Stevens v. First Interstate Bank

*282HASELTON, J.

Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their claim for “breach of confidentiality,” which sought emotional distress damages against defendant, First Interstate Bank of California (FICAL). That claim arises from FICAL’s alleged failure to protect from third-party misappropriation and wrongful use certain personal and credit information that plaintiffs had provided to their bank. We conclude that plaintiffs’ claim is not properly for “breach of confidentiality” and that, to the extent that plaintiffs’ claim is properly characterized as one for negligent infliction of…