Accounting firm class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Laura Russell filed a class action lawsuit against Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC.
- Why: Russel claims the accounting firm failed to take measures to protect sensitive data from being compromised in a data breach announced in April.
- Where: The accounting firm data breach class action lawsuit was filed in Maine federal court.
The accounting firm Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC is facing a class action lawsuit after it was hit with an accounting firm data breach affecting more than 1 million consumers.
Plaintiff Laura Russell says she received notice of the accounting firm data breach in April 2024, nearly seven months after the breach was detected. She says she was notified that her personal identifying information — including her name, address, birthdate, Social Security number and health insurance policy number — may have been accessed.
The accounting firm data breach was initially discovered in September 2023 when one of the defendant’s vendors told the firm it “discovered suspicious network activity” on the firm’s systems, Russell says.
Berry Dunn allegedly enlisted the help of cyber security experts to investigate the situation and determine whether data was compromised. This review and investigation wrapped up on April 2, and Berry Dunn concluded an unauthorized actor accessed and took some of the accounting firm’s files, according to the accounting firm class action lawsuit.
As many as 1.1 million people may have been affected by the accounting firm data breach.
Berry Dunn failed to adequately protect sensitive data, accounting firm class action claims
Russell alleges that Berry Dunn breached its obligations to protect sensitive data. She claims the accounting firm failed to implement reasonable safeguards, failed to comply with industry-standard data security practices, failed to properly train its employees on data security protocols, and failed to detect that unauthorized third parties accessed its systems in a timely manner.
“In this day and age of regular and consistent data security attacks and data breaches, in particular the financial industries, and given the sensitivity of data entrusted to defendant, this data breach is particularly egregious and foreseeable,” the accounting firm class action lawsuit alleges.
Berry Dunn is just one of many companies that are facing legal action in the wake of a data breach. AT&T, Change Healthcare and other companies were all recently hit with data breach class action lawsuits claiming they failed to adequately safeguard customer data.
Were you affected by the accounting firm data breach? Tell us about your experience in the comments.
Russell is represented by David E. Bauer, Gary M. Klinger of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman PLLC, and Jeff Ostrow of Kopelowitz Ostrow PA.
The accounting firm data breach class action lawsuit is Laura Russell v. Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-00148-JAW, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
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12 thoughts onAccounting firm hit with class action over data breach affecting 1M+
I was hacked and taken for $2500.33 through Cash App. How can I be added to this lawsuit?
Please add me. I was affected
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I would like to be added to this lawsuit
Anyone else receive the mailer on the proposed settlement on the data breach today, Jan 15, 2025?
Me and 2 others in my household received it stating eligible for claim. Wish there was a way to just file it online. States eligible for $100 or can dispute and get more…over the past year I noticed some weird inquiries on credit report but no accounts opened. I have credit monitoring already so guess I’m going for the 100
Just got mine today saying same thing about the 100$ cash payment
On or about May 20, 2024, I received a data breach notice from Berry, Dunn, dated April 25, 2024. The letter stated that my “name, address, Social Security number, date of birth, and individual health insurance policy number” may be included in the breach. However, yesterday–May 21, 2024–I received a phishing call from someone with a heavy Indian accent claiming to be from Citibank calling about a possible unauthorized credit card charge of almost $1,000 in Ohio. The caller had my Citibank account number, bank account name, driver’s license number and state, last four digits of my SS#, date of birth, and then attempted to elicit more information. I notified my IDX account provided by Berry Dunn, who didn’t really provide any useful help, just general information. Being a lawyer, I already knew everything they told me–I’ve been involved with several data breaches and lawsuits.
This is Jeremy Blankenship i just received a letter today May 28 of 2024 pertaining to a data leak. The leak occurred through BerryDunn. I called them and asked them how was i involved. The lady said it was through my heath care when i was wv medicaid..
I received a letter from Berry Dunn saying my information was compromised.
Letter received of information compromised.
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