Michael J. Laird
Zimmerman Reed LLP
- Address of record
- 1100 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402, (612) 341-0400
- Phone
- (612) 341-0400
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
- Linda Caudill, Iraida Gonzalez, Robert Taylor, Tara Hartzel Vancosky, Marquese York
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
- Monica Swaim
“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.