A logo sign outside of the headquarters of 23andMe. The company is an American personal genomics and biotechnology company based in Mountain View, California. Credit: michelmond/Adobe Stock With Data Breach Lawsuits Mounting, 23andMe Moves for California MDL
Genetic testing firm 23andMe Inc. has moved to transfer lawsuits over this year's data breach to Northern California, near its South San Francisco headquarters, citing an increase in the number of cases.
December 29, 2023 at 04:33 PM
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What You Need to Know
- In a Dec. 21 motion, 23andMe attorney Ian Ballon said there are more than 30 lawsuits filed over the breach, announced on Oct. 6.
- 23andMe expanded the number of potential victims of the cyberattack earlier this month from an initial 14,000 to 6.9 million.
- Ballon highlighted some of 23andMe's possible defenses, including 'plaintiffs' comparative liability and those based on lack of standing and the economic loss rule.'
Genetic testing firm 23andMe Inc. has moved to transfer lawsuits over this year's data breach to California, citing an increase in the number of cases.
In a Dec. 21 motion before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 23andMe attorney Ian Ballon, a Greenberg Traurig shareholder in Los Angeles and Palo Alto, California, said there are more than 30 lawsuits filed over the breach, announced Oct. 6. And they are only expected to grow, he wrote.
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