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Class Action Filed Against CIBC for Privacy Breach

posted by:Jennifer Manning // 10:54 AM // February 25, 2005 // Digital Democracy: law, policy and politics

The class members are clients of CIBC. They allege that their "sensitive personal information" was disclosed to unauthorized third parties when it was unknowingly faxed to a West Virginia junkyard. They are seeking $9 million in damages.


Click here for a copy of the statement of claim.

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