October 20, 2015
Sony Pictures agreed to pay at least $2 million and up to $4.5 million to settle claims by a proposed class of employees whose personal information on the company's systems was hacked, according to a motion filed in California federal court Monday.
September 02, 2015
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is settling a proposed class action by former employees claiming its negligence caused a massive data breach allegedly carried out by North Korean hackers in retaliation for "The Interview," according to a Wednesday filing in California federal court.
August 25, 2015
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. told a California federal judge on Monday that former employees suing it over a data breach related to its 2014 James Franco-Seth Rogen vehicle "The Interview" should be denied class certification because after nearly nine months, none of the named plaintiffs has been a victim of fraud.
July 01, 2015
Former Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. employees sought class certification Tuesday in their California federal suit claiming its negligence caused a massive data breach, purportedly carried out by North Korean hackers in retaliation for a movie in which Kim Jong Un is assassinated.
June 16, 2015
A California federal judge refused Monday to dismiss nine former Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. employees' suit claiming the company's negligence caused a massive data breach, purportedly carried out by North Korean hackers in retaliation for "The Interview," a Sony comedy in which Kim Jong Un is assassinated.
February 10, 2015
Facing a slew of lawsuits relating to the cyberattack at Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., the entertainment company fired back Monday, asking a California federal court to toss seven putative class actions by ex-employees, saying the plaintiffs were not harmed and lack standing.
January 13, 2015
Three firms representing current and former Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. employees in putative class actions claiming the movie studio neglected to protect their personal information from a massive hack aimed at Sony over its comedy "The Interview" are looking to consolidate the actions and work together as co-lead counsel, according to a filing Monday.
December 16, 2014
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. was hit in California federal court Monday with the first proposed class action over the recent data breach at the company, a situation that former employees claim is "better suited to a cinematic thriller than to real life."