Bank of America Gets Mixed Ruling in Pandemic Benefits Card Case

Bank of America Corp. will have to face most remaining claims in a proposed class action alleging it mishandled pandemic-era unemployment benefits, a federal judge ruled.

The Charlotte, N.C.-based bank must contend with claims that it violated Maryland’s Personal Information Protection Act by relying on magnetic stripe technology for unemployment benefit cards rather than putting more secure EMV chips on the cards, Judge Brendan A. Hurson of the US District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Tuesday.

While the plaintiff didn’t argue specifically how Bank of America’s conduct resulted in his injury, that’s not necessary at this stage in ...