Target unsuccessfully tried to dismiss Plaintiff allegations that it has liability under the Minnesota’s Plastic Card Security Act.

…Target contends that Plaintiffs have failed to sufficiently allege that Target owed them a duty or that Target breached any duty….although the hackers received some data directly from consumers’ cards, they also retrieved other data from Target’s servers. Even if Target is correct that the hackers’ storage of stolen data on Target’s servers does not implicate the PCSA, Plaintiffs’ claims undoubtedly state a PCSA violation. The Motion to Dismiss this Count must be denied…"  -Paul A. Magnuson, United States District Court Judge, December 2, 2014