Food for the Poor Sheds Data Breach Proposed Class Suit, for Now

Charitable organization Food for the Poor Inc. for now doesn’t face a proposed data breach class action after a federal court identified deficiencies it said required dismissal of the case.

The employees and donors—who sued after a September 2024 cyberattack leaked confidential, sensitive, and private information—attempted to advance at least four different theories of negligence. That’s a shotgun pleading that must be dismissed, Judge Ed Artau of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida said.

The plaintiffs failed to state an implied breach of contract claim because they didn’t give their personal information to the international relief ...