Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, a notable multinational law firm, has announced that it has successfully reached a preliminary settlement for litigation over a significant data breach that occurred in March. The alleged data breach is said to have exposed personal data, involving social security numbers of over 461,100 individuals.
This settlement has been communicated to a California federal court by Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, alongside a proposed group of data-breach victims.
If you wish to learn further about this settlement and the initial breach, it is shared in full here. It presents an interesting case, with a globally established law firm embroiled in a litigation regarding data security. As technology progresses and the understanding of data privacy evolves, cases like these provide an opportunity for legal analysis and a rethinking of policies surrounding data security and user privacy.