Donald MacKaye Houser
Alston & Bird
- Address of record
- 1201 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309-3424, 404-881-4749
- Phone
- (404) 881-4749
- Fax
- Fax 404-881-7777
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
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.
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.
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
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.