OPM, Contractor Ask D.C. Circuit To Rehear Union’s Data Breach Appeal

Mealey's (September 5, 2019, 3:38 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a pair of rehearing petitions filed Sept. 4 in the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and one of its contractors seek reconsideration of a divided panel ruling that held that a labor union had standing to pursue claims against them related to a 2015 data breach, arguing that errors were made regarding standing, damages and immunity (In Re:  U.S. Office of Personnel Management Data Security Breach Litigation, Nos. 17-5217 & 17-5232, D.C. Cir.)....