$2.34M Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Settlement Resolves Data Breach Lawsuit Over 2025 Incident

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has agreed to a $2.34 million class action settlement to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the international law firm failed to adequately protect confidential information from an April 2025 data breach.

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The Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on September 3, 2026. Eligible for the settlement are all living United States residents who were provided notice that their private information may have been accessed in connection with the Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman data breach.

The court-authorized Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman data breach settlement website can be found at PillsburyDataSettlement.com.

Settlement class members who file a timely, valid claim form can receive up to $3,000 for documented out-of-pocket losses incurred between April 29, 2025 and December 7, 2026 due to the data breach. This benefit covers losses from identity theft or fraud and costs for credit reports, credit monitoring, freezing/unfreezing credit, replacement IDs, postage to contact banks and more.

Class members must submit proof, such as bank statements or receipts, to receive a documented-loss payment.

Should the total value of all documented-loss claims exceed the $1,500,000 aggregate cap, payments will be reduced on a pro rata (proportional) basis.

In addition, class members can file a claim form to receive a pro rata cash payment, with no proof required.

Lastly, all class members are eligible to receive one year of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, which includes medical data monitoring and medical identity theft insurance. CyEx enrollment codes were sent to class members as part of the settlement notice.   

To file a Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the login ID and PIN found on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members can download a PDF claim form to print, complete and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by December 7, 2026.

Class members can enter their login ID and PIN on this page to receive an enrollment reminder email for the medical data monitoring services available through the settlement.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman class action settlement following a hearing on December 22, 2026. Benefits will begin to be made available to class members only after final approval has been granted and any appeals have been resolved.

The Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman class action lawsuit alleged that the international law firm, which has clients in the tech, energy, financial and real estate industries, failed to implement adequate cybersecurity measures to protect confidential information from a targeted cyberattack in April 2025.  

Court documents state that private information that may have been compromised in the data breach included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or government-issued ID numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and financial account information.

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