J. Matthew Thornton
Ballard Spahr LLP
- Address of record
- 2000 IDS Center 80 South 8th Street, Minneaapolis, MN 55402-2119, 612-371-6207
- Phone
- (612) 371-6207
- Fax
- Fax 612-371-3207
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Ashley Furniture Website Tracking Class Action
A proposed class action alleges that Ashley Furniture engaged in unauthorized tracking of website visitors. The litigation apparently concerns alleged privacy violations or fraud related to how the company collected or used tracking data from consumers visiting its website.
- Filed
- March 31, 2026
- Represents
- Ashley Global Retail, LLC
Bernardi v. National Debt Relief Class Action
A proposed class action against National Debt Relief, LLC alleging breach of contract or other contractual violations. The case involves claims arising from the defendant's debt relief services provided to consumers.
- Filed
- August 1, 2025
- Represents
- National Debt Relief, LLC
Restaurant Brands International Consumer Fraud Class Action
A proposed class action against Restaurant Brands International, Inc. The case is categorized under 'Other Fraud' and appears to involve consumer-facing claims, though the specific allegations are not set forth in the provided docket text. The docket indicates the court has entered a pretrial order through class certification.
- Filed
- April 25, 2025
- Represents
- Restaurant Brands International, Inc., Restaurant Brands International US Services LLC
SkinSpirit Essential Class Action
This is a putative class action against SkinSpirit Essential LLC. The docket reflects a second amended class action complaint and a motion to dismiss, but the specific factual allegations are not described in the available caption or docket entries. Based on the nature of suit (Other Statutory Actions), the case appears to involve statutory claims that could affect ordinary consumers.
- Filed
- December 20, 2024
- Represents
- SkinSpirit Essential LLC, SkinSpirit Holdings LLC, Dean Vistnes M.D., Inc.
Nexstar Media Personal Injury Class Action
A proposed class action against Nexstar Media Inc. The lawsuit appears to concern personal injury or other harm, based on the nature of suit classification. The case involves multiple individual plaintiffs and has been consolidated with another action, but the specific allegations are not detailed in the docket entries.
- Filed
- November 7, 2024
- Represents
- Nexstar Media 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.