This is a straight up case of negligence, just via a different means and with different damage from usual. The only impediment to suing is the cost of doing so vs the damage suffered, which is still too high for the average person.
The usual way around this is via a class action, and there are already at least 2 being prepared that I know of. They will run and probably settle at some point. The main thing to be policed is to avoid the funders and solicitors taking too much of the proceeds, although that process is already in hand due to recent abuses.
The usual way around this is via a class action, and there are already at least 2 being prepared that I know of. They will run and probably settle at some point. The main thing to be policed is to avoid the funders and solicitors taking too much of the proceeds, although that process is already in hand due to recent abuses.