CClaimWatch
Defense counsel in 4 cases

William Elliott Ridgway

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Address of record
320 S. Canal St., Ste 47th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-5707, 312-407-0700
Email
william.ridgway@skadden.com
Phone
(312) 407-0700
Fax
Fax 312-407-0711

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

4
Cases tracked
0 active · 4 settled
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
$33.1M
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
2
Cases with values
of 4 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselSettled — claims closed

Krispy Kreme Data Security Settlement

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation experienced a data incident discovered on November 29, 2024, that resulted in unauthorized access to or acquisition of customers' private information. The compromised data includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial account access information.

Settlement fund
$1.6M
Claim deadline
June 22, 2026
Represents
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation, Krispy Kreme, Inc.
Defense 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
Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Defense 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
Flagstar Bank, N.A.
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

Flagstar Data Breach Settlement

Flagstar Bank suffered two data breaches in January 2021 and December 2021 that exposed the personal information of approximately 2.2 million individuals. The bank is paying to settle claims related to these breaches, though Flagstar denies wrongdoing and admits no liability.

Settlement fund
$31.5M
Claim deadline
August 11, 2026
Represents
Flagstar Bank, FSB, Flagstar Bancorp, Inc

“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.