PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement between Deloitte and hundreds of thousands of people whose private information may have been impacted in the RIBridges data breach was filed Thursday in the District Court of Rhode Island.
Court documents show Deloitte and the plaintiffs agreed to settle multiple class action lawsuits for $6.3 million last month following mediation.
BACKGROUND: Deloitte agrees to class-action settlement over RIBridges cyberattack
Thursday’s motion, filed by Jeff Ostrow and Danielle L. Perry as interim co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs, asks District Court Judge Melissa DuBose to approve the preliminary agreement and certify all 735,501 individuals who were notified that their data was compromised in last year’s cyberattack as the Settlement Class.
Deloitte directors and officers, governmental entities, and court staff are excluded from the settlement…