Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading data breach law firm, is investigating Thompson Coburn, LLP, and its client, Presbyterian Healthcare Services (PHS), regarding its recent data breach. The Thompson Coburn data breach may have involved sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to over 305,000 individuals.
ABOUT THOMPSON COBURN, LLP:
Thompson Coburn is a full-service law firm based in Missouri. Today, Thompson Coburn provides legal services in a variety of practice areas, including antitrust, banking and financial services litigation, business litigation, commercial acquisition and sale, class actions, consumer products litigation, copyright, corporate law, employment litigation, environmental law, estate planning, healthcare, immigration, lobbying and policy, tax, and more.2 Additionally, Thompson Coburn’s client base consists of Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies operating across a range of industries such as agriculture and food, automotive, construction, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, media, pharmaceutical, real estate, state and local government, transportation, and more.2,3 Headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri, Thompson Coburn employs over 500 individuals.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Recently, Thompson Coburn announced that it had experienced a data breach in which the sensitive personal identifiable information and protected health information belonging to patients of its client, Presbytrian Healthcare Services (PHS), in its systems may have been accessed and acquired. According to the breach notice, on May 29, 2024, Thompson Coburn became aware of suspicious activity within its network. As a result, Thompson Coburn launched an investigation to determine the nature of the incident.
Through its investigation, Thompson Coburn confirmed that sensitive personal information in its systems may have been viewed and obtained by an unauthorized third-party between May 28 and May 29, 2024. As a result, Thompson Coburn began a review of the data to determine what information had been impacted as well as identify the specific individuals affected. During the review, Thompson Coburn determined that certain information related to patients of PHS was contained within the acquired files.1 While the information impacted varies depending on the individual, the type of information potentially exposed includes:
- Name
- Social Security number
- Date of birth
- Medical information (e.g., medical record number, patient account number, prescription/treatment information, clinical information, medical provider information)
- Health insurance information
As a result of the data breach, Thompson Coburn posted a notice of the incident on its website. Additionally, Thompson Coburn plans to mail data breach notification letters to impacted individuals. Based on the website breach notice, Thompson Coburn is providing affected individuals with a list of the specific types of sensitive information impacted and complimentary credit monitoring services. A link to the form breach notification that Thompson Coburn posted to its website is below.
If you received a breach notification letter from Thompson Coburn, LLP:
We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies in response to this data breach. Please fill out the form, below, or contact us at 872.263.1100 or sam@straussborrelli.com.
