The Role Of Economics In Data Breach Class Actions

In his article for Law360, "The Role Of Economics In Data Breach Class Actions," Matthew Milner, a partner at Edgeworth Economics, discusses the counter factual paradigm economists use to analyze fact of injury and damages in data breach class actions.

Mr. Milner walks through the rigorous economic framework, data issues, and individualized factors that economists should consider when modeling the actual and but-for worlds in class action lawsuits involving data security breaches.