Sonic Denied Summary Judgment Over Data Breach Negligence Class Claim

Mealey's (September 8, 2021, 4:23 PM EDT) -- CLEVELAND — An Ohio federal judge on Sept. 7 denied Sonic Corp.’s motion for summary judgment over a negligence claim brought against it by a class of financial institutions (FIs) related to the fast food chain’s 2017 data breach, with the judge finding that questions of material fact existed and holding that the key matter of proximate cause should be decided by a jury....