United States:
Seventh Circuit Revives Class Action Security Breach Lawsuit
04 July 2018
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Lisa M. Ropple
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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On April 11, 2018, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
revived a proposed class action alleging a
major book retailer failed to secure customers' financial data
during a 2012 security breach. Reversing the lower court's
decision, the appellate court found that the customers sufficiently
alleged economic damages in the form of security costs and lost
time. The ruling follows the district court's earlier ruling granting the defendant company's motion to
dismiss on grounds that the class representatives had failed to
show economic damages.
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