(Source: Pepper Hamilton LLP) The decision does not change the law on what is necessary to prove standing, although it does reinforce the notion that a plaintiff will have standing if he or she can allege a concrete injury. In the latest in a slew of highly publicized class actions arising from data breaches, Judge Leeson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that a former employee of Keystone Coca-Cola Bottling Company, later purchased by Coca-Cola, had standing to pursue breach of contract and restitution claims against the soft drink company. Background In Enslin v. Coca-Cola Co., No. 2:14-CV-06476 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 29, 2015), a former employee sought to...
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