A district court in Illinois has dismissed a consolidated consumer class action lawsuit seeking damages from Michaels Stores Inc. for a card breach the arts and crafts retailer suffered starting in 2013. Security experts say class action lawsuits filed by consumers in the wake of card breaches are increasingly dismissed by U.S. courts. One breach attorney says consumer class-action suits, such as those filed against P.F. Chang’s, are “dead in the water” because of lack of a comprehensive data breach statute.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/michaels-breach-lawsuits-dismissed-a-7113