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In re Accellion, Inc. Data Breach Litigation
Case Number:
5:21-cv-01155
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Ahdoot & Wolfson
- Artiga-Purcell Law Office
- Barnow & Associates
- Blood Hurst
- Casey Gerry
- Cozen O'Connor
- Crowell & Moring
- Gibbs Law Group
- Girard Sharp
- Glancy Prongay
- Kaplan Fox
- Latham & Watkins
- Lockridge Grindal
- Lynch Carpenter
- Morgan & Morgan
- Scott&Scott
- Skadden Arps
- Susman Godfrey
- Tycko & Zavareei
- Wolf Haldenstein
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August 15, 2023
Kiteworks Knew Old Tech Was A Hacking Risk, Court Told
The software developer formerly known as Accellion Inc. owed consumers a duty to safeguard their personal information but failed to fulfill that responsibility ahead of cyberattacks on its file-sharing software in 2020 and 2021, a class of consumers told a California federal judge in efforts to preserve their lawsuit against the company.
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August 02, 2023
Kiteworks Says Hacking Suit Invalid After Settlement Scuttled
The software developer formerly known as Accellion Inc. is pushing back on litigation that seeks damages over a cyberattack in late 2020, renewing a battle that had seemed to be nearing a resolution when the company agreed to an $8.1 million class settlement last year.
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February 13, 2023
Girard Sharp, Susman Godfrey Tapped In Accellion Hack Suit
A California federal judge appointed Susman Godfrey LLP and Girard Sharp LLP to serve as lead counsel to a proposed nationwide class of at least 9 million people in litigation over a cyberattack against Accellion Inc., suggesting Friday they could "sanitize" an $8.1 million settlement negotiated by Ahdoot & Wolfson PC.
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June 14, 2022
Accellion Could Pay $8.1M In Settlement Over Data Breach
A proposed class whose data was allegedly exposed by a hack on file-transfer software vendor Accellion filed for preliminary approval of a settlement with the company for $8.1 million on Monday, potentially resolving claims against Accellion but not its customers, which include BigLaw firms, corporations, banks and universities.
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March 05, 2021
Jones Day's Hacked Vendor Taps Latham For Breach Suits
File transfer software vendor Accellion, whose recent hack may have exposed data from its BigLaw clients like Jones Day, has hired Latham & Watkins LLP to represent it in a slew of data breach lawsuits in federal court, according to attorney notice filings Thursday.
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February 18, 2021
'Outdated' Accellion Software To Blame For Hack, Victims Say
Accellion's disregard for data security led to a recent hack of its file transfer software, compromising the personal information of 1.6 million Washington state residents, according to a California class action filed Wednesday that appears to target the same software linked to a data breach at Jones Day.