Rachele R. Byrd
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP
- Address of record
- 750 B Street, Symphony Towers Suite 1820, San Diego, CA 92101-5050, (619)239-4599
- byrd@whafh.com
- Phone
- (619) 239-4599
- Fax
- Fax (619)234-4599
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Farmers Security Incident Class Action
This proposed class action concerns an alleged security incident involving Farmers, apparently affecting personal information of customers or policyholders. The case appears to involve claims related to data protection and privacy violations arising from the security breach.
- Filed
- August 24, 2025
- Represents
- Christina Scorio
Columbia University Data Breach Class Action
A proposed class action alleges that Columbia University experienced a data breach affecting personal information of students, faculty, staff, or other individuals associated with the university. The case involves claims related to inadequate data security and the unauthorized access or exposure of sensitive personal data.
- Filed
- July 3, 2025
- Represents
- Joseph Quintero, Lauren Kramer, David Guirgis, Mary Thomas, Raymond Chao, Rema Khacho, Andrew Rudick, Carrick Reider, Randall Erwin, Nadav Margalit, Steven Daley
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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, including full names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and drivers' license information of current, former, and prospective customers. T-Mobile agreed to pay $350 million to compensate class members and invest an additional $150 million in data security improvements.
- Settlement fund
- $350M
- Claim deadline
- January 23, 2023
- Represents
- Deirdre C Donovan, Beth Byrd, Kevin Curran, Allan Spielman
Tuna Direct Purchaser Antitrust Settlement
Defendants allegedly conspired to fix, raise, and maintain prices that direct purchasers paid for packaged tuna products between June 2011 and July 2015, causing class members to pay more than they otherwise would have. Defendants deny all liability and have agreed to settle to avoid litigation risks, while admitting no wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $64.8M
- Claim deadline
- October 18, 2024
- Represents
- Jennifer A. Nelson, Kristin Millican, Corey Norris, Nigel Warren, Amy Joseph, Michael Juetten, Carla Lown, Dwayne Kennedy, Rick Musgrave, Michael Buff, Kathy Durand Gore, Thomas E. Willoughby III, Nay Alidad, Barbara Buenning, Lisa Hall, Tya Hughes, Marissa Jacobus, Greg Stearns, Melissa Bowman, Danielle Johnson, Herbert H. Kliegerman, Beth Milliner, Liza Milliner, Stephanie Gipson, Barbara Lybarger, Scott Caldwell, Elizabeth Twitchell, Tina Grant, John Trent, Brian Levy, Louise Adams, Marc Blumstein, Jessica Breitbach, Sally Crnkovich, Paul Berger, Sterling King, Evelyn Olive, Barbara Blumstein, Diana Mey, Ken Dunlap, Barbara E. Olson, Casey Christensen, Brian Depperschmidt, Jade Canterbury, Laura Childs, Jody Cooper, Sunde Daniels, Elizabeth Davis-Berg, Jessica Decker, Vivek Dravid, Mary Hudson, Joseph A. Langston, Nancy Stiller, Christopher Todd, Bonnie Vanderlaan, Amy Jackson, Katherine McMahon, Jonathan Rizzo, Joelyna A. San Agustin, Rebecca Lee Simoens, David Ton, Robert Etten
Tuna End Purchaser Settlement
From June 2011 to July 2015, defendants allegedly participated in an unlawful conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize the price of packaged tuna products at artificially high levels in violation of antitrust and unfair competition laws. The defendants deny many allegations and assert defenses but agreed to settle to avoid further litigation, trial risks, and costs.
- Settlement fund
- $152.2M
- Claim deadline
- December 31, 2024
- Represents
- Jennifer A. Nelson, Kristin Millican, Corey Norris, Nigel Warren, Amy Joseph, Michael Juetten, Carla Lown, Dwayne Kennedy, Rick Musgrave, Michael Buff, Kathy Durand Gore, Thomas E. Willoughby III, Nay Alidad, Barbara Buenning, Lisa Hall, Tya Hughes, Marissa Jacobus, Greg Stearns, Melissa Bowman, Danielle Johnson, Herbert H. Kliegerman, Beth Milliner, Liza Milliner, Stephanie Gipson, Barbara Lybarger, Scott Caldwell, Elizabeth Twitchell, Tina Grant, John Trent, Brian Levy, Louise Adams, Marc Blumstein, Jessica Breitbach, Sally Crnkovich, Paul Berger, Sterling King, Evelyn Olive, Barbara Blumstein, Diana Mey, Ken Dunlap, Barbara E. Olson, Casey Christensen, Brian Depperschmidt, Jade Canterbury, Laura Childs, Jody Cooper, Sunde Daniels, Elizabeth Davis-Berg, Jessica Decker, Vivek Dravid, Mary Hudson, Joseph A. Langston, Nancy Stiller, Christopher Todd, Bonnie Vanderlaan, Amy Jackson, Katherine McMahon, Jonathan Rizzo, Joelyna A. San Agustin, Rebecca Lee Simoens, David Ton, Robert Etten
“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.