Court of Justice of the European Union holds non-material damages stemming from unlawful data processing may be eligible for compensation

On May 4, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a judgment concluding that while not every infringement of the EU’s data protection law gives rise, by itself, to a right to compensation, non-material damage resulting from unlawful processing of data can be eligible for compensation……
By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP