9th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Privacy Suit Against GM, Toyota

(January 29, 2018, 12:28 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Plaintiffs claiming privacy and consumer violations against Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors LLC (GM) failed allege any actual harm from the purported risk of vehicles’ computer components being hacked, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Dec. 21, affirming dismissal of their putative class claims for lack of standing under Article III of the U.S. Constitution (Helene Cahen, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al., No. 16-15496, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 26261)....