Data Privacy
Apr. 15, 2024
Orrick to settle data breach lawsuits for $8M
The settlement arises from a consolidated action where three separate lawsuits accused the law firm of failing to protect the victims' personal information.
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP agreed to an $8 million settlement in three putative class actions by plaintiffs who claimed hackers breached the firm's client data base in March 2023, compromising the proprietary information of more than 461,000 people.
The settlement arises out of a consolidated action before U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco, where three separate lawsuits accused the law firm of failing to protect the victims' personal informatio...