Horizon Again Seeks Dismissal Of FCRA Suit Over Stolen Laptops

Mealey's (April 26, 2017, 11:23 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — After an appeals court revived a putative class action under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) related to the theft of laptops containing policyholders’ personally identifiable information (PII), an insurer on April 21 filed a renewed dismissal motion in New Jersey federal court, arguing that statute governs actions of credit-reporting agencies, not health insurance providers (In Re Horizon Healthcare Services Inc. Data Breach Litigation, No. 2:13-CV-07418, D. N.J.)....