Rite Aid Breach Suits Consolidated in Pennsylvania Federal Court

Five proposed class actions against Rite Aid Corp. arising from a June data breach that exposed the personal information of 2.2 million people were consolidated in a federal court.

Plaintiffs in the separate lawsuits alleged that Rite Aid, a nationwide drugstore chain, breached its duties under common law and the Federal Trade Commission Act to safeguard sensitive data, and failed to implement reasonable and adequate data security measures or comply with industry standards.

Information exposed in the incident included names, dates of birth, drivers’ license numbers, and other forms of government issued IDs, according to complaints filed in the US ...