January 19, 2018
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.
July 15, 2016
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.
January 25, 2016
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.
November 12, 2015
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.
September 21, 2015
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.