CClaimWatch
Defense counsel in 5 cases

Matthew Dean Brown

Cooley LLP

Address of record
3 Embarcadero Center 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111-4004, 415-693-2000
Email
brownmd@cooley.com
Phone
(415) 693-2000
Fax
Fax 415-693-2222

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

5
Cases tracked
3 active · 2 settled
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Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
$13.2M
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
2
Cases with values
of 5 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Lanzarin v. The Topps Company Class Action

This proposed class action, filed in January 2026, names The Topps Company as defendant. While specific allegations cannot be determined from the available docket information, Topps is a trading card and sports collectibles company. The case is classified under "Other Statutory Actions," suggesting claims that may relate to consumer transactions, product quality, marketing practices, or similar consumer-oriented matters involving the company's products or services.

Filed
January 5, 2026
Represents
The Topps Company, Inc.
Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

M.C. v. Curriculum Associates Data/Privacy Class Action

A putative class action alleges that Curriculum Associates, an educational software company, improperly handled personal information or engaged in privacy violations affecting students or users of its educational platforms. The specific allegations are not detailed in the available docket metadata, but the nature-of-suit code suggests claims involving personal property or data-related harms affecting a class of consumers or account holders.

Filed
December 22, 2025
Represents
Curriculum Associates, LLC
Defense counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

loanDepot.com Data Breach Class Action

A proposed class action against loanDepot.com, LLC, apparently concerning a data security incident. The docket text shows the case was consolidated with a lead case, suggesting allegations on behalf of consumers whose personal information may have been compromised. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts and not yet a settlement.

Filed
June 21, 2024
Represents
loanDepot.com LLC
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

QTC Commercial Services Data Breach Settlement

QTC Commercial Services experienced a data breach between June 2022 and October 2022 that may have compromised personal identifying information of individuals who received notice from the company about the incident.

Settlement fund
$670,000
Claim deadline
August 21, 2025
Represents
QTC COMMERCIAL SERVICES, LLC
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

AARP Video Privacy Protection Act Settlement

AARP allegedly violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by tracking and sharing video viewing data of AARP.org users with Facebook, without proper consent. The defendant denies no wrongdoing but has agreed to settle the lawsuit.

Settlement fund
$12.5M
Claim deadline
Represents
AARP

“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.