CClaimWatch
Plaintiff counsel in 9 cases

E. Michelle Drake

Berger Montague PC

Address of record
1229 Tyler Street, Suite 205, Minneapolis, MN 55413, 612-594-5999
Email
emdrake@bergermontague.com
Phone
(612) 594-5999
Fax
Fax 215-875-4604

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

9
Cases tracked
5 active · 4 settled
$167.5M
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
—
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
2
Cases with values
of 9 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Riley v. Medtronic Medical Device Class Action

A proposed class action against Medtronic, Inc., apparently involving contractual claims related to medical devices or products. The case has been consolidated with multiple related cases, suggesting potential involvement of numerous plaintiffs with similar allegations. The specific claims and factual basis are not detailed in the available docket entries.

Filed
May 19, 2026
Represents
Lisa Riley
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Medtronic Data Security Incident Class Action

A proposed class action against Medtronic concerning an alleged data security incident. The case alleges unauthorized access to personal information held by the medical device manufacturer, potentially affecting patients, customers, or account holders.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Represents
Lisa Riley
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Quince Pricing Class Action

This proposed class action alleges pricing-related claims against Quince (Last Brand, Inc.), apparently concerning allegations that the company engaged in unlawful or deceptive pricing practices. The specific allegations are not detailed in the caption alone, but the case involves ordinary consumers who purchased products from Quince.

Filed
November 13, 2025
Represents
Alexandra Mandel, Lauren Michael, Kate Chiplinsky, Samantha Murasko, Kathleen Talley, Erin Rohan, Lindsey Finster, Jennifer Rice, Britney Gardner, Thomas Chapin, Laura Aiello
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Salesforce Customers Security Incident Class Action

This proposed class action alleges that Salesforce experienced a security incident affecting its customers. The lawsuit apparently concerns unauthorized access to or compromise of customer data stored on Salesforce's systems. Customers seek relief for damages allegedly arising from the company's handling of the security breach.

Filed
August 27, 2025
Represents
Staci Johnson
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Allianz Life Insurance Data Incident Class Action

This proposed class action concerns a data incident affecting Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Policyholders and account holders allege that their personal information was compromised in the incident. The litigation seeks relief for ordinary consumers harmed by the data breach.

Filed
July 4, 2025
Represents
Plaintiffs' Leadership Committee
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Comcast Data Breach Settlement

In October 2023, a third-party gained unauthorized access to Comcast customers' personal information in a cybersecurity incident. Comcast denies that it engaged in any wrongdoing or violated any law.

Settlement fund
$117.5M
Claim deadline
September 14, 2026
Represents
KENNETH HASSON, David McCauley, Jodi Wolfson, ROBERT M. ROSEMAN, JACLYN REMARK, NOAH BIRKETT, CHARLES METZGER, PATRICIA ANDROS, MICHELLE BIRNIE, H. JOSHUA DIAMOND, JESSICA DURHAM, ROBERT P. ELSON, VINCE ESTEVEZ, CHAROLET W. FAIL, CENTORIA GUNTHER, DANIELLE HENDRICKSON, JACQUELINE KEUNG, ALYSSIA NANEZ, STEVEN PRESCOTT, RONALD SIMMONT, ROBERT SMITH, VERONICA VERDIER, LAURA WILEY, LAUREN WILKINSON, LORI ZINN, RALF WERNER, SHANDRELLE HARPER, DANIEL FRANK
Plaintiff 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
Carlos Harding, Jose Soto, Erica Baker, Rosemary Mosqueda, Noreen Smith
Plaintiff 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
Carlos Harding, Jose Soto, Erica Baker, Rosemary Mosqueda, Noreen Smith
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

MacBook Butterfly Keyboard Settlement

MacBook laptops sold between 2015-2019 were equipped with defective butterfly keyboards that resulted in characters repeating unexpectedly, letters or characters not appearing, and/or keys feeling sticky or not responding consistently. Apple denies the allegations and asserts that the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.

Settlement fund
$50M
Claim deadline
March 6, 2023
Represents
Diego Binatena

“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.