CClaimWatch
Plaintiff counsel in 8 cases

Joseph E. Nelson

Gustafson Gluek PLLC

Address of record
120 South 6th St., Ste. 2600, Minneapolis, MN 55402, 612-333-8844
Email
jnelson@gustafsongluek.com
Phone
(612) 333-8844
Fax
Fax 612-339-6622

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

8
Cases tracked
6 active · 2 settled
$20M
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
—
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
1
Cases with values
of 8 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Engel v. VGW Holdings Pty Ltd. Fraud Class Action

A proposed class action complaint filed against VGW Holdings Pty Ltd. alleging fraud. Based on the docket entry, the complaint was filed by Michael Engel on behalf of a class of allegedly affected parties, though the specific nature of the alleged fraudulent conduct cannot be determined from the caption and docket metadata alone.

Filed
June 18, 2026
Represents
Michael Engel
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
Tristan Tanner
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Sweepsteaks Limited Consumer Class Action

A proposed class action against Sweepsteaks Limited, apparently concerning claims related to sweepstakes or promotional practices under federal statutory law. The docket reflects that the defendant moved to compel arbitration, but the court denied that motion and the defendant has appealed. These are allegations in the lawsuit, not proven facts.

Filed
August 15, 2025
Represents
Chris Wolters
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

EisnerAmper Data Breach Class Action

A proposed class action against EisnerAmper LLP, apparently concerning a data breach or similar privacy-related harm. The docket indicates the case has been consolidated with related cases and that an attorney was admitted pro hac vice for another plaintiff, but it does not describe specific allegations.

Filed
April 17, 2025
Represents
Robert Crist, Rebecca L. Lemmons
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Zelis Repricing Antitrust Class Action

A proposed class action against Zelis, apparently concerning antitrust claims over repricing of healthcare claims or services. The docket indicates the court recently ruled on a motion to compel, but no further details are provided in the available text. These are allegations in a newly filed case and not proven facts.

Filed
March 28, 2025
Represents
James Paul Allen DDS
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Nespresso USA Consumer Class Action

A proposed class action against Nespresso USA, Inc., apparently concerning personal property claims. The nature of suit is 'Personal Property: Other,' but the exact allegations are not specified in the docket metadata.

Filed
February 27, 2025
Represents
Denise Fahey-Ramirez
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

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
Muhammed Zahid
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

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
Antonio DeJesus, Tracy E. Starling, Edwin Scheide

“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.