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Recent settlements reached in two data breach cases

In Legal News, Data Breach News
February 03, 2025

Here are just two of many recent proposed settlements in data breach litigation:

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and  and Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. Settlement:

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. agreed to a $21 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to prevent a 2020 data breach that compromised sensitive employee and client information.

The Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. settlement benefits individuals who received a data breach notification letter informing them a Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. data breach may have compromised their information between June 3-Sept. 26, 2020.

Plaintiffs in the data breach class action lawsuit accused Gallagher of failing to protect their information from the breach. The Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. breach reportedly compromised sensitive personal information, such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, medical data and more.

Read more at Top Class Actions.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Mondelēz Global LLC, and Chicago IVF Settlement

A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit concerning a data security incident involving Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (“BCLP”) and Mondelēz Global LLC (“Mondelēz”). On or about February 27, 2023, BCLP became aware of potential unauthorised access to their systems and data due to a security breach. An investigation revealed that a threat actor had accessed files containing personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) related to clients of both BCLP and Mondelēz, including Chicago IVF.

The breach exposed sensitive data such as names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, employee IDs, and health-related information. The settlement resolves a lawsuit where plaintiffs allege that the breach compromised this personal and health data.

Read more at Lawyers Monthly.