The MOVEit data breach lawsuits, now implicating over 90 defendants, are currently a matter of hot debate within legal circles. Several plaintiff lawyers are challenging the dimensions and construction of the apt leadership that will steer these extensive lawsuits.
Different structure proposals have been advanced to U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs who is currently presiding over approximately 270 lawsuits in the multidistrict litigation taking place in Massachusetts. These proposals seek to efficiently organize the wide spectrum of defendants, many of which are clients of Progress Software Corp., the company behind the MOVEit file transfer software.
A breach of the software on May 31, attributed to a Russian hacker, affected more than 1,000 organizations and resulted in this extensive collection of lawsuits. Even the defendants have put forth their thoughts on how best to approach the situation.
All interested parties are awaiting the decision on the structure of this legal body, which will shape the course of these litigations and potentially set a precedent for handling large-group lawsuits in the future. For more detailed insights into these developments, you can read the report here.