Hannaford breach case not over yet
October 7, 2009 by admin
Filed under Business Sector, Commentaries and Analyses, Hack, ID Theft, Of Note, U.S.
Trevor Maxwell reports:
Just as a potential class-action lawsuit against Hannaford Bros. appeared dead, there’s a glimmer of hope this week for consumers who hope to recover damages from the Scarborough-based grocer for a massive electronic data theft in late 2007 and early 2008.
The federal judge overseeing the case plans to ask Maine’s highest court its opinion on a legal question that has no precedent in this state: Do Hannaford shoppers who had to be reimbursed by their banks and went through other hassles associated with stolen account numbers have the right to seek damages for their effort and lost time?
Read more in the Portland Press Herald.