Last week, two separate class actions were filed in the federal district court for the Southern District of Texas against DISA Global Solutions (DISA), a third-party employment screening services provider, related to an April 2024 cyber-attack.

DISA provides drug and alcohol testing and background checks for employers. DISA reportedly faced a cyber-attack from February to

This post was authored by Class Action Defense team chair Wystan Ackerman and is also being shared on our Class Actions Insider blog.

Some data breach class actions settle quickly, with one of two settlement structures:

(1) a “claims made” structure, in which the total amount paid to class members who submit valid claims is

Elemetal LLC faces a data breach class action resulting from its alleged failure to implement appropriate security measures, which led to a 2023 breach of approximately 13,000 customers’ personal information. Elemetal is a precious-metal refiner based in Texas, operating in more than 45 locations in the U.S.

The subject breach occurred between August 22 and