American Standard Hit With Class Action Over January Data Breach

Bathroom-fixtures maker American Standard negligently failed to protect the personal information of thousands of people that was exposed in a January data breach, a proposed federal class action said.

Lead plaintiff Dave Zuern alleged that American Standard breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable and adequate data-security measures and provide timely notice of the incident.

Information exposed in the breach included names, physical addresses, birth dates, telephone numbers, and Social Security numbers, according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of New ...