Homeowners’ Privacy Claims Against Mortgage Servicer Survive Dismissal Motion

Mealey's (December 13, 2021, 1:12 PM EST) -- CLEVELAND — An Ohio couple’s negligence and invasion of privacy putative class claims over the sharing of their personally identifiable information (PII) with a third party were sufficient to mostly withstand a motion to dismiss, an Ohio federal judge ruled Dec. 7, finding that the plaintiffs adequately alleged that their mortgage servicer had a duty to safeguard their data and that they sustained damages as a result of the breach of that duty....