December 22, 2014
A Minnesota federal judge last week ruled that a putative class of Target Corp. consumers had alleged sufficient economic damage to proceed with their claims over the retailer's infamous holiday data breach, a decision that other plaintiffs and courts are likely to seize on to prolong the life of data breach suits.
December 18, 2014
A Minnesota federal judge on Thursday left largely intact a consolidated consumer class action filed against Target Corp. over its infamous 2013 holiday data breach, dismissing a few state and other claims but allowing the plaintiffs to continue with the majority of the suit.
December 04, 2014
A Minnesota federal judge's ruling that Target Corp. owed banks a duty to protect consumer debit and credit card information from hackers gives further clarity to the legal relationship between merchants and financial institutions and suggests retailers can be found negligent if customer data security is lacking, attorneys say.
December 02, 2014
A Minnesota federal judge left intact most of a consolidated class action against Target Corp. over losses payment card-issuing banks suffered as a result of the retailer's massive data breach, ruling Tuesday that Target owed banks a duty to protect customer credit and debit card information from hackers.
November 25, 2014
Symantec Corp continued its attempts to convince a California federal judge to quash a subpoena seeking broad discovery in the sprawling multidistrict litigation over Target Corp.'s infamous data breach, saying Monday that the plaintiffs are burdening Symantec for their own convenience.
November 21, 2014
Target Corp. on Thursday doubled down on its bid to dismiss class action litigation brought by customers over the retailer's massive data breach, arguing consumers have failed to show that any fraudulent charges can be traced to the intrusion.
November 18, 2014
The plaintiffs in sprawling multidistrict litigation over Target Corp.'s infamous data breach fired back at Symantec Corp. on Monday, saying the company's bid to dodge a subpoena in the case should be transferred to Minnesota, where the MDL is proceeding, or rejected outright.
October 22, 2014
Target Corp. on Wednesday doubled down on its bid to dismiss banks and credit unions' legal claims over last year's massive data breach at the retail chain, arguing its handling of customer payment card data didn't establish a relationship with financial institutions that would allow them to recover their losses.
October 02, 2014
The litigation over the Target Corp. data breach took two steps forward on Wednesday, as the retailer attempted to knock out legal claims brought on behalf of consumers whose information was compromised in the intrusion and financial institutions defended their right to sue the company.
September 18, 2014
A judge will soon decide whether Target Corp. must continue fighting claims that it should be held accountable for costs banks incurred in replacing customer payment cards, a potential $18 billion liability, in a ruling that may guide the courts' handling of other data breach cases including Home Depot's, attorneys say.