Benjamin Johns appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in Rite Aid Data Breach Class Action
A Pennsylvania court recently appointed Shub & Johns LLC Partner, Benjamin F. Johns – along with Co-Counsel – as Interim co-Lead Counsel in a consolidated class action lawsuit against the Rite Aid Corporation(“Rite Aid”) after a data breach allegedly exposed individuals’ personal consumer identification information.
The case is captioned Bianucci v. Rite Aid Corporation, No. 2:24-cv-3356. This case was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Continue reading to learn more.
Data Breach at Rite Aid
On or around July 15, 2024, Rite Aid, a Pennsylvania-based drug store and pharmacy chain, began notifying individuals that their information was involved in a data breach that allegedly exposed consumers’ personal information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, and driver’s license numbers or other forms of government-issued IDs presented at the time of purchase.
The company learned of the security breach on June 20, 2024 and immediately conducted an investigation. Rite Aid determined that on June 20, 2024, an unauthorized party gained access to confidential consumer information through the company’s servers. Through further investigation, Rite Aid discovered that approximately 2.2 million individuals’ information was impacted and that only consumers who made purchases between June 6, 2017 and July 31, 2018 were impacted.
Rite Aid Class Action Lawsuit
On August 6, 2024, Shub & Johns LLC filed a class action lawsuit against Rite Aid for the potential impact that the data breach could have or has already had on affected individuals.
On August 16, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion to Consolidate all class action matters against Rite Aid related to the data breach and appointed Shub & Johns Partner Benjamin F. Johns as interim co-lead counsel in the consolidated action.
If you received a notice letter from Rite Aid indicating that your information was involved in a data breach and you are experiencing instances of fraud or notice any suspicious activity, let us know! Complete the attached form and see how you can participate.
