MN seeks dismissal of suits over DNR data breach

Published May 1, 2013 7:03pm ET



MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The state of Minnesota has asked a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits filed by people whose driver’s license data was accessed by a Department of Natural Resources employee.

The attorney general’s office argues in motions filed Tuesday that the state isn’t liable under a federal law that protects the privacy of driver’s license data. The law sets the minimum damages at $2,500 per violation.

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