Data Breach Class Action Against Eye Care Leaders Can Proceed

Eye Care Leaders Holdings LLC must face a proposed class action alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal health information of more than 3 million eye-care patients.

Kimberly Farley, Chad Forrester, and Kimberly Sandvig alleged damages with enough factual specificity to survive ECL’s motion to dismiss, Judge Catherine C. Eagles of the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina said in a ruling docketed Tuesday.

The plaintiffs alleged their information was stolen during four data breaches that hit ECL during 2021. Their lawsuit brought claims of negligence, invasion of privacy, unjust enrichment, and breach of fiduciary ...