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DITTMAN v. UPMC

No. 43 WAP 2017.

196 A.3d 1036 (2018)

Barbara A. DITTMAN, Gary R. Douglas, Alice Pastirik, Joann Decolati, Tina Sorrentino, Kristen Cushman and Shannon Molyneaux, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Appellants v. UPMC d/b/a The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and UPMC McKeesport, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 21, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jamisen A. Etzel , Carlson Lynch Sweet & Kilpela, LLP, Joseph A. Del Sole , Stickman, William Shaw, IV , Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd, L.L.C., Gary F. Lynch , Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

John C. Conti , Megan Justine Block , Dickie McCamey & Chilcote PC, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.

James Michael Beck , Reed Smith LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Amicus Curiae.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

We granted discretionary review in this matter to determine whether an employer has a legal duty to use reasonable care to safeguard its employees' sensitive personal information that the employer stores on an internet-accessible computer system. We also examine the scope of Pennsylvania's economic...

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