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Consumers can sue Target Corp over data breach: judge
Source: Reuters
Consumers can sue Target Corp over data breach: judge
BY NATE RAYMOND
Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:14am EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge has cleared the way for consumers to sue Target Corp over the retailer's late 2013 data breach that they say compromised their personal financial information.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday dismissed claims by plaintiffs in certain states but largely denied Target's request to toss the proposed class action lawsuit.
Magnuson rejected Target's argument that the consumers lacked standing to sue because they could not establish any injury.
"Plaintiffs' allegations plausibly allege that they suffered injuries that are 'fairly traceable' to Target's conduct," Magnuson wrote.
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BY NATE RAYMOND
Fri Dec 19, 2014 10:14am EST
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge has cleared the way for consumers to sue Target Corp over the retailer's late 2013 data breach that they say compromised their personal financial information.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday dismissed claims by plaintiffs in certain states but largely denied Target's request to toss the proposed class action lawsuit.
Magnuson rejected Target's argument that the consumers lacked standing to sue because they could not establish any injury.
"Plaintiffs' allegations plausibly allege that they suffered injuries that are 'fairly traceable' to Target's conduct," Magnuson wrote.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/19/us-target-breach-lawsuit-idUSKBN0JX1M920141219
