Halifax court approves settlement in Dell class action over data breach: lawyer
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This article was published 27/02/2025 (575 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A lawyer representing Dell customers whose data was compromised in a 2017 breach says a Halifax court approved a $2.1-million settlement in a class action she filed on the consumers’ behalf.
Kate Boyle from the Wagners law firm says an oral decision from Judge John Keith ruled the settlement was fair, reasonable and in the best interest of the consumers affected.
The class action it stemmed from was filed against Dell Canada and parent company Dell USA after thousands of Canadians had their personal information compromised during a breach of a service provider the tech firms used. Wagners says the data was then allegedly used to make targeted tech support scam calls.
The law firm has estimated more than 14,000 people will be eligible for compensation under the settlement, which was first proposed in November and does not include an admission of guilt from Dell.
Class action members who received a notice about the data breach from Dell between April 2, 2018 and Jan. 25, 2019 are expected to nab $85.
Those who can prove the breach resulted in fraudulent credit card or banking charges or who needed tech remediation services to recover from the incident may receive up to $3,000.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 27, 2025.
