Did you receive a notice from Taro Pharmaceuticals? Did you receive a mail about a class action on the settlement to resolve claims about the alleged company responsible for the data breach lawsuit? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is Taro Pharmaceuticals Class Action Settlement?
Taro Pharmaceuticals was negligent with its employees’ data, leading to their private information being leaked in a cyberattack, a new class action lawsuit alleges. The name of the case is Jae Lee, et al. v. Taro Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Case No. 7:23-cv-03834, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
What Is This Class Action All About?
Plaintiff Jae Lee filed a class action lawsuit against Taro Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. May 8 in a New York federal court, alleging negligence.
According to the Taro Pharmaceuticals class action, cybercriminals breached Taro’s systems because it failed to adequately train its employees on cybersecurity and failed to maintain reasonable security safeguards or protocols to protect their PII.
Taro is an international pharmaceutical company that claims to develop high-quality, proprietary and off-patent pharmaceuticals for the United States, Canada, Israel and other countries around the world, the lawsuit states.
it stores “a litany” of highly sensitive personal identifiable information (PII) about its current and former employees that it failed to protect, according to the Taro Pharmaceuticals class action.
“Defendant lost control over that data when cybercriminals infiltrated its insufficiently protected computer systems in a data breach,” the lawsuit states. “Defendant had no effective means to prevent, detect, stop or mitigate breaches of its systems—thereby allowing cybercriminals unrestricted access to employee PII.”
“In short, Defendant’s failures placed the Class’s PII in a vulnerable position—rendering them easy targets for cybercriminals,” the lawsuit alleges.
Lee sued on behalf of anyone whose data was compromised in the breach. He claims negligence, breach of contract and unjust enrichment and seeks certification of the class action, damages, fees, costs and a jury trial.
In related Taro news, a Pennsylvania federal judge recently signed off on a settlement to end price-fixing claims from direct purchasers against Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. and Taro Pharmaceutical Industries USA Inc.
Who Is Eligible?
The settlement benefits all class members who received a data breach notice on or about April 20, 2023.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
For a class member to partake in this settlement, class members’ claim forms must be submitted on the settlement website.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement varies and the proof of purchase is not necessary.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website, just like the DirecTV and Celcius class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim.
