Ex-Sodexo Worker Withdraws Federal Data Breach Class Action

A former Sodexo Inc worker’s proposed class action against the food services and facilities management firm over a data breach was dismissed after he voluntarily withdrew the suit.

The lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Maryland came after a hacker group improperly collected employee data from the company, which employs more than 100,000 people, and posted it to the internet.

• Judge James K. Bredar directed the court to close the case after the plaintiff sought voluntary dismissal without prejudice
• The worker had sued for negligence and breach of implied contract, among other things, saying that Sodexo ...