ATTIAS et al v. CAREFIRST, INC. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:15-cv-00882

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Christopher R. Cooper

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  1. January 30, 2024

    CareFirst Judge Mulls Class OK In Trimmed Data Breach Row

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday appeared open to the possibility of certifying a class of CareFirst policyholders that would seek only nominal damages against the health insurer for a 2014 data breach that exposed personal information belonging to roughly 1.1 million customers.  

  2. September 13, 2023

    CareFirst Data Breach Fight Whittled Down To Contract Claim

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday declined to put an end to a putative class action over a 2014 data breach at health insurer CareFirst, axing a pair of state consumer protection law claims while leaving a sole breach of contract allegation to move forward in the long-running dispute.

  3. March 29, 2023

    CareFirst Members Can't Snag Class Cert In Data Breach Row

    A D.C. federal judge has refused to certify three classes of CareFirst policyholders suing the health insurer over a 2014 data breach, expressing "serious concerns" about whether the proposed classes would flout U.S. Supreme Court precedent by sweeping in "uninjured" individuals.

  4. February 01, 2021

    CareFirst Policyholders Win Revival Of Data Breach Claims

    A District of Columbia federal judge has revived part of a proposed class action by health insurer CareFirst policyholders over a 2014 data breach, ruling that recent case law lets Virginia and Maryland consumers pursue contract claims but that claims governed by D.C. law can't go forward.

  5. January 30, 2019

    CareFirst Shakes Most Of Policyholders' Data Breach Claims

    CareFirst policyholders pressing a putative class action over a 2014 data breach again saw most of their claims axed Wednesday, when a federal judge ruled that the alleged injuries that prompted the D.C. Circuit to resurrect the suit weren't enough to establish the actual damages necessary for the plaintiffs to move forward with the bulk of their allegations.

  6. September 06, 2016

    Policyholders Appeal CareFirst Data Breach Suit Dismissal

    A putative class of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield policyholders who saw a D.C. federal judge toss their suit over a 2014 data breach to the health insurer's member database said on Tuesday they plan to take the loss to the D.C. Circuit.

  7. August 10, 2016

    CareFirst Beats Another Data Breach Class Action

    CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield fended off another putative class action arising from a 2014 data breach to the health insurer's member database when a D.C. federal judge Wednesday dismissed the complaint, saying the alleged injury suffered by named policyholders failed to establish standing to sue.