Was your business or income harmed by the CrowdStrike outage?
Many small businesses across the country have lost revenue from turning away customers or reported systemwide shutdowns due to a faulty software update that CrowdStrike issued on July 19, 2024. Gibbs Law Group is investigating a potential class action case on behalf of business owners who have suffered business interruptions because of CrowdStrike’s defective software update.
Did your business experience the “blue screen of death” from CrowdStrike? Contact our cybersecurity attorneys by calling 510-901-4027 or visiting our website: CrowdStrike Outage Class Action Lawsuit Investigation
What happened with the CrowdStrike update on July 19?
On Friday, July 19, CrowdStrike issued a software update that it admitted had a “defect,” causing millions of computers using Microsoft Windows to crash. Users reported constant rebooting and seeing what’s commonly known as the “blue screen of death” on their monitors.
The global IT outage left businesses, customers, and governments across a wide variety of industries – including healthcare, airlines, banking, emergency services, and more – stranded and scrambling to get their systems back online.
CNN called it a “preventable mistake,” and one expert speaking to AP News warned that “ripple effects from this could be felt for days and weeks ahead.” According to one report, businesses face estimated losses of $5.4 billion.
Which businesses can file a lawsuit after the CrowdStrike outage?
We have been receiving calls from business owners in a wide variety of industries who report being impacted by the CrowdStrike outage, including the following:
- general contractors
- healthcare providers
- IT providers
- law firms
- loan agencies
- shipping and packaging
- security services
- tax professionals
Many other types of businesses may be eligible. Contact our law firm to discuss your experience.
Our lawyers have recovered millions for clients in cybersecurity cases
Our attorneys are industry leaders in cybersecurity class action lawsuits. Gibbs Law Group currently represents over 30 healthcare practices from 26 different states whose businesses were crippled in early 2024 by a widespread network shutdown involving Change Healthcare. Gibbs Law Group partner David Berger also represents thousands of data breach victims against AT&T, MGM, Comcast, and other companies seeking accountability for their cybersecurity practices.
Gibbs Law Group is a nationwide leader in lawsuits seeking to holding companies accountable for misconduct. It has prosecuted some of the largest privacy cases throughout the country, and the firm’s attorneys have received numerous awards for their privacy and data breach work including “Cybersecurity & Privacy MVP,” “Top Cybersecurity and Privacy Attorneys Under 40,” and “Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar.”
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PHONE: 510-350-9705
EMAIL: CRC@CLASSLAWGROUP.CO
