CClaimWatch
Plaintiff counsel in 3 cases

Patrick A. Barthle , II

Morgan & Morgan, PA

Address of record
One Tampa City Center Ste 700, 201 N Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602-5157, 813-223-5505
Email
pbarthle@forthepeople.com
Phone
(813) 223-5505

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

3
Cases tracked
1 active · 2 settled
$10M
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
—
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.

Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Kilmer v. NewsBank Class Action

This is a putative class action against NewsBank, Inc. The docket entries reflect early-stage litigation with NewsBank moving to dismiss for lack of standing and failure to state a claim, and the plaintiffs (Kilmer and Schley) opposing that motion. The specific allegations cannot be determined from the docket metadata alone, but the case involves statutory claims brought on behalf of a proposed class.

Filed
June 17, 2026
Represents
Patrick Kilmer, Elizabeth Schley
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Watson Clinic Data Breach Settlement

Watson Clinic discovered a data security incident in February 2024 where an unauthorized third party gained access to patient information including names, addresses, birthdates, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, financial account information, and medical information. For certain individuals, the unauthorized party published digital images on the dark web. Watson Clinic denies any wrongdoing and denies liability.

Settlement fund
$10M
Claim deadline
February 5, 2026
Represents
Charles Viviani, David Thorpe
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Plavan Data Breach Settlement

Plavan Commercial Fueling, Inc. suffered a ransomware incident on February 23, 2024, which exposed personal information of U.S. residents. The defendant notified potentially impacted individuals beginning in June 2024. The defendant has agreed to settle the class action lawsuit arising from this data breach.

Claim deadline
June 18, 2025
Represents
Tracy Tanner

“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.