Investor Communications Firm Data Breach Suit Dismissed For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (March 20, 2020, 2:03 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Finding that a New York-based investor communications solutions provider did not avail itself of jurisdiction in California and did not purposefully direct any actions toward the state, a California federal judge on March 18 dismissed a putative class action against the company over a 2019 data breach for lack of personal jurisdiction (Phillip Toretto, et al. v. Mediant Communications Inc., No. 3:19-cv-05208, N.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47123)....