ATTIAS v. CAREFIRST, INC.

No. 16-7108.

865 F.3d 620 (2017)

Chantal ATTIAS, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Appellants v. CAREFIRST, INC., Doing Business as Group Hospitalization And Medical Services, Inc., Doing Business as Carefirst of Maryland, Inc., Doing Business as Carefirst Bluecross Blueshield, Doing Business as Carefirst Bluechoice, Inc., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan B. Nace argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Christopher T. Nace , Washington, DC.

Marc Rotenberg and Alan Butler , Washington, DC were on the brief for amicus curiae Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) in support of appellants.

Tracy D. Rezvani , Rockville, MD was on the brief for amicus curiae National Consumers League in support of appellants.

Matthew O. Gatewood , Washington, DC argued the cause for appellees. With him on the briefs was Robert D. Owen , New York, NY.

Andrew J. Pincus , Stephen C.N. Lilley , Kathryn Comerford Todd , Steven P. Lehotsky , and Warren Postman , Washington, DC were on the brief for amicus curiae The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America in support of appellees.

Before: Tatel, Griffith, and Millett, Circuit Judges.


In 2014, health insurer CareFirst suffered a cyberattack in which its customers' personal information was allegedly stolen. A group of CareFirst customers attributed the breach to the company's carelessness and brought a putative class action. The district court dismissed for lack of standing, finding the risk of future...

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