On the Rise: Cyber Breach Actions Take Center Stage

Yet another class action lawsuit has been filed following a cyber attack, this time against Excellus Health Plan Inc. and Lifetime Healthcare Inc. in federal court for the Western District of New York. The lawsuit was brought by self-proclaimed “New York City’s largest personal injury and mass-tort plaintiffs’ law firm” and the former employer of New York’s disgraced Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who reportedly collected about $4 million in bribes and kickbacks during his employment, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., as co-counsel with Faraci Lange LLP.… Continue Reading