Andrew Ferich

Andrew (Andy) W. Ferich is a partner at Ahdoot Wolfson.  Mr. Ferich is located in the Philadelphia region and he is a member of the firm’s east coast team.  Mr. Ferich is one the most respected data privacy lawyers in the country and is routinely appointed to leadership positions and consulted with by courts in data privacy litigation.  Mr. Ferich also has significant experience in consumer protection, automotive defects, ERISA retirement plan, and whistleblower/qui tam litigation.

Before joining the plaintiffs’ bar, Mr. Ferich was an associate at a top national litigation firm in Philadelphia where he focused his practice on commercial and financial services litigation. 

Mr. Ferich has represented a wide array of clients, including consumers, whistleblowers, investors, and institutional clients.  He possesses major jury trial experience and has litigated dozens of cases from inception to judgement or settlement. Mr. Ferich has obtained hundreds of millions of dollars in damages and injunctive relief for various classes and groups of people.

A small sampling of Mr. Ferich’s representative matters and accomplishments on behalf of clients and classes is below:

Consumer Products

• Steinhardt, et al. v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., et al., No. 3:23-cv-02291-RK-RLS (D.N.J.) ($30 million settlement value, and settlement granted final approval in a lawsuit alleging defective belt start generator in certain Audi automobiles; Mr. Ferich is appointed co-lead class counsel);
• In re: MacBook Keyboard Litig., No: 5:18-cv-02813-EJD (N.D. Cal.) ($50 million settlement granted final approval in a lawsuit Mr. Ferich developed, filed, and assisted in litigating alleging that certain Apple MacBook laptop models contain a known defect plaguing the functionality of Apple’s notorious butterfly keyboard);
• Udeen, et al. v. Subaru of America, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-17334-RBK-JS (D.N.J.) ($6.25 million settlement value in a class action on behalf of owners and lessees of Subaru vehicles with allegedly defective infotainment systems; Mr. Ferich was appointed co-lead class counsel);
• In re Nexus 6P Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 5:17-cv-02185-BLF (N.D. Cal.) ($9.75 million settlement in an action alleging that Google smartphones contained a defect that caused “bootlooping” and sudden battery drain);
• Weeks, et al. v. Google LLC, No. 5:18-cv-00801-NC (N.D. Cal.) ($7.25 million settlement granted in a consumer action alleging that Google sold first-generation Pixel smartphones with a known microphone defect);
• In re: Elk Cross Timbers Decking Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, No. 2;15-cv-00018-JLL-JAD (D.N.J.) (approximately $20 million settlement value obtained in MDL relating to defective wood-composite decking);
• Duffy, et al. v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc., No. 3:24-cv-00388-BJB (W.D. Ky.) (preliminary approval of a class-wide settlement pending involving an alleged defect in the Mazda Connect infotainment system in certain Mazda vehicles);
• Cilluffo, et al. v. Subaru of America, Inc., et al., No. 1:23-cv-01897-RBK-MJS (D.N.J.) (Mr. Ferich was appointed co-lead counsel in second case against Subaru alleging defective Starlink infotainment systems in certain Subaru vehicles).

Data Privacy

• Harbour, et al. v. California Health & Wellness Plan, et al., No 5:21-cv-03322 (N.D. Cal.) ($10M settlement fund and injunctive relief obtained in a medical data breach settlement relating to the Accellion data breach, which received final approval; Mr. Ferich was appointed co-lead class counsel);
• Cochran, et al. v. The Kroger Co., et al., No. 21-cv-01887-EJD (N.D. Cal.) ($5 million settlement fund and injunctive relief obtained in a second medical information data breach settlement relating to the Accellion data breach, which received final approval; Mr. Ferich was appointed co-lead class counsel);
• In re Wawa, Inc. Data Breach Litigation,  No. 2:19-cv-06019 (E.D. Pa.) ($12 million settlement on behalf of consumers whose sensitive payment card information was exposed to criminals as part of a highly-publicized data breach);
• Tafelski et al. v. Logan Health, No. ADV-22-0108 (Montana 8th Judicial Dist. Ct.) ($4.3 million settlement with injunctive relief measures in a medical data breach case, that received final settlement approval from the court; Mr. Ferich is appointed co-lead class counsel and wrote the briefing on appeal to the Montana Supreme Court, which affirmed settlement approval);
• Nelson v. Connexin Software Inc., No. 2:22-cv-04676-JDW (E.D. Pa.) ($4 million settlement obtained in medical data breach case impacting millions of minor pediatric patients; Mr. Ferich was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee);
• In re Forefront Data Breach Litigation, No. 1:21-cv-00887-LA (E.D. Wis.) ($3.75 million settlement in medical data breach case that received final approval; Mr. Ferich was appointed co-lead class counsel);
• Kesner et al. v. UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc., No. 2185 CV 01210 (Mass. Super. Ct.) (final approval of $1.2 million non-reversionary common fund settlement was granted in this medical data breach case, where Mr. Ferich was appointed as co-lead class counsel);
• In re Keystone Data Breach Litig., No. 1:22-cv-01643-CCC (M.D. Pa.) (Mr. Ferich was appointed interim co-lead class counsel in this health information data breach impacting hundreds of thousands of people; final approval of a $900,000 common fund settlement was granted in state court companion case);
• Perdue v. Hy-Vee, Inc., No. 1:19-cv-01330 (C.D. Ill.) (Mr. Ferich was appointed co-lead counsel in payment card data breach litigation, where settlement received final approval and included corporate commitments of at least $20 million in data security improvements).

ERISA/Retirement Plan Litigation

• Davis, et al. v. Washington University in St. Louis, et al., No. 4:17-cv-01641-RLW (E.D. Mo.) ($7.5 million settlement in ERISA class action litigation Mr. Ferich developed and led alleging excessive fees and other fiduciary breaches relating to a large university 403(b) retirement plan);
• Smith, et al. v. VCA Inc., et al., No. 2:21-cv-09140-GW-AGR (C.D. Cal.) (Mr. Ferich was co-class counsel in ERISA class action alleging excessive recordkeeping and administrative fees, and other fiduciary breaches, relating to VCA’s defined contribution plan; this case settled for $1.5 million, and received final settlement approval);
• Tsui, et al. v. Universal Services of America, LP, et al., No. 8:22-cv-01158 (C.D. Cal.) (Mr. Ferich is prosecuting this ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action relating to allegations of excessive recordkeeping and administrative fees being assessed to participants in the Allied Universal 401(k) plan).

Mr. Ferich has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers every year since 2017. He is admitted to the bars of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the District of Columbia, is admitted to numerous federal courts across the country, and is a proud member of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

In his spare time, Andy likes to volunteer, play golf, watch his Philadelphia Flyers, workout, and spend time with his wife, his daughter Harper, and twin boys Tucker and Brody.