Yahoo Data Breach Lawsuits Consolidated In California Federal Court

Mealey's (December 9, 2016, 1:07 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — Five putative class actions against Yahoo! Inc. related to a data breach the internet giant announced in September were consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) in a Dec. 7 transfer order (In re:  Yahoo! Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 5:16-md-02752, N.D. Calif.)....