CClaimWatch
Defense counsel in 3 cases

Martin L. Roth

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Address of record
333 West Wolf Point Plaza, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-862-7170
Email
rothm@kirkland.com
Phone
(312) 862-7170

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

3
Cases tracked
2 active · 1 settled
—
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
$17.3M
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
1
Cases with values
of 3 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

B.W. v. Invitae Corporation

This is a proposed class action against Invitae Corporation, a genetic testing and healthcare company. The case was removed from Illinois state court, but the specific allegations cannot be determined from the docket entry provided. Based on Invitae's business model, the claims likely involve issues related to genetic testing services, medical diagnostics, or related consumer health services, though the precise nature of the allegations remains unclear from the removal notice alone.

Filed
July 15, 2026
Represents
INVITAE CORPORATION
Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Pace Plumbing Labor Class Action

A proposed class action against Pace Plumbing Corp. The nature of suit is 'Labor: Other,' suggesting the case involves workplace or employment-related claims, but the specific allegations are not detailed in the provided caption and docket text.

Filed
February 12, 2025
Represents
Aterian Investment Management, LP
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

PowerSchool/Naviance Student Data Interception Settlement

PowerSchool, Hobsons, Heap, and Chicago Public Schools allegedly non-consensually intercepted students' confidential and sensitive communications while they used the Naviance education technology platform. The defendants allegedly violated privacy laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, California Invasion of Privacy Act, Illinois Eavesdropping Act, and Stored Communications Act. Defendants deny wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid litigation costs and uncertainties.

Settlement fund
$17.3M
Claim deadline
July 27, 2026
Represents
PowerSchool Holdings LLC, Hobsons, Inc., Unknown Employees and Officers of PowerSchool Holdings LLC, Unknown Employees and Officers of Hobsons, Inc.

“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.