Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Seventeen defendants to be dismissed from class action suit against Department of Revenue

Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the newly certified class action lawsuit against the Department of Revenue filed a motion today to dismiss 17 defendants, all lower-level DOR employees.

If the judge approves the motion, the remaining defendants would be former Source for Public Data, Shadowsoft, former DOR Director Trish Vincent, and state employees Omar Davis, Julie Allen, Ruth Otto, and Karen Dudenhoeffer.

In the lawsuit, filed by Emily Roberts, Jefferson City, and Sarah Smith, El Dorado Springs, the issue is whether the Department of Revenue's decision to sell drivers' personal information to the two companies violates the Drivers' Privacy Protection Act.

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