Best Buy Beats Some Geek Squad Data Breach Claims (1)

Best Buy Co. Inc. has survived some data breach claims that its Geek Squad division leaked a customer’s data to a police captain’s father.

U.S. District Judge L. Scott Coogler of the Northern District of Alabama tossed claims that Best Buy breached its contract with customer Sharon Standifer, acted recklessly, suppressed knowledge of the data breach, and caused emotional distress.

The company will have to face breach of fiduciary duty, data theft, fraudulent misrepresentation, and general negligence claims related to the 2015 Geek Squad data transfer gone wrong, the court ruled.

Data breach litigation can cause financial and reputational headaches ...