July 22, 2022
Counsel representing government workers affected by the 2015 cyberattack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management have urged a D.C. federal judge to approve more than $8.5 million in attorney fees for their work obtaining a $63 million settlement.
June 07, 2022
A D.C. federal judge gave an early blessing on Tuesday to a $63 million settlement that would allow government workers affected by the 2015 cyberattack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to recoup up to $10,000 apiece.
June 03, 2022
Counsel for current, former and prospective government workers who recently inked a $63 million settlement with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management over a notorious cyberattack the agency disclosed in 2015 told a D.C. federal court Friday that his clients could not have declined the offer because it provides them with all or even more than they reasonably expected.
May 09, 2022
Current, former and prospective government workers who can show economic harm stemming from the notorious 2015 cyberattack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management would split $63 million under terms of a proposed settlement filed in D.C. federal court.
September 20, 2017
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday nixed multidistrict litigation brought against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and contractor KeyPoint Government Solutions in the wake of a massive data breach that compromised personal data belonging to 21.5 million current, former and prospective government employees, ruling that the theft of data alone was not enough to establish standing.
October 27, 2016
The U.S. Department of Justice unloaded Thursday on a proposed class action from victims of the 2015 hack into U.S. Office of Personnel Management databases, telling a D.C. federal judge that none of the exposure has actually led to any monetary harm.
August 30, 2016
The federal Office of Personnel Management asked a federal court Monday to end claims by the National Treasury Employees Union over last summer's sweeping hack of government personnel information, saying an injunction bid is weak because there's no indication that future harm will occur.
August 04, 2016
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management shot back on Wednesday at a class action of federal employees who were affected by last summer's sweeping hack of government personnel databases, telling a federal judge the workers don’t meet the court’s basic requirements for bringing a lawsuit.
July 27, 2016
Federal employees affected by last summer's sweeping hack of government personnel databases defended their class action against the Office of Personnel Management on Wednesday, saying the office has downplayed the workers' constitutional rights.