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Brightline
Case Name (Date)
In Re: Data Breach Security Litigation Against Brightline, Inc.
24-cv-20611, S.D. Fla.
(May 2023)
Product/Service
Brightline
Allegations
Misrepresenting that the company protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach
Status
Consolidated in multidistrict litigation (In Re: Fortra File Transfer Software Data Security Breach Litigation, Case No. 24-md-3090, S.D. Fla.)
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