Expert Forum: Economic and Legal Issues in Data Privacy and Data Breach Group Litigations

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At this Cornerstone Research webinar, attorneys, economists and academics discussed economic and legal issues arising in the context of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act (DPA).

Speakers from private practice and academia, as well as senior staff of Cornerstone Research, discussed the economic and legal issues in data privacy and data protection litigation arising in the context of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK’s Data Protection Act (DPA).

  • Group and representative actions including Weaver ors v. British AirwaysWM Morrison Supermarkets v. Various ClaimantsVidal-Hall v. GoogleLloyd v. Google, and related matters
  • The role of survey and economic analysis in damages actions involving personal data (e.g., due to ‘loss of control’)
  • Lessons from data privacy and data breach consumer class actions in other jurisdictions

Speakers

Lorin M. Hitt

Zhang Jindong Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions,
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania;
Senior Advisor, Cornerstone Research

  • New York

Samid Hussain

Senior Vice President

Additional Speakers

Louise Freeman
Partner and Co-chair, Commercial Litigation and European Dispute Resolution Practices, Covington
Kate Scott
Partner, Clifford Chance