Legal Opinion

Dittman, B. v. UPMC

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 12, 2017No. 971 WDA 2015PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

OLSON, J.:

Appellants, Barbara Dittman, Gary Douglas, Alice Pastirik, Joann Decolati, Tina Sorrentino, Kristin Cushman, and Shannon Molyneaux, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated,1 appeal from the May 28, 2015 order sustaining preliminary objections on behalf of UPMC. After careful review, we affirm.

We summarize the relevant factual background and procedural history as follows. Appellants brought an action for negligence and breach of contract against UPMC after a data breach, wherein the *321names, birth dates, social security numbers, tax information, addresses,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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  3. Phillips v. Cricket LightersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Ford v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. R.W. v. ManzekSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005

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3Cited by8 opinions

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