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Acuity Brands allegedly failed to protect employee info during data breaches – lawsuit

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Dissent

Jessy Edwards reports on litigation stemming from breaches previously noted on this site.

Acuity Brands was negligent in its data security, leading to two data breaches that exposed as many as 37,000 people’s personal information to hackers, a new class action lawsuit alleges.

Plaintiffs Andrew Smith and Mackenzie Fairfield—both former employees of the lighting company—filed the class action lawsuit against Acuity Brands Inc. on Jan. 25 in a Georgia federal court, alleging negligence and violations of contract and privacy laws.

Read more at TopClassActions.

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