Heartland Update: Judge to Hear Motions to Dismiss Class Action Suits

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1. “ Heartland is trying to get them consolidated and heard in Houston as well. ”

Entities Mentioned

• Heartland Payment Systems
• New Jersey
• Houston
• Court
• Richard Coffman
• Haverford
• Beaumont
• Joe Sauder

1. Attorney: Discovery is "the Biggest Battlefield"Preliminary legal hearings have begun in the class action suit against Heartland Payment Systems, the U.S.-based payments processor that was breached in 2008 More than 30 financial institutions from 22 states have joined the lawsuit against Heartland, which is the largest data breach on record, with a reported 130 million credit and debit cards stolen. (Read Full Article)

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