligation for a company that a plaintiff, including a consumer in a class action, can point to as a predicate for a tort or other legal theory. The nexus between the regulatory landscape goes even further. In this episode Kent Schmidt interviews Dorsey Partner Seth Goertz on the unconvention...

People in this episode

Host: Kent Schmidt

Guest: Seth Goertz

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• litigation risks
• regulatory changes
• civil litigation
• standards of care

Keywords

• cybersecurity standards
• False Claims Act
• litigation risks
• regulatory landscape
• civil litigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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