Ashley Madison Faces Lawsuits Seeking More Than A Half-Billion Dollars

At least five lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed over the hack of cheat-on-your-spouse website Ashley Madison, seeking more than a half-billion dollars, according to North American court records. Four federal suits had been filed in the United States as of Monday, all of them obtained by NBC News — two in California, one in Texas and one in Missouri. All allege breach of contract, negligence and violation of various state and privacy laws by Ashley Madison and Avid Life Media LLC., its Canadian parent company.