In Data Breach Dispute, Plaintiff Raised Defense Of Judicial Estoppel Too Late

(July 24, 2024, 8:41 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — Claims arising from an alleged health data breach brought against a cybersecurity company should not be resolved under the doctrine of judicial estoppel because the company delayed in invoking the doctrine as an affirmative defense to such a degree that it prejudiced the plaintiff, a Massachusetts federal judge found in denying the cybersecurity company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings....