John G. Emerson , Jr.
Emerson Firm, PLLC
- Address of record
- John G Emerson, 2500 Wilcrest, Suite 300, Houston, TX 77042, 800-551-8649
- Phone
- (800) 551-8649
- Fax
- Fax 501-286-4659
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Fortra File Transfer Software Data Breach Settlement
Defendants used Fortra's file transfer service, which suffered a criminal cyberattack on or about January 30, 2023. The breach resulted in unauthorized access to approximately five million individuals' personal and health insurance information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health plan details. Defendants are paying $20 million to resolve claims arising from this data incident.
- Settlement fund
- $20M
- Claim deadline
- August 29, 2025
- Represents
- Michael Wanser
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
- Anna M. Moore, Ashley Gwen Lacombe
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
- Anna M. Moore, Ashley Gwen Lacombe
PurFoods Data Breach Settlement
Between January 16 and February 22, 2023, PurFoods suffered a cyberattack that may have resulted in unauthorized access to personal information of customers, employees, and independent contractors. The company notified approximately 1.2 million individuals of the breach in August and September 2023. PurFoods denies any wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $4.3M
- Claim deadline
- October 30, 2025
- Represents
- Leroy Fuss
HCA Healthcare Data Breach Settlement
HCA Healthcare announced a data security incident on or about July 10, 2023, in which personal information of current HCA patients was compromised. HCA denies any wrongdoing.
- Claim deadline
- September 25, 2025
- Represents
- Linda Simon, Gabriel Vater, Mary Del Vecchio, Alana Metcalf
Apria Healthcare Data Breach Settlement
Apria Healthcare experienced illegal hacking events that resulted in unauthorized access to or disclosure of customers' protected information. The company sent notices to affected individuals about the potential compromise of their data. Apria denies any wrongdoing.
- Claim deadline
- October 22, 2025
- Represents
- LISA SMITH, ELISA STROFFOLINO
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
- Ryan Carder
Independent Living Systems Data Breach Settlement
Independent Living Systems LLC experienced a data security incident in June/July 2022 in which an unauthorized third party may have gained access to files containing sensitive personal information, including names, Social Security numbers, tax identification numbers, medical information, and health insurance information. ILS denies any wrongdoing or liability.
- Claim deadline
- November 4, 2025
- Represents
- Michael Cliver, Mary Cliver
GHP Pixel Settlement
HealthPartners allegedly shared personal information of website visitors with third parties without proper authorization. HealthPartners denies these allegations.
- Claim deadline
- April 7, 2025
- Represents
- Kaye Lockrem, Terri Cassick
Shields Data Incident Settlement
Shields Health Care Group suffered a cyberattack on its computer network between March 7 and March 21, 2022, in which certain files containing patients' private information may have been accessed. Shields denies the claims but agreed to settle to avoid litigation costs and risks.
- Claim deadline
- December 3, 2025
- Represents
- James Buechler
Lakeview Loan Servicing Data Breach Settlement
Bayview Asset Management, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Pingora Loan Servicing, and Community Loan Servicing are settling a lawsuit related to an alleged data breach affecting their customers. The defendants have agreed to pay $26,000,000 to resolve the claims.
- Settlement fund
- $26M
- Claim deadline
- June 22, 2026
- Represents
- Matthew Myers
“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.