Cadwalader Hit With Class Action Stemming From Data Breach

Law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is at fault for exposing personal data in a November 2022 breach, according to a proposed class action filed Wednesday in Manhattan.

The firm “failed to prevent the data breach because it did not adhere to commonly accepted security standards and failed to detect that its databases were subject to a security breach,” the suit alleges.

Ohio-based attorney Patrick Perotti filed the lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, claiming more than 93,000 people had identifying information compromised and are at risk of credit fraud or identity theft.

Cadwalader did not immediately respond ...