American Water Customers Sue for Damages of More than $5M After Recent Hack
American Water Co., hit by hackers early this month, now is being sued by customers seeking damages for the potential theft of identity information. At least two suits in Camden federal court say claims will exceed $5 million, the minimum required for proposed class action litigation.
Each contends American Water was negligent in allowing one or more hackers to enter its computer system. The suits seek to represent “all persons whose PII [personally identifiable information] was compromised” by the hack.