DC Court of Appeals Dismisses Lawsuit Against Company Involving Stolen Company Laptop That Contained Plaintiff's Personal and Financial Information

Plaintiff's sued retirement investment firm after employee of the firm had his laptop stolen from his home that contained confidential personal and financial information of the Plaintiffs. Plaintiff's claimed that firm was negligent in failing to properly supervise or control employee who did not implement any safety measures to ensure that personal information would not be acquired by a third party. The DC Court of Appeals upheld the trial court's dismissal of the lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiff's were not able to allege a particular injury as a result of the alleged negligence. The Court held that the Plaintiff's were only able to speculate that their personal information might have been misappropriate or that their identity might have been stolen, but were not able to establish an actual injury. A cope of the decision can be read here.