Insureds Tell 6th Circuit They Have Standing To Sue Nationwide Over Data Breach

Mealey's ( September 22, 2015, 2:08 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — Two policyholders of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. argued to the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in a Sept. 18 appellant brief that they have standing to bring a class action against the insurer under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after their personally identifiable information (PII) was stolen in a 2012 data breach, seeking reversal of a trial court order that found that they had suffered no injury in fact (Mohammad S. Galaria, et al. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., No. 15-3386 and 15-3387, 6th Cir.)....