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Locks Law Firm Appointed to Experian Data Breach Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
On February 11, 2016, the Honorable Judge Andrew J. Guilford of the
Federal District Court for the Central District of California signed an
order appointing Locks Law Firm to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in
the Experian Data Breach Litigation. The Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
will be in charge of prosecuting the more than 30 class actions filed
against Experian because of its conduct with regard to the exposure and
subsequent theft of the personal information of approximately 15 million
T-Mobile (News - Alert) customers.
In addition, Tina Wolfson of Ahdoot & Wolfson, PC and Daniel S. Robinson
of Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., were appointed
Co-Lead Counsels in the case. Furthermore, a Plaintiffs' Steering
Committee was named, consisting of the law firms: Locks Law Firm; Berger
& Montague, PC; Girard Gibbs LLP; Keller Rohrback LLP; Zimmerman Reed;
and Feinstein Doyle Payne & Kravec, LLC.
The claims in the case, captioned In re Experian Data Breach,
arise out of Expeian's loss of T-Mobile customers' private personal
information. Experian conducted credit checks for T-Mobile customers who
financed the purchase of phones through T-Mobile. Experian failed to
properly secure the personal information of the T-Mobile customers, and
the private, personal financial information of approximately 15 million
customers was hacked. The breach of Experian's security and exposure of
consumers' personal information can be used by thieves to open financial
accounts, take out loans in customers' names, incur charges on existing
accounts, and clone ATM, debit or credit cards. Consumers' personal
identifying information is regularly sold by criminals to be used by
identity thieves around the world.
"Experian is a credit reporting agency trusted with consumers' most
sensitive financial information. The data breach at Experian has exposed
such information to identity theft criminals and has resulted and will
continue to result in the immediate future in harm and damage to the
members of the Class," said Locks Law partner Andrew P. Bell.
With offices in Cherry Hill, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and New York
City, Locks Law Firm is known for protecting the rights of consumers
throughout the country, as well as individuals and families who have
suffered injuries or death as a result of the recklessness or negligence
of another party. Attorneys at the Locks Law Firm practice with the
highest level of professional integrity and have extensive courtroom
experience. For additional information, contact Thomas Derr of Simon
PR, (215) 545-4715, ext. 29, or cell:(215) 620-7723.
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