Data breach lawsuits remain an issue of high concern for businesses in 2020. Surveys indicate that many CEOs, including those of mid-market companies, rank the risk of data breaches as among their highest risk concerns for the foreseeable future. (These surveys occurred before the COVID-19 crisis.)

In Georgia, the state Supreme Court late last year issued a ruling that will significantly raise the risks of data breach litigation for companies that have suffered a security breach and, in turn, will likely come with an increase in legal spend associated with defending such lawsuits. It also might serve to make Georgia state courts a favored venue for bringing data breach litigation.

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