Civil Litigation
Jun. 23, 2015
Sony hack ruling a double-edged sword
Last week, a district court denied Sony Pictures' motion to dismiss as to Article III standing in a case involving a major data breach.
Hsiao C. Mao
Troutman Sanders LLP
580 California Street
San Francisco , CA 94104
Email: mark.mao@troutmansanders.com
UC Berkeley SOL; Berkeley CA
Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied Sony Pictures' motion to dismiss as to Article III standing in a case involving a major data breach. Corona v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., 14-9600 (filed Dec. 15, 2014). After the hack - supposedly carried out by the North Korean government in protest of the release of the 2014 movie "The Interview" - eight individuals filed a class action alleging that Sony faile...
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