Unions Lack Standing To Sue OPM Over Data Breach, Judge Rules, Dismissing Suit

Mealey's (September 21, 2017, 7:44 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal judge on Sept. 19 dismissed a consolidated class action against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) related to a series of 2015 data breaches that compromised employees’ personally identifiable information (PII), finding that the two plaintiff employee unions failed to allege the necessary injuries or sufficient facts to establish standing under the asserted statutes (In Re:  U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 1:15-mc-01394, D. D.C., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151449)....