The end of last month the T-Mobile MDL, In re: T-Mobile
Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, MDL No. 3019, had
its first hearing before the Western District of Missouri. The
parties tended to a number of preliminary matters that will set the
stage for one of the must-watch data privacy litigations in 2022.
Read on to learn more.
A quick recap to get any fresh readers up to speed: In August 2021, T-Mobile disclosed that it had
been the victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the compromise of
some current, former and prospective customers' SSN, name,
address, date of birth and driver's license/ID information. By
T-Mobile's account, no "customer financial information,
credit card information, debit or other payment information"
was exposed in the attack. Nevertheless, over 40 putative class
action claims were filed seeking damages for the improper
disclosure of personal information. On December 3, 2021, the Judicial Panel on
Multidistrict Litigation transferred
