"Cheaters" Never Win: Court Denies Plaintiffs' Request to Proceed Anonymously in AshleyMadison.com Case | Practical Law

"Cheaters" Never Win: Court Denies Plaintiffs' Request to Proceed Anonymously in AshleyMadison.com Case | Practical Law

In certain circumstances, courts allow parties to use pseudonyms when filing a complaint. As the plaintiffs in In re Ashley Madison Customer Data Security Breach Litigation recently learned, however, even where privacy concerns outweigh the need for public disclosure, other factors may still call for the plaintiffs to reveal their identities.

"Cheaters" Never Win: Court Denies Plaintiffs' Request to Proceed Anonymously in AshleyMadison.com Case

by Practical Law Litigation
Published on 09 May 2016USA (National/Federal)
In certain circumstances, courts allow parties to use pseudonyms when filing a complaint. As the plaintiffs in In re Ashley Madison Customer Data Security Breach Litigation recently learned, however, even where privacy concerns outweigh the need for public disclosure, other factors may still call for the plaintiffs to reveal their identities.