CClaimWatch
Plaintiff counsel in 6 cases

Rachele R. Byrd

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP

Address of record
750 B Street, Suite 1820, San Diego, CA 92101, 619-239-4599
Email
byrd@whafh.com
Phone
(619) 239-4599
Fax
Fax 619-234-4599

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

7
Cases tracked
0 active · 7 settled
$376.5M
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
4
Cases with values
of 7 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

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, Maria Izbicki, Judy Paynter, David Lee Pratt, Keith Sennefelder
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, Maria Izbicki, Judy Paynter, David Lee Pratt, Keith Sennefelder
CounselSettled — claims closed

Proterra Inc. Securities Litigation Settlement

Proterra Inc. and its defendants are settling securities litigation brought by shareholders who claim they were harmed by alleged misconduct related to Proterra's business combination with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. and subsequent stock sales. The defendants are paying $29 million to resolve all claims without admitting wrongdoing.

Settlement fund
$29M
Claim deadline
August 29, 2025
Represents
Ernesto Hachey
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Sequoia Data Breach Settlement

Sequoia stored personal information on a cloud storage system that was allegedly accessed by an unauthorized third party between September 22 and October 6, 2022. The lawsuits claim that Sequoia failed to employ reasonable security to protect this personal information. Sequoia denies wrongdoing, but agreed to settle in 2025 to avoid further litigation.

Claim deadline
March 11, 2026
Represents
Arnab Mitra, Zarina Abardo, Kevin Mindeguia, Erin McGurk, Adam Enger, Christopher Cottrell, Carl Alenius, Amy Carter, Seth Jones, A. J., Peter Guagenti, E. G., Xuan Pan, Shelby Mitra, Jialin Jiao, S. G.
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
Toni Reynolds
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

Lakeview Loan Servicing Data Breach Settlement

Bayview Asset Management, Lakeview Loan Servicing, Pingora Loan Servicing, and Community Loan Servicing are settling a lawsuit related to an alleged data breach affecting their customers. The defendants have agreed to pay $26,000,000 to resolve the claims.

Settlement fund
$26M
Claim deadline
June 22, 2026
Represents
Jennifer Morrill, Judith Cefaly, Albert Brumitt, Cathryne Fera
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

T-Mobile 2021 Data Breach Settlement

T-Mobile suffered a cyber-attack in August 2021 that exposed the personal information of more than 76 million customers. The stolen data included full names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and driver's license information of current, former, and prospective customers.

Settlement fund
$350M
Claim deadline
January 23, 2023
Represents
Deirdre C Donovan, Beth Byrd, Kevin Curran, Allan Spielman

“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.