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PHILADELPHIA, PA – Seeger Weiss partner Shauna Itri has been appointed to the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee in the AT&T Inc Customer Data Security Breach Litigation by the Honorable Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. This litigation consolidates dozens of class action lawsuits stemming from a data breach earlier this year, which leaked the personal information of over 70 million AT&T customers on the dark web. Plaintiffs allege that AT&T did not implement adequate measures to protect sensitive information as required by federal guidelines. As a result, AT&T customers have and will suffer damages.
With nearly two decades of experience leading complex litigation, including securities, consumer, and qui tam matters, Itri has represented relators and helped secure major settlements including a $42.6 million settlement with Renaissance RX (RenRX) and a $13 million settlement with medical device company Covidien. Itri also played an instrumental role in the Philips CPAP litigation and resulting settlements, in which Seeger Weiss co-founder Chris Seeger served as co-lead counsel.
“It is a privilege to receive the Court’s appointment, and we plan to prosecute this case aggressively on behalf of the millions of people impacted by this breach,” said Itri. “The facts are clear: AT&T failed to safeguard its customers’ private information, which resulted in a devastating data breach with long-term consequences. Because the company brazenly neglected to follow standard industry practices and federal guidelines, it should be held fully accountable to prevent future harm to its customers.”
One of the nation’s preeminent plaintiffs’ law firms, Seeger Weiss is best known for multidistrict mass torts and class actions in both state and federal court—and especially for taking those cases to trial. With the resources and dedication to take on the world’s largest corporations, the firm has an impressive track record of victories against companies like Merck, Monsanto, and 3M—and a reputation for sticking with a case from beginning to end. From offices in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the firm has represented over 10,000 individuals, companies, and governments across the United States who have been injured or defrauded on a massive scale. Since its founding in 1999, it has led many of the most complex and high-profile cases in the country: the National Prescription Opiate Litigation, which the Washington Post called “the largest federal court case in U.S. history”; the ongoing “Dieselgate” scandal; the sprawling multistate litigation on behalf of survivors of child sexual abuse; and the history-making National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation.
Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome in any future matter.