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Forever 21 Data Breach

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NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Forever 21, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

Photo illustration of a data breachOn or about August 29, 2023, Forever 21 sent a Notice of Data Breach Letter (“Breach Letter”) to individuals, including employees, former employees, and their dependents. The Breach Letter informed victims that their personally identifiable information (“PII”) was exposed when Forever 21 claims there was a “cyber incident that impacted a limited number of systems.” (the “Data Breach”) According to the Breach Letter, Forever 21 discovered the Data Breach in March 2023 and investigated the Data Breach and determined that, between January 5, 2023 and March 21, 2023  hackers had “obtained select files from certain Forever 21 systems” without authorization. Forever 21 has revealed that the PII available to the hackers during this breach consists of, including, but not limited to: name, Social Security number, date of birth, bank account number (without access code or pin), and information regarding impacted persons’ Forever 21 health plan, including enrollment and premiums paid. Forever 21 discovered the Data Breach in March, 2023. It waited until August 29, 2023 to send Breach Letters to victims. Forever 21 is a major clothing retailer and is based in Los Angeles, California. It has over 43,0 00 employees across 540 locations and in 2022, had over $4 billion in revenue. The data of over 539,207 individuals was compromised by this data breach. If you received a Breach Letter from Forever 21 or any of its related entities, you were impacted by the data breach. Forever 21 has offered victims one-year of credit monitoring through IdentityWorks. WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED? According to Forever 21, the following information was exposed:
  • Names
  • Social Security numbers
  • Dates of birth
  • Bank Account Number (without access code or pin)
  • Information regarding Forever 21 health plan, including enrollment and premiums paid
This information is called your Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”). It tells others about you and is considered part of your identity. Businesses are required to secure this information or risk facing statutory penalties, among other legal penalties. Stolen PII can be used by identity thieves to engage in fraudulent activity using your identity. The best way to protect yourself after a data breach is to sign up for credit and identity protection services as soon as possible. California offers extra protections and legal rights to its residents through the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).

NOTICE: If you received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from Forever 21, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.

Settlement - $3,767,000

Truck Accident

A 20-year-old man who had been married for just 12 days left home on his way to work. He was driving on Pleasant Grove Road in Sutter County in the early morning when he came upon a slow-moving truck. As he pulled out to pass the truck, the truck driver turned left in front of him. The young man attempted to steer back into his lane but his vehicle struck an un-flagged piece of metal extending from the back of the truck. He died in the resulting crash.

Expert witnesses brought in by the Arnold Law Firm proved that the truck, owned and operated by a hauling firm, should never have been on the highway that morning. Specifically, the rear and side turn signals did not work and the rear-view mirror was in a poor state of adjustment at the time of the collision. As a result, the driver, who had failed to properly inspect the vehicle before setting out that morning, couldn’t see the young man’s vehicle as it attempted to pass.

The poor condition of the truck, its lack of maintenance and the manner in which it was operated were found to be substantial factors in causing the collision that killed the young man. The testimony also established that the man had been making a lawful pass at the lawful speed limit and acted reasonably when he attempted to avoid the collision.

The man’s 20-year-old widow was awarded $3,767,000.77, his parents were awarded $185,131 and the family was reimbursed $11,899 in funeral expenses. Though money is a poor substitute for a young man’s life, this verdict demonstrates that drivers who endanger the lives of others will be held accountable for their actions.