San Francisco 49ers Employees Advance Suit Over 2022 Data Breach

The San Francisco 49ers must face a proposed class action alleging the team failed to protect the personal information of more than 20,000 current and former employees that was exposed in a 2022 data breach.

The plaintiffs showed they suffered concrete injuries sufficient for standing, and most of their claims were “just plausible enough” to warrant a fully developed evidentiary record for determination on summary judgment, Judge James Donato of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Thursday.

Donato ruled that the plaintiffs’ claims of negligence, breach of implied contract, and violations of California consumer protection ...