PowerSchool Faces Suit Over Breach of Student Teacher Data 1

p Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information people and ideas Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information news and insight around the world ppAmericas1 212 318 2000 ppEMEA44 20 7330 7500 ppAsia Pacific65 6212 1000 pp Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information people and ideas Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information news and insight around the world ppAmericas1 212 318 2000 ppEMEA44 20 7330 7500 ppAsia Pacific65 6212 1000 ppBy Christopher BrownppPowerSchool Holdings Inc is facing three federal lawsuits alleging the education software provider negligently failed to protect the personal information of students parents and teachers that was exposed in a December data breachppSheilah BuackShelton Tyler Baker and Kimberly Kinney alleged in separate complaints that PowerSchool breached its duties under common law contract law industry standards and the Federal Trade Commission Act to implement reasonable and adequate data security measures and provide timely notice of the breachppInformation exposed in the incident includes names addresses Social Security numbers contact information medical and financial information student grades and gradepoint averages busstop information and employment information according to complaints filed Jan 89 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of CaliforniappPowerSchool said in a statement While we are not commenting on active litigation our team is focused on providing affected customers families and educators with the resources and support they may need as we work through this togetherppThe company hasnt disclosed the number of people affected by the breach BuackShelton and Kinney allege that the breach exposed the data of millions of people Baker alleges that the proposed class includes 827000 peopleppVictims have suffered lost time responding to the breach outofpocket costs for mitigation measures emotional distress reduced value of their personal information increased risk of fraud and identity theft and payment for datasecurity that wasnt provided according to the complaintsppEach plaintiff seeks to represent a nationwide class of people whose information was exposed in the breach BuachShelton also seeks to represent a California subclass of affected peopleppThe complaints bring a variety of claims including negligence negligence per se breach of fiduciary duty breach of confidence invasion of privacyintrusion upon seclusion breach of implied contract unjust enrichment declaratory judgment and violations of the California Consumer Privacy ActppThe plaintiffs are variously seeking compensatory statutory exemplary and punitive damages statutory penalties restitution equitable and injunctive relief attorneys fees and costs and pre and postjudgment interestppMoginRubin LLP represents BuackShelton Edelson Lechtzin LLP represents Baker Zimmerman Reed LLP and Jennings Earley PLLC represent KinneyppThe cases are BuackShelton v PowerSchool Holdings Inc ED Cal No 225at00037 complaint filed 1825 Baker v PowerSchool Holdings Inc ED Cal No 225at00040 complaint filed 1925 and Kinney v PowerSchool Holdings Inc ED Cal No 225at00042 complaint filed 1925ppTo contact the reporter on this story Christopher Brown in St Louis at ChrisBrownbloombergindustrycomppTo contact the editor responsible for this story Brian Flood at bfloodbloombergindustrycompp AIpowered legal analytics workflow tools and premium legal business news pp Log in to keep reading or access research tools p