Class Action Plaintiffs Worry About Identity Theft Following T-Mobile Data Breach

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T-Mobile Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit Overview: 

• Who: Ania Villalon, Stephanie Peralta, Brian Grady, and Michael Jones filed a class action lawsuit against T-Mobile USA, Inc. 
• Why: Plaintiffs allege T-Mobile was negligent in allowing the data breach to occur and put them at risk of identity theft and long-term injury by letting their personal information be exposed.
• Where: The class action lawsuits were filed in Washington and Oklahoma federal courts.

A pair of class action lawsuits has been lodged against T-Mobile in regard to an alleged data breach earlier this month that potentially exposed the personal information of more than 100 million consumers, which could lead to an increase in identity theft.

The class action lawsuits come on the heels of another class action lawsuit filed in Georgia federal court alleging T-Mobile failed to properly secure and protect the private information of its customers. 

The company confirmed it had suffered a data breach earlier this month, but not that customer’s private information had been leaked. 

The plaintiffs in both class action lawsuits claim the data breach has exposed them to present injury and risk of future identity theft. One lead plaintiff, Ania Villalon, filed her class action lawsuit in a Washington federal court and wants to represent a nationwide and New York Class of consumers. 

The lead plaintiffs in the second class action lawsuit, which hope to represent a nationwide and Oklahoma Class of consumers, include Stephanie Peralta, Brain Grady, and Michael Jones.

Identity Theft Main Concern Among Plaintiffs in T-Mobile Lawsuit

T-Mobile customers are required to provide personal information to the company including names, addresses, social security numbers, birth dates, and drivers license information. The plaintiffs main concern regarding the T-Mobile data breach is identity theft, according to the class action lawsuits.

“If left unprotected, identity thieves can gain access to and use this highly sensitive information to fraudulently open new accounts, access existing accounts, perpetrate identity fraud or impersonate victims in a myriad of schemes, all of which can cause grievous financial harm, negatively affect the victim’s credit scores for years, and cause victims to spend countless hours mitigating damage,” the class action lawsuit filed in Oklahoma states. 

The T-Moble data breach lawsuit claims that “as a result of Defendant’s actions and inactions,” the plaintiffs and Class Members must “now and in the future closely monitor their financial accounts and information to guard against identity theft.”

Both class action lawsuits allege T-Mobile was negligent and failed in its obligation to protect its customer’s personal information. 

Villalon alleges T-Mobile committed breach of implied contract and violated the Washington State Consumer Protection Act and New York General Business Law. 

Plaintiffs in Oklahoma allege T-Mobile committed breach of implied contract, breach of confidence, invasion of privacy, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing, and violated the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act and the Oklahoma Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

All plaintiffs are seeking injunctive relief and damages for themselves and all Class Members.

Are you a T-Mobile customer concerned your private information was exposed in the data breach? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiffs are represented by Beth E. Terrell of Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC, Kevin Laukaitis and Jonathan Shub of Shub Law Firm LLC, William B. Federman, OBA, Tyler J. Bean, OBA, and Molly E. Brantley, OBA of Federman & Sherwood, and Cornelius Dukelow, OBA of Abington Cole + Ellery. 

The T-Mobile Data Breach Class Action Lawsuits are Villalon v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., Case No. 2:21-cv-01148, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington and Peralta et al v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., Case No. 5:21-cv-00838-HE, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

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