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Private information is a valuable commodity online. Identity thieves use stolen information to commit an array of crimes including identify theft, and medical and financial fraud. A robust “cyber black market” exists in which criminals openly post stolen personal information on multiple underground Internet websites, commonly referred to as the dark web. Medical identity theft can carry even greater consequences, including unauthorized exposure of diagnoses and treatments, inaccuracies in medical records, and costly false claims.
From data breaches, to misuses of biometric data, to compromised health records, our privacy attorneys represent consumers harmed by businesses that fail to safeguard private information and covertly monetize client data for profit. Our attorneys are involved in key actions concerning major data breaches impacting personally identifiable information and protected health information; as well as actions with companies secretly recording and tracking web user interactions.
Representative Matters:
- In re LastPass Data Security Incident Litig., 1:22-cv-12057-PBS (D. Mass.). Attorneys from Berman Tabacco serve as Interim Co-Lead Counsel representing plaintiffs in this action against LastPass, a company in the business of storing and securing login credentials, identities, and passwords, for a data breach that exposed data of more than 33 million users and 100,000 businesses worldwide.
- In re Shields Health Care Group, Inc. Data Breach Litigation, No. 1:22-CV-10901-PBS (D. Mass.). Berman Tabacco serves as Interim Co-Liaison Counsel representing plaintiffs in the Shields Health Care Data Breach Litigation. This suit concerns a 2022 breach of patient data maintained by Shields Health Care Group, Inc., including a range of personal and health information.
- James v. Allstate Insurance Company, et. al., 23-cv-01931-JSC, (N.D. Cal.). Berman Tabacco is counsel in this action, in which plaintiff alleges an insurance company violated California privacy laws by surreptitiously observing and recording web users’ keystrokes, mouse clicks, and other electronic communications, including entry of personally identifiable information and protected health information.
Private information is a valuable commodity online. Identity thieves use stolen information to commit an array of crimes including identify theft, and medical and financial fraud. A robust “cyber black market” exists in which criminals openly post stolen personal information on multiple underground Internet websites, commonly referred to as the dark web. Medical identity theft can carry even greater consequences, including unauthorized exposure of diagnoses and treatments, inaccuracies in medical records, and costly false claims.
From data breaches, to misuses of biometric data, to compromised health records, our privacy attorneys represent consumers harmed by businesses that fail to safeguard private information and covertly monetize client data for profit. Our attorneys are involved in key actions concerning major data breaches impacting personally identifiable information and protected health information; as well as actions with companies secretly recording and tracking web user interactions.
Representative Matters:
- In re LastPass Data Security Incident Litig., 1:22-cv-12057-PBS (D. Mass.). Attorneys from Berman Tabacco serve as Interim Co-Lead Counsel representing plaintiffs in this action against LastPass, a company in the business of storing and securing login credentials, identities, and passwords, for a data breach that exposed data of more than 33 million users and 100,000 businesses worldwide.
- In re Shields Health Care Group, Inc. Data Breach Litigation, No. 1:22-CV-10901-PBS (D. Mass.). Berman Tabacco serves as Interim Co-Liaison Counsel representing plaintiffs in the Shields Health Care Data Breach Litigation. This suit concerns a 2022 breach of patient data maintained by Shields Health Care Group, Inc., including a range of personal and health information.
- James v. Allstate Insurance Company, et. al., 23-cv-01931-JSC, (N.D. Cal.). Berman Tabacco is counsel in this action, in which plaintiff alleges an insurance company violated California privacy laws by surreptitiously observing and recording web users’ keystrokes, mouse clicks, and other electronic communications, including entry of personally identifiable information and protected health information.