Negligence, UCL Claims Against Wells Fargo For $22,500 Account Hack Dismissed

(August 24, 2023, 9:47 AM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge mostly granted a motion by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to dismiss an account holder’s claims related to a purported theft of funds from his bank account by hackers, finding that the plaintiff did not sufficiently plead most of his claims against the financial institution, including allegations of negligence and violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL)....