Class Action Suit Over Aetna’s Security Breach Is Dismissed
March 11th, 2010
Finding there was no more than speculative injury, a federal judge has dismissed a class action suit against Aetna filed in the wake of news that the insurer’s computer database may have been hacked and that personal data of up to 450,000 job applicants were potentially at risk. The judge added his voice to a growing chorus of judges who have held that such a claim of “increased risk of identity theft” is not enough to confer standing to sue. He noted that the courts are divided on whether plaintiffs in such cases have standing.
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Class Action Suit Over Aetna’s Security Breach Is Dismissed
