Sony Opposes Certification Of Ex-Employees’ Class Action Over Hacking Incident

Mealey's (August 25, 2015, 11:45 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — In an Aug. 24 brief opposing certification of a class of ex-employees whose data was compromised in a 2014 breach of its network, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. argues in California federal court that “elements of injury and causation” for the plaintiffs “are entirely individualized” and, as such, not suitable for class treatment (Michael Corona, et al. v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., No. 2:14-cv-09600, C.D. Calif.)....