Magistrate Won’t Compel Testimony From Capitol One’s CIO In Data Breach Suit

Mealey's (October 26, 2020, 7:58 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The plaintiffs suing Capital One Financial Corp. over its 2019 data breach failed in their bid to obtain further testimony from the credit card issuer’s chief information officer (CIO) on Oct. 16, when a Virginia federal magistrate judge denied their motion to compel answers to deposition questions that they said were wrongly withheld under the bank examination privilege (In re Capital One Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 19-2915, E.D. Va.)....