Companies Could Sidestep Data Breach Claims Under Ohio Law

Author: Brandon Abshier

In an article published in Bloomberg Law News on November 2, Brandon Abshier is quoted regarding the new Ohio Data Protection Act, which was the subject of his most recent blog post, “Data Protection Act and Safe Harbor for Ohio Businesses.”

“In the event a business is sued over a data breach–and nothing in the law would prevent that–the burden would be on the business to establish, during the litigation, that “the company’s cybersecurity policies are in compliance with industry practices,” he said.

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