6 New Negligence Actions Filed as Related Cases in MOVEit Data Breach MDL

Six new negligence cases were filed as related cases in MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, said a Tuesday notice (docket MDL No. 3083) of related cases at the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Cases are Acevedo v. Illinois Dept. of Innovation and Technology (docket 3:23-cv-03225), Smith v. Progress Software (docket 1:23-cv-11580), Truesdale v. Progress Software (docket 1:23- cv-01913), Reese v. Ipswich (docket 1:23-cv-11610), Pulignani v. Progress Software (docket 1:23-cv-1912) and Ellis v. Pension Benefit Information, (docket 0:23-cv-02139). This month, Bruce Bailey, the named plaintiff in Bailey v. Progress Software and Pension Benefit Information, moved the JPML to transfer and centralize all related actions to U.S. District Court for Minnesota. The related actions allege Progress Software bears responsibility for a May 28 data breach in which data of over 15 million people was stolen as part of a security breach by Russian ransomware group CL0P.