CClaimWatch
Plaintiff counsel in 16 cases

Kate M. Baxter-Kauf

Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP

Address of record
100 Washington Avenue South Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN 55401, 612-339-6900
Email
kmbaxter-kauf@locklaw.com
Phone
(612) 339-6900
Fax
Fax 612-339-6900

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

16
Cases tracked
10 active · 6 settled
$138.0M
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
—
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
3
Cases with values
of 16 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

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
Carlos Jackson
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Revelle v. TransUnion Data Practices Class Action

A proposed class action against TransUnion LLC, apparently concerning contract-related practices. TransUnion is a major consumer credit reporting agency, so the lawsuit likely involves allegations related to consumer data handling, privacy practices, or credit reporting procedures affecting ordinary consumers.

Filed
September 17, 2025
Represents
Andrew Revelle
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Episource Data Breach Class Action

A proposed class action against Episource, LLC, apparently concerning a data breach. The case was filed by William Glenn Johnson and has been consolidated with In re Episource LLC Data Breach Litigation. The docket text does not detail the specific allegations, but the case is part of broader litigation over a data breach affecting individuals.

Filed
July 29, 2025
Represents
William Glenn Johnson
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Johnson Controls Contract Class Action

A proposed class action against Johnson Controls Inc, apparently concerning contract-related claims. The docket indicates the case has been consolidated with related actions and motions to appoint class counsel were filed, but the specific allegations are not detailed in the available docket text.

Filed
July 28, 2025
Represents
Paul Kaprelian
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Allianz Life Insurance Data Incident Class Action

This proposed class action concerns a data incident affecting Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Policyholders and account holders allege that their personal information was compromised in the incident. The litigation seeks relief for ordinary consumers harmed by the data breach.

Filed
July 4, 2025
Represents
Plaintiffs' Leadership Committee
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Wings Financial Credit Union Banking Class Action

A proposed class action against Wings Financial Credit Union, apparently involving consumer banking or credit union accounts. The case is docketed under the Banks and Banking nature-of-suit code, and the docket reflects a motion to dismiss that was granted in part and denied in part. The specific factual allegations are not detailed in the available docket entries.

Filed
May 6, 2025
Represents
Debra Gahm
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

UnitedHealth Group Class Action

A proposed class action was filed against UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and related entities including UnitedHealthcare, Change Healthcare, and Optum. The docket indicates contract claims, but does not detail the specific allegations. These are allegations in a newly filed case and have not been proven.

Filed
October 1, 2024
Represents
Paulette Bensignor
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Travelers Indemnity Class Action

A proposed class action has been filed against The Travelers Indemnity Company. The available docket text does not describe the specific allegations, but the case is categorized as personal injury (P.I.: Other). Because it was surfaced as a class-action complaint, it may involve claims by insurance policyholders or other ordinary individuals, though details are not yet known.

Filed
September 20, 2024
Represents
Tiffany Pratt
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

UnitedHealth Group Consumer Class Action

A proposed class action against UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, filed in the District of Minnesota. The nature of suit is 'P.I.: Other,' suggesting claims for personal injury or similar harms, but the specific allegations are not available from the caption or docket text.

Filed
August 9, 2024
Represents
Shirley Hertzberg, Victor Williams
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

CDK Global Data Security Class Action

A proposed class action against CDK Global, apparently concerning a data security incident or breach affecting consumers' personal information. The docket text indicates the plaintiffs are pursuing claims on behalf of a putative class and that jurisdictional discovery and motion-to-dismiss briefing are ongoing. Specific alleged facts are not detailed in the provided caption and docket entries.

Filed
June 22, 2024
Represents
Michael Paul Carvelli, Michael Robert Carvelli, Christopher Gordish, Bradley White
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
Branton Underwood
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Comcast Data Breach Settlement

In October 2023, a third-party gained unauthorized access to Comcast customers' personal information in a cybersecurity incident. Comcast denies that it engaged in any wrongdoing or violated any law.

Settlement fund
$117.5M
Claim deadline
September 14, 2026
Represents
VINCE ESTEVEZ
Plaintiff 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
Bruce Bailey, Jian Golestani, Glen Williams
Plaintiff 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
Bruce Bailey, Jian Golestani, Glen Williams
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Cornerstone National Insurance Data Breach Settlement

Cornerstone National Insurance Company experienced an unauthorized data disclosure discovered around November 29, 2021, where consumer personal information including names and driver's license numbers were accessed and disclosed without authorization. The unauthorized disclosure was announced in August 2022. Plaintiffs alleged Cornerstone failed to adequately protect consumer information, though Cornerstone denies wrongdoing.

Settlement fund
$525,000
Claim deadline
July 10, 2025
Represents
William Johnson, Joshua Kirk, Toni Reynolds
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Williams v. Duke University Health System Settlement

Duke University Health System allegedly used a tracking tool on its website that may have led to the disclosure of personal or health-related information to a vendor when users visited the website. Duke denies any wrongdoing and the court has not ruled that it did anything wrong.

Claim deadline
August 16, 2026
Represents
KIM NAUGLE, AFRIKA WILLIAMS

“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.