In re Accellion, Inc. Data Breach Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 Case No. 21-cv-01155-EJD
IN RE ACCELLION, INC. DATA
BREACH LITIGATION ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO
DISMISS AND FOR
RECONSIDERATION
11 Re: ECF Nos. 244, 271
In December 2020 and January 2021, hackers breached a secure file transfer application offered by Defendant Accellion, Inc. and widely used by entities who handled sensitive personal information. This breach exposed millions of individuals’ private data. In response, Plaintiffs filed this putative class action against Accellion. Now before the Court are two motions. First is Accellion’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ negligence claim. Second is Plaintiffs’ motion for reconsideration of an earlier order dismissing their Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”) claim. After reviewing the parties’ written submissions, the Court finds oral argument to be unnecessary under Local Rule 7-1(b). The Court DENIES…