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MONTREAL GAZETTE | 'Hands are tied': Class-action requests filed against Capital One
Not one but two requests to approve class actions against the American bank in Quebec were filed at the Superior Court of Quebec on Tuesday, only 24 hours after Capital One announced there had been a personal-data breach. The requests have to be approved by a judge before a class action can go any further. This latest massive security breach, which was confirmed on July 19, was announced Monday by Capital One. It affects 106 million members, six million of them Canadian.
Although these class-action requests are a start, McGill assistant professor of law and privacy expert Ignacio Cofone says they may face certain challenges.