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Consolidated Data Breach Complaint vs. NCB Is Due July 20, Says Judge’s Order

U.S. District Judge Kai Scott for Eastern Pennsylvania in Philadelphia signed an order Monday (docket 2:23-cv-01236) consolidating eight related data breach class actions against debt collector NCB Management Solutions. NCB buys delinquent credit card accounts for collection, and is alleged to have enabled hackers to access the personally identifiable information of hundreds of thousands of account holders (see 2304280036). Scott’s order designates the first-filed Lindquist v. NCB as the lead case. Her order gives the plaintiffs 45 days to July 20 to file their consolidated amended complaint, and the defendants will have 30 days thereafter to answer, move or otherwise respond.