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Danielle L. Perry, Partner at Mason LLP, has been appointed as Co-Lead counsel in a class action lawsuit against Mena Regional Health System following a data breach that occurred in October 2021. The breach resulted in the exposure of sensitive patient information, including personal identification data and medical records.

Mason LLP is pleased to announce that partner Danielle Perry has been appointed to the Executive Committee in the data breach class action against Connexin, a leading provider of practice management software. Perry brings her extensive experience in complex litigation and consumer protection to this important case. The class action lawsuit was filed after a data breach at Connexin compromised the personal and financial information of 2.2 million consumers. The breach, which occurred in August 2022, was caused by a vulnerability in Connexin's security systems that allowed hackers to access sensitive data.

Mason LLP’s Gary Mason has been appointed as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in a class action lawsuit against Memorial Health System (also known as Marietta Area Health Care, Inc). Interim Co-Lead Counsel will have sole authority over all matters concerning the prosecution of this class action against Memorial Health System on behalf of the Plaintiffs and the proposed class.

Mason LLP, a firm affected by the DC Health Link ("DCHL") data breach, was first to file a class action lawsuit against DCHL on March 14, 2023. This lawsuit stems out of the unauthorized access and exfiltration of Personally Identifiable Information of thousands of individuals who receive insurance benefits through this carrier. This breach has impacted not just members of the firm and their dependents along with thousands of others, but also members of Congress and their families. Hackers were able to retrieve this data from Defendant’s computer servers and sold it on the dark web, where it has been posted publicly making thousands of individuals vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. Some of the personal information included: Social Security numbers, home addresses, names, dates of birth, email addresses, phone numbers, health insurance information, and etc. Had DC Health Link utilized adequate data protection and security this incident could have been avoided.

Mason LLP was the first to file a Class Action Lawsuit against Regal Medical Group, Inc., (“Regal”) in Federal Court on February 13, 2023. Regal is a healthcare provider located in Southern California with multiple locations, which was the target of a data breach. This breach resulted in the Private Information of over 3.3 million people being exfiltrated and now in the hands of cybercriminals.  Regal sent out notice letters to people affected that their Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, treatment information, laboratory test results, prescription data, radiology reports, health plan member numbers, and phone numbers may have been accessed and stolen. Regal failed to have adequate data security for its computer systems, so cyber criminals could easily access the Private Information of many people tied to Regal. Data breaches make it easier for those affected to become victims of identity theft and fraud. They will have to spend time and money now and, in the future, to mitigate those risks that could have been avoided.

Mason LLP filed a Class Action Lawsuit against Order Express, Inc (“Order Express”) on December 22, 2022. Order Express, located in Illinois, provides specialized financial services like money transfers, cash checking, loan services, bill payments and package deliveries. This company was the target of a data breach, which resulted in consumers’ Private Information being exfiltrated and now in the hands of cybercriminals.  Order Express sent out notice letters to people affected that their name and Social Security number, driver’s license or state identification card number, passports, and other information may have been accessed and stolen. Order Express failed to have adequate data security for its computer systems, so cyber criminals could easily access the Private Information of many people tied to Order Express. Cybercriminals had access to it’s files for over 6 weeks before the company realized there was suspicious activity on its network. Over 63,000 people have been affected by this breach. Data breaches make it easier for those affected to become victims of identity theft and fraud. They will have to spend time and money now and, in the future, to mitigate those risks that could have been avoided.

Mason LLP filed a Class Action Lawsuit against Wright & Fillippis LLC (“W&F”) on December 05, 2022. W&F, located in Michigan, provides specialized health services in prosthetics and orthotics. This company was the target of data breach, which resulted in patients’ Private Information being exfiltrated and now in the hands of cybercriminals.  W&F sent out notice letters to people affected that their names, dates of birth, patient numbers, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, health insurance information, and driver’s license numbers or state IDs may have been accessed and stolen. W&F failed to have adequate data security for its computer systems, so cyber criminals could easily access the Private Information of many people tied to W&F. W&F took a little over 3 months to figure out the data breach was successful in exfiltrating the personally identifiable information (“PII”) of over 877,000 people. Following this revelation, the company took another 5 and a half months to notify those affected by the breach. Data breaches make it easier for those affected to become victims of identity theft and fraud. They will have to spend time and money now and in the future to mitigate those risks that could have been avoided.

Mason LLP filed a Class Action Lawsuit against OakBend Medical Center (“OakBend”) on November 17, 2022. OakBend is a nonprofit hospital located in Texas that has been providing healthcare services to the Greater Houston Area since 1947. It employs over 450 physicians along with 1,200 other staff members. On September 1, 2022, OakBend found that cybercriminals hacked into OakBend’s computer systems and removed the entire medical record of patients and certain employee data files. This breach has affected over 500,000 people.