Joel R. Rhine
Rhine Law Firm, PC
- Address of record
- 1612 Military Cutoff Rd, Suite 300, Wilmington, NC 28403, 910-772-9960
- jrr@rhinelawfirm.com
- Phone
- (910) 772-9960
- Fax
- Fax 910-772-9062
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Nucor Data Settlement
Nucor Corporation experienced a cybersecurity incident discovered around May 13, 2025, in which an unauthorized third party accessed and acquired certain data from Nucor's information technology systems between May 3 and May 13, 2025. The accessed data contained personal information of affected individuals. Nucor denies wrongdoing and liability.
- Claim deadline
- June 9, 2026
- Represents
- Michael Sweat
Krispy Kreme Data Security Settlement
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation experienced a data incident discovered on November 29, 2024, that resulted in unauthorized access to or acquisition of customers' private information. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial account access information.
- Settlement fund
- $1.6M
- Claim deadline
- June 22, 2026
- Represents
- Omar Rodriguez
Canteen Vending Machine Overcharge Settlement
Compass Group USA, Inc. (Canteen) allegedly charged consumers more than the displayed price for items purchased from certain vending machines when customers used credit, debit, or prepaid cards, without disclosing the extra card-use charges to consumers.
- Settlement fund
- $6.9M
- Claim deadline
- November 14, 2025
- Represents
- George Moore, James Jilek, Brian Baldwin, Andres Borrero
“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.