February 27, 2019
A Florida federal judge has granted final approval to a $3.4 million settlement between a consumer class and Wendy's over a 2016 data breach, including an award of more than $1.1 million in attorneys' fees and costs to class counsel.
May 29, 2018
Wendy's has settled a proposed consumer class action in Florida federal court over a data breach the fast-food chain first revealed in early 2016 that has also sparked lawsuits from banks and shareholders.
January 17, 2018
Wendy's said that a push for class certification from customers suing the fast-food chain over a data breach must be denied, telling a Florida federal judge on Tuesday that the proposed class may include individuals who weren't impacted by the breach.
December 18, 2017
Customers suing fast-food chain Wendy's over a data breach asked a Florida federal judge on Friday to grant them class certification, saying all their payment cards were compromised and possibly subject to the same risks of fraud and identity theft.
November 20, 2017
Customers suing Wendy's over a data breach urged a Florida federal judge on Friday to allow their putative class action to move forward, saying the fast-food chain has twisted their deposition testimony in its latest arguments that they have not presented sufficient evidence of actual injuries.
March 21, 2017
A Florida federal judge on Tuesday trimmed a proposed class action against Wendy's over a data breach, concluding that the consumer leading the suit has fixed previous standing issues but finding claims for violations of several states' consumer protection and data breach statutes lacking.
August 22, 2016
Wendy's urged a Florida federal judge on Friday to toss a proposed class action over a January data breach, saying the plaintiffs' updated claims still aren't substantial enough to bring a suit.
July 15, 2016
A Florida federal judge on Friday dealt a serious blow to a proposed class action over a January data breach at Wendy's, finding fraudulent charges allegedly made to the plaintiff's debit card to be insufficient to establish standing, but left the door open for the complaint to be revamped.
April 05, 2016
The Wendy's Co. asked a Florida federal judge Monday to dismiss a man's proposed class action claiming lackadaisical security measures allowed thieves to steal his debit card number in a January cyberattack, saying he hadn't alleged any concrete injury, let alone one traceable to any of Wendy's actions.
February 09, 2016
A Florida man proposed a class action against The Wendy's Co. in federal court Monday, claiming that the fast food chain knowingly provided "lackadaisical" security measures that allowed thieves to steal his debit card number and rack up nearly $600 in purchases through a cyberattack the company revealed last month.