In re Anthem, Inc. Data Breach Litigation
Case Number:
5:15-md-02617
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action, Multi-district Litigation
Judge:
Firms
- Abington Cole
- Ahdoot & Wolfson
- Altshuler Berzon
- Balch & Bingham
- Barnow & Associates
- Baron & Budd
- Barrack Rodos
- Beasley Allen
- Berger Montague
- Bernheim Dolinsky
- Bisnar Chase
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Boucher LLP
- Burns Charest
- Cafferty Clobes
- Carney Badley
- Casey Gerry
- Chestnut Cambronne
- Clarence Dyer & Cohen
- Cohelan Khoury
- Cohen & Malad
- Cohen Milstein
- Cotchett Pitre
- Desai Law Firm
- Diab Chambers
- DiCello Levitt
- Doffermyre Shields
- Donahue Durham
- Donahue Fitzgerald
- Edelson PC
- Edwards Henderson
- Elk & Elk
- Farmer Jaffe
- Federman & Sherwood
- Feinstein Doyle
- First Law Strategy Group
- Fleming Law Firm PLLC
- Foley & Lardner
- Forbes Law Group
- Giatras Law Firm
- Gibbs Law Group
- Girardi & Keese
- Girard Sharp
- Glancy Prongay
- Glynn Law Group
- Goldman Scarlato
- Gomez Trial Attorneys
- Green & Noblin PC
- Hagens Berman
- Hausfeld LLP
- Heins Mills
- Hendy Johnson
- Hogan Lovells
- Holland & Knight
- Hurwitz Sagarin
- Janet Janet
- Johnson Fistel
- Kabateck LLP
- Kantrowitz Goldhamer
- Kaplan Fox
- Keller Rohrback
- Kessler Topaz
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Kroger Gardis
- Langer & Langer
- Law Offices of Andy Katz
- Levi & Korsinsky
- Lewis Rice
- Lieff Cabraser
- Lockridge Grindal
- LTL Attorneys
- Lynch Carpenter
- Mandelbaum Barrett
- Manfred APC
- Mattingly Burke
- McTeague Higbee
- Messa & Associates
- Milberg Coleman
- Miller & Chevalier
- Miller Shah LLP
- Morgan & Morgan
- Murray Law Firm
- Nelson Mullins
- Obermayer Rebmann
- Oliver Maner
- Paul LLP
- Pearson Warshaw
- Pomerantz LLP
- Preti Flaherty
- Quattlebaum Grooms
- RileyCate LLC
- Roach Ruprecht
- Robbins Geller
- Robert Peirce & Associates
- Robinson Calcagnie
- Schneider & Branch
- Schubert Jonckheer
- Schuckit & Associates
- Sher Edling
- Shook Hardy
- Siprut PC
- Sound Justice Law Group
- Spangenberg Shibley
- Starr Austen
- Stewart & Stewart PC
- Stranch Jennings
- Strauss Troy
- Streett Law Firm
- Stritmatter Kessler
- Stueve Siegel
- Stull Stull
- Susman Godfrey
- Tadler Law LLP
- The Brualdi Law Firm
- Tousley Brain
- Troutman Pepper
- Vorys
- Webb Klase
- WeissLaw LLP
- Weitz & Luxenberg
- Williams Dirks
- Wolf Haldenstein
- Woodrow & Peluso
- Wyatt Tarrant
- Zebersky Payne
- Zimmerman Reed
Companies
- American Express Co.
- Amerigroup Corp.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- BlueCross BlueShield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Inc.
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Inc.
- BlueCross BlueShield of Texas
- Elevance Health Inc.
- Empire HealthChoice HMO Inc.
- Florida Blue
- Highmark Health
- Independence Blue Cross Inc.
- Paypal Holdings Inc.
Sectors & Industries:
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August 16, 2018
$115M Anthem Data Breach Deal Gets Final Nod
A California federal judge on Thursday gave final approval to a $115 million deal that ends claims Anthem Inc. put 79 million consumers' personal information at risk in a 2015 data breach, casting aside calls for the settlement to go even further to punish the nation's second-largest health insurer.
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June 14, 2018
Anthem Breach Attys' $38M Fee Ask 'Overreach,' Judge Says
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Thursday put the screws to attorneys requesting $37.9 million in fees for work done on the Anthem Inc. data breach litigation, saying they "overreached" and asking why 26 law firms representing the named plaintiffs needed to subcontract work to another 27 firms.
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April 25, 2018
Anthem Breach Attys' $38M Fee Ask Too High, Report Says
A special master on Tuesday recommended knocking 25 percent off the $37.95 million in fees requested by 53 law firms in the Anthem Inc. data breach litigation, saying the contract attorney rates were too high and there was duplicated work between the firms.
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February 08, 2018
Special Master Tapped For $38M Anthem Atty Fee Fight
A former California judge was tapped as a special master Thursday to scrutinize $37.95 million in fees requested by 53 law firms in the Anthem Inc. data breach litigation, following worries that the many billers and their requested rates signal waste and padding.
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January 02, 2018
Class Members Rip Proposed $115M Anthem Data Breach Deal
Several members of a class of consumers who struck a proposed $115 million deal with Anthem Inc. to settle claims related to a massive 2015 data breach on Friday urged a California federal judge to reject the deal, arguing that it is redundant for consumers who already have credit monitoring protection and unfairly punishes those who instead opt for cash.
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August 25, 2017
Anthem's Record $115M Data Breach Deal Gets First Nod
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh on Friday granted preliminary approval to a $115 million deal ending litigation over Anthem Inc.'s massive 2015 data breach, advancing what's being hailed as the largest-ever data breach settlement, which would provide credit protection and reimbursement for customers and up to $38 million in attorneys' fees.
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June 23, 2017
Anthem Inks Record $115M Deal Over Massive Data Breach
Anthem Inc. has agreed to a deal valued at $115 million to end litigation over a massive 2015 data breach, creating a pool of funds to provide credit protection and reimbursement for customers and up to $38 million in attorneys' fees in the largest-ever data breach settlement, class attorneys said Friday.
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April 06, 2017
Anthem Likens Data Breach To Election Hack In Venue Fight
An Anthem subsidiary fought back against an attempt to send a suit over the insurer's massive data breach back to state court, saying Wednesday that the dispute belongs in California federal court because it implicates national security much like a hypothetical election-hacking case would.
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January 26, 2017
Several Plaintiffs Exit MDL Over Anthem Data Breach
A California federal judge on Wednesday trimmed several plaintiffs who wanted out of litigation over Anthem's 2015 data breach, including one individual who asked to toss his claims because he felt the company's request that he allow his computer's files and data to be replicated was too invasive.
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January 18, 2017
Anthem Customer Asks To Nix Claims After 'Invasive' Data Bid
A named plaintiff in litigation over Anthem's 2015 data breach asked a California federal judge to toss his claims Tuesday, saying a request that he allow the replication of his computer's files and data is too invasive, considering that entrusting the company with his personal information previously led to him suffering identity theft.