In re Sony Gaming Networks & Customer Data Security Breach Litigation

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT

ANTHONY J. BATTAGLIA, District Judge.

This action arises out of a criminal intrusion into a computer network system used to provide online gaming and Internet connectivity via an individual’s gaming console or personal computer. Plaintiffs, a nationwide putative consumer class, allege that Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC (“SCEA”), Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (“SOE”), and Sony Network Entertainment America, Inc. (“SNE”) (collectively, “Sony” or…