Fero et al v. Excellus Health Plan, Inc. et al

  1. January 19, 2018

    NY Judge Reverses Standing Ax In Excellus Breach Row

    The New York federal judge overseeing consolidated actions over a 2015 data breach at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Friday reinstated claims brought by customers who claimed their data had been exposed but not misused, reversing her earlier decision that these plaintiffs hadn't alleged an injury sufficient to establish Article III standing. 

  2. July 15, 2016

    Blue Cross Can't Shake Data Breach Claims, Customers Say

    The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association can't escape consolidated actions over a breach of health insurance data, customers argued Thursday in New York federal court, saying the company must be held responsible for failing to protect sensitive information.

  3. January 25, 2016

    Faraci, Weitz Attys Named Lead Co-Counsel In Excellus Suits

    A New York federal judge presiding over a set of 14 proposed class actions involving a breach of health insurance data tapped Hadley L. Matarazzo of Faraci Lange LLP and Robin L. Greenwald of Weitz & Luxenberg PC as interim co-lead class counsel on Monday, citing their experience handling complex class actions.

  4. November 12, 2015

    Judge Opts Out Of Class In Insurance Data Breach Suit

    A New York federal judge presiding over a set of 10 putative class actions involving a breach of health insurance data disqualified herself from joining the class, saying she must ensure that she will never benefit from suits under her watch.

  5. September 21, 2015

    Excellus Facing Class Action After Data Breach

    Following a data breach at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield during which hackers may have accessed the personal information of 10.5 million customers, three customers on Friday hit the New York health insurer with a putative class action in federal court.