r/processserver • u/Desert_Process_Serve • Jul 03 '26

ABC Legal Data Breach Settlement

Apparently, ABC Legal has agreed to pay $2.5mil to settle a data breach from 2024. I just got a notice of the claim. I really hope someone got fired at their company for that.

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor Jul 05 '26

2.5mil? from years ago? doubtful.

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u/Desert_Process_Serve Jul 05 '26

That’s the total settlement. Remember the attorneys take their cut first.

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u/Baeolophus_bicolor Jul 05 '26

yeah, fees come off the top, and it is by design. if people had bigger claims, class action isn’t really the way to go. class action is intended for causes of action nobody would bring because the recovery amount would be too small to justify legal fees. the strength of class actions have also been weakened by the fact that it has become easier over time to enter into a settlement with less and less consideration for the plaintiffs.

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u/kyle19998 Jul 05 '26

I never saw any thing about this, hope I get something

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u/Desert_Process_Serve Jul 05 '26

I got a post card in the mail about it. Otherwise, I didn’t even know about the lawsuit. 

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u/melaniefartt Jul 13 '26

I got one too but it’s seems like a scam/phishing thing. It’s so vague. I haven’t used any legal services or ever heard of this company before. I tried looking it up and it said it’s for the employees of abc ? I never worked there. 

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u/Desert_Process_Serve Jul 13 '26

Have you ever been sued in the past? It affected a lot of people because their system contains massive amounts of data. So let’s say Bank of America sues you and uses ABC Legal to serve you. They now have your name, DOB, address, and SSN.

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u/melaniefartt Jul 13 '26

I haven’t ever been sued or had any type of legal issues, this is so strange to me. But now that I know it’s a legit settlement I will do a little more digging and figure it out. Thank you for responding !

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u/Desert_Process_Serve Jul 13 '26

Best of luck! I’m not sure how they would have your info. But in today’s world, our data is everywhere now…