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Litigation

Jun. 5, 2015

Class action against Zappos for data breach dismissed

A Nevada district judge dismissed a yearslong class action lawsuit between a group of consumers and online retailer Zappos.com Inc. because the plaintiffs failed to prove alleged harm from a 2012 data breach.


By Kibkabe Araya


Daily Journal Staff Writer


After a failure to reach a settlement due to disagreement over attorney fees, online
retailer Zappos.com Inc. claimed a full defense verdict this week in a yearslong class action lawsuit
pursued by a group of consumers alleging harm from a 2012 data breach.


Drawing from precedence reached in barely two-year-old case law, Jud...

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