Refreshing Recollection: Retail Data Breach Leads to Multi District Class Action Litigation

Almost a year ago, Target experienced a large data security breach through a third party vendor. This data breachprompted federal and state legislation, and class action law suits.

The Target data breach led to at least 27 federal causes of action in 18 different federal courts. MDL, multi district litigation, is a hot topic for the Texas Legislature. MDL was addressed in 2003 tort reform legislation and in various asbestos litigation reforms.

If Texas creates causes of action related to data privacy, be assured, MDL will be discussed. [Southeast Times Record]