Supreme Court Denies Zappos Appeal Seeking to Block Data Breach Lawsuit

The Supreme Court denied an appeal from Amazon online retailer Zappos, allowing a class-action lawsuit about a breach that exposed some 24 million customers’ personal data to proceed. Some 20 Zappos customers claimed data misuse due to the 2012 breach. Industry groups argued those customers can’t prove actual harm or “substantial risk.” Zappos attempted to appeal a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision stating the lawsuit should proceed because the customers faced substantial risks of identity theft and fraud. Amazon didn’t comment.