Tag: data breach
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Wendy’s Data Breach Class Action Dismissed
A Florida federal court has dismissed a putative class action against The Wendy’s Co. alleging the company failed to adequately secure its customers’ financial information but granted the plaintiff leave to amend. Torres v. Wendy’s Co., No. 16-0210 (M.D. Fla., order entered July 15, 2016). The court found that while the plaintiff’s financial information had been…
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Seventh Circuit Finds P.F. Chang’s Customers Have Standing to Sue for Data Breach
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a data breach lawsuit against P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., finding that the two plaintiffs have standing to sue despite eating at a restaurant apparently not linked to the breach. Lewert v. P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc., No. 14-3700 (7th Cir., order entered April 14, 2016). Additional…
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Wendy’s Data Breach Was Preventable, Proposed Class Action Argues
A consumer has filed a putative class action against The Wendy’s Co. alleging a failure to sufficiently secure customer payment card data. Torres v. Wendy’s Co., No. 16-0210 (M.D. Fla., filed February 8, 2016). Wendy’s announced in late January 2016 that it had discovered in its processing systems a software program designed to steal credit and…
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Manhattan Institute Issues 2016 Trial Lawyers Inc. Report
The Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C., has published its annual survey of plaintiffs’ bar activities. Focusing on class action and mass tort litigation, the survey addresses consumer fraud allegations, labor and employment claims, and securities actions, among others, reporting that 29 percent of corporate counsel expect data privacy lawsuits “to…
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Jimmy John’s Data Breach Prompts Class Action Claims
An Arizona resident has filed a putative class action in an Illinois federal court claiming that Jimmy John’s Franchise, LLC failed to secure its customers’ personal and financial data, which were purportedly accessed through the company’s point-of-sale systems at some 216 restaurant locations, between June and September 2014. Irwin v. Jimmy John’s Franchise, LLC, No.…
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Possible Data Breach at P.F. Chang’s
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Inc. is investigating a potential data breach that may have exposed thousands of customers’ credit and debit card data. After contacting banks to determine commonly visited locations, a cybersecurity blogger reported that the data of customers who visited P.F. Chang’s between March 2014 and May 19, 2014, has been offered for…