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O.K. Foods, Inc. Data Breach

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NOTICE: If you are a current or former O.K. Foods, Inc. employee and received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options.
data breach digital locksOn April 15, 2021, O.K. Foods, Inc. (“O.K. Foods” or “OK Foods”) began to send notices to state Attorneys General reporting that an unauthorized person obtained access to an O.K. Foods employee’s email account containing employees’ sensitive information. This data breach occurred almost a year earlier, from April 22, 2020 to April 30, 2020. O.K. Foods states that they secured the email account and conducted a prompt investigation with external cybersecurity professionals. After their investigation, O.K. Foods was able to confirm that the breached email accounts included the protected information of 34,654 individuals.

WHAT INFORMATION WAS INVOLVED?

  • First and Last names
  • Social Security numbers
  • Financial Account Numbers
Headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, O.K. Foods, Inc. is one of the world’s largest fully-integrated producers and distributors of meat products. O.K. Foods serves restaurants, foodservice distributors, and grocery stores in the United States. O.K. Foods employs over 3,000 team members across all its locations.

NOTICE: If you are a current or former OK Foods, Inc. employee and received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options.

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.