This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 3, 2011

Sony Hit With Class Actions Over Breach

After a massive security breach of Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Network last month, two class actions have been filed seeking compensation for the players who couldn't access games when the system was down.


By Erica E. Phillips


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - In the wake of last month's massive security breach of Sony PlayStation's network, two video-gamers who say their personal data was hacked filed lawsuits Tuesday in the Southern District of California.


The proposed class actions don't allege specific privacy violations by Sony, however, but rather seek compensation for plaintiffs unable to play games while the system was...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up