CClaimWatch
Defense counsel in 6 cases

Jeffrey Stephen Haut

McDonald Hopkins, LLC

Address of record
501 South Flagler Drive, Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, 561-847-2356
Email
jhaut@mcdonaldhopkins.com
Phone
(561) 847-2356
Fax
Fax 248-646-5075

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

6
Cases tracked
4 active · 2 settled
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Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
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Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
0
Cases with values
of 6 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Dubain v. Castle Management Personal Property Class Action

This proposed class action alleges claims related to personal property involving Castle Management, LLC. Based solely on the nature-of-suit code (Personal Property: Other), the specific factual allegations cannot be determined from the available docket information, but the case appears to concern a dispute over personal property that may affect multiple individuals similarly situated.

Filed
August 31, 2026
Represents
Castle Management, LLC
Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Butler v. Fairmont Federal Credit Union

This proposed class action alleges claims related to personal property matters against Fairmont Federal Credit Union. While specific details are limited based on the docket metadata, the case appears to involve allegations that could affect credit union account holders or members.

Filed
September 16, 2025
Represents
Fairmont Federal Credit Union
Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Autobell Car Wash Data Breach Class Action

A proposed class action against Autobell Car Wash, LLC, apparently concerning a data breach. The caption and docket indicate the case is a data breach litigation on behalf of consumers or other affected individuals. The court recently issued an order staying the case after the parties filed a joint notice of settlement.

Filed
October 30, 2024
Represents
Autobell Car Wash, LLC
Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Retail Data Contract Class Action

A proposed class action was filed against Retail Data, LLC. Based only on the caption and nature-of-suit code, the case appears to involve contract-related claims, but the specific allegations are not available from the provided docket metadata.

Filed
September 12, 2024
Represents
Retail Data, LLC
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
Sutter Health
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
Sutter Health

“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.