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
- Phone
- (312) 407-0700
- Fax
- Fax 312-407-0711
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Peterson v. TransUnion Data Breach Class Action
A proposed class action against TransUnion LLC, a major credit reporting agency. The case appears to concern alleged violations of privacy or consumer protection laws, potentially involving unauthorized access to or misuse of consumer personal information maintained by the defendant.
- Filed
- October 17, 2025
- Represents
- TransUnion LLC
Gutman v. TransUnion Data Breach/Privacy Class Action
A proposed class action against TransUnion, LLC, apparently concerning consumer data, privacy practices, or a data breach affecting ordinary consumers. Without access to the complaint details, the specific allegations cannot be determined from the docket metadata alone, but TransUnion's core business as a credit reporting agency suggests claims potentially involving unauthorized access to, misuse of, or improper handling of consumers' personal financial information.
- Filed
- October 9, 2025
- Represents
- TransUnion, LLC
Bullard v. TransUnion Data Practices Class Action
A proposed class action against TransUnion LLC, apparently alleging some form of improper personal property or data-related conduct. The suit was classified under personal property claims, suggesting allegations that may involve consumer data, credit reporting practices, or related privacy concerns affecting ordinary consumers.
- Filed
- October 1, 2025
- Represents
- TransUnion LLC
Crockran v. Trans Union Data Accuracy Class Action
A proposed class action against Trans Union LLC, a major credit reporting agency, apparently concerning consumer data accuracy, privacy practices, or similar personal information handling issues. The nature of suit code (360 P.I.: Other) indicates a personal injury or privacy-related matter, though specifics are not available from the docket caption alone.
- Filed
- September 30, 2025
- Represents
- Trans Union LLC
Revelle v. TransUnion Data Practices Class Action
A proposed class action against TransUnion LLC, apparently concerning contract-related practices. TransUnion is a major consumer credit reporting agency, so the lawsuit likely involves allegations related to consumer data handling, privacy practices, or credit reporting procedures affecting ordinary consumers.
- Filed
- September 17, 2025
- Represents
- TransUnion LLC
Gotay v. Trans Union Data Breach or Credit Reporting Class Action
A proposed class action against Trans Union, LLC, a major credit reporting agency. Based on the case caption and docket filing, this appears to involve allegations related to contract claims or consumer protection matters, potentially involving data breach, privacy, or credit reporting practices that may affect ordinary consumers and account holders.
- Filed
- September 5, 2025
- Represents
- Trans Union, LLC
Calloway v. TransUnion Data Access Class Action
This proposed class action against TransUnion LLC, a major credit reporting agency, appears to involve contract-related claims. While specific allegations are not detailed in the available docket information, such cases typically concern improper access to consumer credit reports, alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, or data handling practices affecting consumers' credit information and privacy rights.
- Filed
- September 5, 2025
- Represents
- TransUnion LLC
Cornwell v. TransUnion Data Practices Class Action
A proposed class action against TransUnion, LLC, apparently concerning consumer data practices or alleged mishandling of consumer information. The case was filed under a general contract nature of suit, suggesting claims that may relate to TransUnion's obligations to consumers regarding their personal or credit information. Details of the specific allegations are not available from the docket metadata provided.
- Filed
- September 3, 2025
- Represents
- Transunion, LLC.
Brown v. Trans Union Data Breach or Services Class Action
This proposed class action was filed against Trans Union LLC, a major credit reporting and data services company. While the specific allegations are not detailed in the available docket information, cases against Trans Union typically involve claims related to consumer credit reporting practices, data security, privacy violations, or improper handling of personal financial information affecting ordinary consumers.
- Filed
- August 31, 2025
- Represents
- Trans Union LLC, TransUnion
Weatherford v. TransUnion Data/Consumer Rights Class Action
A proposed class action alleges that TransUnion LLC, a major credit reporting agency, violated consumer rights or contractual obligations. While specific details are limited, the case likely involves claims related to credit reporting practices, consumer data handling, or violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act or similar consumer protection statutes, affecting ordinary consumers whose credit information may be at issue.
- Filed
- August 29, 2025
- Represents
- TransUnion LLC
TransUnion Data Breach Class Action
This is a proposed class action concerning an alleged customer data security breach by Trans Union, LLC. The lawsuit apparently involves unauthorized access to or exposure of personal information belonging to Trans Union customers. Affected consumers may seek damages for the breach and related harms.
- Filed
- August 28, 2025
- Represents
- TransUnion, LLC
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.
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.
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.
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.