TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 15, 2026

Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti recently joined a coalition of 43 attorneys general in announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe. The agreement resolves the states' claims stemming from the company's 2023 data breach that exposed the sensitive genetic and personal information of 6.9 million customers worldwide. States will recover $18 million in available funds, with Tennessee expecting to receive $348,687. The breach affected millions of consumers, including 116,395 Tennesseans, exposing sensitive information such as genetic ancestry data and other personal information. Read more in a press release from the states.