A federal judge approved the dismissal of a class action lawsuit against Georgetown University, originally filed Oct. 18, for the Oct. 16 and 17 data breach which exposed students’ and graduates’ personal information, including admissions, academic and financial aid details and social security numbers, Jan. 9.
Mary Margaret “Maggie” Cleary (COL ’14) filed the initial lawsuit against Georgetown on Oct. 18, citing the university’s failure to protect her and other students and graduates’ sensitive information. Rebekah Morrison (CAS ’23) and Tyree Daniels (GRD ’19) each filed additional lawsuits, and a federal judge approved the consolidation of all three suits Nov. 13, as each lawsuit regarded the same issue and same defendant, Georgetown.
The university disclosed the leak in an Oct. 17 email sent to the Georgetown community by Chief Information Officer Doug Little, ordering the 29 people who accessed the data via GUExperience during the time of the leak to destroy any data retained.
Lawyers for Cleary, Morrison and Daniels voluntarily dismissed the case, according to documents obtained by The Hoya. No reasoning was stated. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice, meaning there is no possibility for a lawsuit in the future filed by the three parties.
