Inmate’s Privacy Claims Over Prison Vendor’s Data Breach Survives Dismissal

Mealey's (August 20, 2019, 9:36 AM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A prison inmate sufficiently alleged privacy and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claims against Department of Corrections (DOC) employees related to a data breach experienced by a DOC vendor, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Aug. 16, denying the employees’ motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction (Darren Eades v. John Wetzel, et al., No. 1:19-cv-00512, M.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 139148). ...