Delta’s Lawsuit Against CrowdStrike Given Go-Ahead

Delta’s lawsuit against CrowdStrike given go-ahead

: CS remains hopeful damages will be limited to seven figures

Delta Can Sue CrowdStrike Over Outage That Grounded Thousands of Flights, Judge Says

Delta says the biggest IT outage in history cost it $550 million last summer.

Delta can sue CrowdStrike over computer outage that caused 7,000 canceled flights

May 19 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines DAL.N can pursue much of its lawsuit seeking to hold cybersecurity company CrowdStrike CRWD.O liable for a massive computer outage last July that caused the carrier to cancel 7,000 flights, a Georgia state judge ruled.

CrowdStrike prepares for battle as Delta given go-ahead for outage

This is a canary in the coal mine moment for C-suite executives that could be held personally liable for cyber risks and impacts.

Justice Kelly Lee Ellerbe, of the Superior Court of Fulton County, decided that Delta Air Lines could pursue legal action against the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike following a breakdown on 20 July 2024 that resulted in the cancellation of 7,000 flights. The incident, which paralyzed operations in major centres such as the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta (ATL), would be due to a faulty software update.This judicial decisio…

Delta Air Lines Given Green Light to Sue Crowdstrike Over IT Outage That Led to $500 Million Operational Meltdown

Delta Air Lines has been given the green light to proceed with a lawsuit against the internet security company Crowdstrike over an IT outage last July that led to a week-long operational meltdown at the Atlanta-based carrier. After failing to reach an out-of-court settlement with Crowdstrike, attorneys for Delta filed a suit in a Fulton County court last October, accusing the security service firm of a “series of intentional grossly negligent ac…