Reconsideration Denied On Issue Of Mitigation Costs In Plaintiffs’ Data Breach Suit

Mealey's ( September 16, 2024, 8:45 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge denied a motion for reconsideration and motion for leave to file an interlocutory appeal filed by plaintiff policyholders whose personally identifiable information (PII) was stolen in a 2014 data breach because the finding that mitigation costs are not recoverable in a breach of contract action under District of Columbia law has been the law of the case since 2019....