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Data Breach & Privacy

Class actions over leaked SSNs, biometric data, and unauthorized data collection.

Overview

Data-breach class actions have exploded since 2017 (Equifax) and 2021 (T-Mobile). Most claims invoke state consumer-protection statutes plus common-law theories. Several states (California, Illinois, New York) have private rights of action with statutory damages — making BIPA (Illinois biometric law) and CCPA (California) favorite plaintiff-side tools.

Active cases & settlements

T-Mobile 2021 Data Breach Settlement
Settlement for T-Mobile customers whose personal data was exposed in the 2021 breach.
$350M
Equifax Data Breach Settlement
Up to $700 million for victims of the 2017 Equifax breach affecting 147 million Americans.
$700M
Capital One 2019 Data Breach Settlement
$190 million settlement for ~98 million Capital One customers and credit-card applicants exposed in 2019.
$190M

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