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Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Torruella and Thompson, Circuit Judges.

Plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of their Maine state law claims arising out of the unauthorized use of their credit and debit card data after hackers breached the electronic payment processing system of defendant Hannaford Brothers Co., where plaintiffs had shopped for groceries and used those cards.

The district court determined that plaintiffs failed to state a claim under Maine law for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of implied warranty, strict liability, and failure to notify customers of the data breach. Although the district court concluded that the plaintiffs adequately alleged breach of implied contract, negligence, and violation of the unfair practices portion of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act (UTPA), the district court dismissed those claims because it determined the plaintiffs’ alleged injuries were too unforeseeable and speculative to be cognizable under Maine law. In re Hannaford Bros. Co. Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., 613 F. Supp. 2d 108 (D. Me. 2009).

 
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