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Defense counsel in 4 cases

Donald MacKaye Houser

Alston & Bird

Address of record
1201 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309-3424, 404-881-4749
Email
donald.houser@alston.com
Phone
(404) 881-4749
Fax
Fax 404-881-7777

Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.

4
Cases tracked
0 active · 4 settled
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
$350M
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
1
Cases with values
of 4 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselSettled — claims closed

MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Settlement

Cadence Bank used a third-party file transfer application called MOVEit Transfer that had a security vulnerability. This vulnerability led to a data breach between May 28, 2023 and May 31, 2023, where personally identifying information of customers was compromised. Cadence began notifying affected individuals in September 2023.

Claim deadline
June 4, 2026
Represents
United Healthcare Services, Inc. d/b/a UnitedHealthcare Student Resources, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, Optum, Inc.
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

MOVEit Nuance Data Security Breach Settlement

Nuance Communications, Inc. experienced a data security breach between May 27-31, 2023, affecting personally identifiable information of customers. The breach resulted from an alleged vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, third-party file transfer software that Nuance used in its ordinary business operations. Nuance is settling claims related to this 2023 MOVEit Security Incident, though litigation against Progress Software Corporation (the MOVEit software licensor) continues.

Claim deadline
March 30, 2026
Represents
United Healthcare Services, Inc. d/b/a UnitedHealthcare Student Resources, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, Optum, Inc.
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

TMX Data Security Settlement

TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc. and TMX Finance LLC experienced a data security breach that accessed, stole, impacted, or compromised customers' personal information. TMX is settling claims related to this data breach without admitting wrongdoing.

Claim deadline
August 6, 2025
Represents
TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., TMX Finance LLC
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

T-Mobile 2021 Data Breach Settlement

T-Mobile suffered a cyber-attack in August 2021 that exposed the personal information of more than 76 million customers. The stolen data included full names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver's license information of current, former, and prospective customers.

Settlement fund
$350M
Claim deadline
January 23, 2023
Represents
T-Mobile US, Inc., T-Mobile USA, Inc.

“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.