D.C. Circuit Dismisses CareFirst Data Breach Appeal For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Mealey's (August 13, 2020, 8:53 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Aug. 11 dismissed the second appeal in a putative privacy class action over a 2014 data breach experienced by CareFirst Inc., concluding that the court lacked jurisdiction because not all of the lead plaintiffs' claims were dismissed by the trial court (Chantal Attias, et al. v. CareFirst Inc., et al., No. 19-7020, D.C. Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 25392)....