Judge Dismisses Privacy, Negligence Claims Over Theft Of Data From Escrow Agent

Mealey's (October 24, 2018, 1:41 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — Mostly granting an escrow agent’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit over a hacking incident that exposed a customer’s personal information, an Illinois federal judge on Oct. 16 found that the plaintiff did not allege any intentional disclosure or negligent misrepresentation by the agent (Robert Douglas White v. Citywide Title Corp., et al., No. 1:18-cv-02086, N.D. Ill., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 177834)....