US judge dismisses brunt of Sony breach lawsuit
A US District Court judge in California has absolved Sony of several charges in a class-action suit that followed the 2011 breach of its PlayStation Network (PSN) and on-demand entertainment service Qriocity.
Judge Anthony Battaglia this month dismissed claims against Sony, which include negligence, unjust enrichment, and bailment, noting in a court order that "none of [the] plaintiffs' current allegations assert willful, intentional, or reckless conduct on behalf of Sony".
The April 2011 breach affected around 77 million PSN users, which resulted a couple of weeks later in a class-action suit. Another was lawsuit filed two months later, with all of the actions consolidated in January. The complaints alleged that Sony protected its proprietary information but failed to properly safeguard data related to its customers.
