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PA Supreme Court Recognizes Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Personal Data

On November 21, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court drastically changed the data breach litigation landscape by holding that an employer has a common law duty to use reasonable care to safeguard employees’ personal information stored on an Internet-accessible computer. The Court further held that Pennsylvania’s economic loss doctrine permits recovery for “purely pecuniary damages” on a negligence claim premised on a breach of such a duty.

UPMC employees filed a putative class action asserting negligence, invasion of privacy, and breach of implied contract claims

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