Summary
This document is a transfer order issued by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation regarding MDL No. 3149, which consolidates numerous customer data security breach lawsuits against PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. and PowerSchool Group LLC. The Panel granted a motion to centralize thirty-two pending federal actions from multiple districts into the Southern District of California to ensure efficient pretrial proceedings and prevent inconsistent rulings. The order assigns the coordinated litigation to Judge Roger T. Benitez and attaches a schedule listing all transferred cases.
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Practice areas
Questions Presented
- Whether centralization of the data‑security breach actions in the Southern District of California is appropriate under 28 U.S.C. §1407.
Holdings
- The Panel orders that all actions listed on Schedule A be transferred to the Southern District of California and assigned to Judge Roger T. Benitez for coordinated pretrial proceedings.
Key quotations
“IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that actions listed on Schedule A are transferred to the Southern District of California and, with the consent of that court, assigned to the Honorable Roger T. Benitez for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.”
Factual background
A recent cybersecurity incident gave unauthorized access to PowerSchool's Student Information System, affecting students, guardians, and school staff, giving rise to numerous negligence, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment claims.