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IRS Says Data Breach Suit Barred By Sovereign Immunity

By Emily Field · November 18, 2015, 4:19 PM EST

The Internal Revenue Service urged a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday to toss a proposed class action seeking to hold it accountable for a data breach that affected about 330,000 taxpayers...

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Case Information

Case Title

WELBORN v. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, et al

Case Number

1:15-cv-01352

Court

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

August 20, 2015

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