STS Aviation Must Face Two Claims Stemming From Data Breach

STS Aviation Group LLC must continue to face part of a data breach suit brought by an employee who said it failed to protect his personal information, possibly including his passport number, from a ransomware attack.

Christopher Anderson’s claims for negligence and breach of implied contract survived the dismissal motion in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

He experienced unauthorized credit inquiries and an increase in spam calls after the ransomware deadline passed, and his claim isn’t barred by an economic loss rule in Florida, Magistrate Judge Shaniek Mills Maynard said in allowing the negligence claim ...