Mealey's (April 16, 2018, 1:22 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 11 reinstated a proposed class complaint accusing a bookstore chain of failing to protect customers’ personal data when it fell victim to data theft, ruling that the trial court erred when it dismissed two customers’ allegations on the ground that they failed to adequately allege compensable damages (Heather Dieffenbach, et al. v. Barnes & Noble, Inc., No. 17-2408, 7th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 9051)....