Legal Opinion

Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union v. Fifth Third Bank

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 18, 2005No. CIV. 1:CV-04-1554PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

CALDWELL, District Judge.

I. Introduction.

This case stems from a breach of the computer system used by defendant, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc., a wholesale club retailer. The system was hacked and bankcard numbers were stolen, allegedly because the computer program BJ’s used to process card transactions improperly retained card numbers rather than merely keep them in the system only for the seconds required to validate the transaction.

Some of the numbers stolen belonged to customers of plaintiff, Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU). PSE-CU filed this lawsuit seeking…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc., C/o Ct Corporation Systems Registered AgentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  2. East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Kelly N. Pryor Warren E. Spivey, Jr., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. National Collegiate Athletic AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. FlintSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. register.com, Inc. v. Verio, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Sovereign Bank v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  2. Cumis Insurance Society, Inc. v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
  3. In re Sony Gaming Networks & Customer Data Security Breach LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2012
  4. Slapikas v. First American Title InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. In Re TJX Companies Retail Security Breach LitigationDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007

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