Clayton et al v. Blackbaud Inc

  1. October 20, 2021

    Blackbaud Can't Shake Negligence Claims In Data Breach Row

    A South Carolina federal judge has preserved a pair of negligence claims while cutting two other allegations from a consolidated putative class action over a 2020 ransomware attack on Blackbaud, after rejecting the software company's argument that it didn't have a duty to protect plaintiffs from the hack.

  2. August 13, 2021

    Blackbaud Can't Ditch Calif. Privacy Claim In Data Breach Suit

    A South Carolina federal judge on Thursday axed several state consumer protection and breach reporting law claims from a consolidated putative class action accusing Blackbaud Inc. of failing to do enough to prevent a massive 2020 ransomware attack, while allowing allegations under California's novel Consumer Privacy Act to move forward. 

  3. July 02, 2021

    Blackbaud Can't Dodge Class Action Over Data Breach

    A South Carolina federal judge has allowed a consolidated class action against cloud computing provider Blackbaud to proceed, saying the company's lack of transparency about a massive 2020 ransomware attack lends credibility to victims' injury claims.