Joe Patrice reports:
Law firms must always be supremely cautious with private information, but you can’t help but think a firm would add that little extra attention to the task when their client has already been sued for a data breach. Not only would another leak damage the client’s reputation further, you already know that the plaintiff is exactly the sort of person willing to sue over leaks.
Goldberg Segalla finds itself on the wrong end of a lawsuit after Stephanie Hoffman, the plaintiff in a putative class action against Goldberg client Major Model Management for a breach that “exposed their personal information, including place of birth, date of birth, nationality, permanent address, cell number, email address, Social Security number, signature, passport numbers and actual copies of Social Security cards and passports,” according to Law360.
Read more on Above the Law to find out what the law firm bungled in its motion to dismiss.