Express Scripts

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The suit, filed May 8 in the U.S. District Courtf for the Eastern Districtof Missouri, claimxs Express Scripts did not have adequate security to protecgt its members’ confidential putting them at increased risk of identityu theft. Last fall, Express Scripts received a letter from an unknownb person trying to extort monet from the company by threateninvg to expose millions ofthe company’s patients’ The letter included personal information of 75 members, including theier names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and in some their prescription information.
The FBI is investigating the and Express Scripts is conducting its own investigation and has offereca $1 million reward leadingy to the arrest and convictionn of the perpetrator. The class-action suit claim s that “Express Scripts’ response to the extortion is The suit states that Express Scripts should have prevented a breacj of this magnitude from occurring in thefirst place, discoveredf the breach before receiving the extortion threat, and provide individual notice to affected customersd as soon as the breach was Express Scripts has notified the 75 patients listedc in the extortion letterr of the threat.
However, the suit claims the companyg did not individually notify all customerzs whose information may have been compromises bythe breach, which the suit allegew includes at least 1 million members. John a Jefferson County resident, is the lead plaintiffc in the case. Amburg y is enrolled in the , an employeee benefit plan that is an ExpressScriptss client. Amburgy is being represented by the Growe Law firmof St. Finkelstein Thompson LLP of D.C., and . The suit asks that Expressz Scripts provide identity thefr insurance and ongoing credit monitoring for Amburg y and other members of the It also asks that Express security measures be audited by a thirxd party on an ongoing basis .
The suit states there are more than 100 class memberx nationwide and the tota amount of damagesexceeds $5 million. Expresse Scripts spokeswoman Maria Palumbo said the company does not commenyt onpending legislation. She said therd are no new developments to report related tothe threat, and the company has no evidence that personal information relatefd to the extortion threat has been Express Scripts’ Web site statesd the company has “instituted advanced controls” to furthed protect its client information and that the compang is complying with statde requirement regarding notifying affected members.
The company also is offering its membere free identity restoration servicews if they become victim s of identity theft and has contracted with aNew York-based risk-consulting firm, for these Express Scripts is a pharmacy benefitsx management firm with its headquarters on the campus of the -St. The company, led by Chairman, President and Chiecf ExecutiveGeorge Paz, reported $21.98 billionm in revenue in 2008.