Financial Institutions Seek Class Certification In Sonic Data Breach Suit

Mealey's (January 13, 2020, 12:10 PM EST) -- CLEVELAND — Three credit unions suing Sonic Corp. for negligence over its 2017 data breach filed a motion in Ohio federal court on Jan. 9, seeking to certify a nationwide class of financial institutions (FIs) that accrued costs resulting from responding to cardholders whose payment cards were potentially affected by the breach (In re:  Sonic Corp. Customer Data Security Breach, No. 1:17-md-02807, N.D. Ohio)....