Pennsylvania Teachers’ Union Hit With Suit Over Data Breach (1)

The Pennsylvania State Education Association is facing three proposed federal class actions alleging it negligently failed to protect the personal information of more than 517,000 people that was exposed in a July 2024 data breach.

Lead plaintiffs Dominique Thompson, James Smith, and Janice Shanafelt alleged in separate lawsuits that PSEA breached its duties under common law, contract law, industry standards, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to implement reasonable and adequate data-security measures and provide timely notice of the incident.

Information exposed in the incident included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s-license numbers, dates ...