Crow v. Topco Associates Data Breach Class Action
Verified September 19, 2026Found via the federal court docketHow ClaimWatch verifies cases
Still being litigated: the claims below are allegations, not findings, and there is no settlement, claim form or payout yet.
Where this case stands
In litigation
The case has been filed and is being fought in court. There is no settlement, no claim form and no payout yet; many class actions are dismissed or never certified.
Pending in the District Court, N.D. Illinois (No. 1:26-cv-00429).
- January 14, 2026Case filed
What happened
This proposed class action against Topco Associates, LLC, apparently concerns a data breach or privacy-related injury affecting consumers. Based on the nature-of-suit code for personal injury (other), the complaint likely alleges unauthorized access to or misuse of personal information affecting ordinary consumers or customers.
Do you qualify?
No settlement exists yet, so there is nothing to file and no class definition to check. If the case settles, the settlement will define exactly who qualifies — watch this case and we'll let you know.
How to file
There is no claim to file yet. If this case reaches a settlement, a claim process will open — usually with an official settlement website and a filing deadline.
Common questions
- Can I file a claim in the Crow v. Topco Associates Data Breach Class Action case?
- No. The case is still being litigated — there is no settlement, no claim form, and no payout. It was filed January 14, 2026 in the District Court, N.D. Illinois (No. 1:26-cv-00429).What a class action lawsuit is →
- Who are the attorneys in the Crow v. Topco Associates Data Breach Class Action?
- For the plaintiffs: Russell Busch (Bryson Harris Suciu & DeMay PLLC); Scott E Silberfein (Sultzer & Lipari, PLLC); Nick Suciu , III (Bryson Harris Suciu & DeMay PLLC); Jason P. Sultzer (Sultzer & Lipari, PLLC). For Topco Associates, LLC: Molly G. Baldock (K&l Gates Llp); Nicole Claire Mueller (K&l Gates Llp); Joseph Clark Wylie , II (K&L Gates LLP). From the public court docket.
Who's involved
Plaintiffs
- Shelby Crow
Defendants
- Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc.
- Topco Associates, LLC
Counsel for plaintiffs
- Russell BuschBryson Harris Suciu & DeMay PLLCRepresents Shelby Crow12 tracked casesrbusch@brysonpllc.com · (919) 926-7948
- Scott E SilberfeinSultzer & Lipari, PLLCRepresents Shelby Crow6 tracked casessilberfeins@thesultzerlawgroup.com · (845) 483-7100
- Nick Suciu , IIIBryson Harris Suciu & DeMay PLLCRepresents Shelby Crow13 tracked cases · $31.5M in disclosed settlementsnsuciu@brysonpllc.com · (616) 678-2180
- Jason P. SultzerSultzer & Lipari, PLLCRepresents Shelby Crow37 tracked casessultzerj@thesultzerlawgroup.com · (845) 483-7100
- Charles Thomas SchimmelSultzer & Lipari, PLLCRepresents Shelby Crow2 tracked casesschimmelc@thesultzerlawgroup.com · (913) 901-0505
- Brett Robert CohenOne Old Country RoadRepresents Shelby Crow8 tracked cases · $40M in disclosed settlementsbcohen@leedsbrownlaw.com · (516) 873-9550
Counsel for defendants
- Molly G. BaldockK&l Gates LlpRepresents Topco Associates, LLC, Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc.3 tracked casesMolly.Baldock@klgates.com · (312) 807-4349
- Nicole Claire MuellerK&l Gates LlpRepresents Topco Associates, LLC, Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc.2 tracked casesnicole.mueller@klgates.com · (312) 372-1121
- Joseph Clark Wylie , IIK&L Gates LLPRepresents Topco Associates, LLC, Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc.10 tracked cases · $26.9M in disclosed settlements defendedjoseph.wylie@klgates.com · (312) 372-1121
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From the public court docket, contact details as filed; not an endorsement.
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