William Cook, a partner in the intellectual property practice at Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, sees information security changing. Judges and plaintiffs are suddenly eager to jump in and try cases against the allegedly negligent who don’t apply patches. In Maine Public Utilities Commission v. Verizon Maine, Verizon wanted a prorated fee refunded when Slammer took its network down for several days. The publicity around viruses and known limitations of the software’s quality make it so, Cook says.”]
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