Star-Tribune says data abuse lawsuits poised to "swamp" Minnesota cities

The Star-Tribune provided a Sunday front page summary of the 18 lawsuits that have been filed to date against Minnesota jurisdictions over illegal access of driver's license data by police and other public officials. According to the story, the volume of suits has reached volume that's causing city officials to challenge courts about whether such misuse is actionable. Dozens of additional lawsuits are expected, and a federal judge has declined a request to dismiss a suit based on a presumed lack of harm to the plainiff. So it appears so far that violators will be held responsible for their actions. Or at least the taxpayers who have to pay for the violations will be...