April 17, 2025
Mercer University and a group of former students and a professor got final approval Thursday for a settlement that will end claims the university failed to safeguard the personal information of some 93,000 people leading up to a 2023 data breach.
November 15, 2024
A group of former Mercer University students and a professor asked a Georgia federal judge to preliminarily approve a settlement that would end a class action accusing the college of not protecting the personal information of more than 93,000 people from hackers during a 2023 data breach.
November 03, 2023
Mercer University called on a Georgia federal judge to toss a proposed class action accusing the college of failing to protect the personally identifiable information of more than 93,000 people from a hacker in a data breach that was revealed in May, saying the plaintiffs behind the suit haven't alleged a cognizable loss from the incident.
June 05, 2023
Mercer University has been slapped with a slew of proposed class actions alleging it failed to protect the personal identifiable information of more than 93,000 people from a hacker in a data breach that was revealed in May, roughly three months after it occurred.