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USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC Data Breach

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NOTICE: If you are a California resident and received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC or one of its affiliates, contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential Case Evaluation form here.
Waste Management data breachOn May 28, 2021, USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC (“WM”) reported to the California Attorney General’s office that an unauthorized party accessed personal information stored on WM’s network. According to the data breach notification, on January 21, 2021, WM discovered suspicious activity on its network and began to investigate the incident. The investigation concluded that an unauthorized party accessed WM’s network between January 21, 2021 and January 23, 2021, accessed certain files, and took files containing personal information. On May 4, 2021, WM began to identify individuals whose personal information was actually taken by the unauthorized party. WM has reported to several state Attorneys General that at least 268,510 individuals were identified as having their personal information accessed as a result of this data breach.

WHO WAS AFFECTED?

USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC or one of its affiliates:
  • Current employees and their dependents
  • Former employees and their dependents

WHAT INFORMATION IS INVOLVED?

According to Morley Companies, Inc., the following information is included in the data breach:
  • Social Security numbers
  • First and Last names
  • National IDs
  • Dates of Birth
  • Driver’s License Numbers
  • Identification Card Numbers
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, WM is an American waste management company offering a wide range of services including solid waste and recyclable materials collection services for residential, industrial, municipal and commercial customers in 48 states. WM and its 45,000 employees serve over 20 million residential customers and over 2 million commercial customers. 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.

NOTICE: If you are a California resident and received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH letter from USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC or one of its affiliates, 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.