Important Class Action Decisions
Academic Urology and Urogynecology of Arizona Data Breach Class Action Moves Forward Following Favorable Court Ruling
October 12, 2026 – Federman & Sherwood secured a favorable ruling in a data breach class action against Academic Urology and Urogynecology of Arizona, P.C., after the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint in its entirety. The lawsuit, Kim… Read More »
Enterprise Financial Group Data Breach Class Action Moves Forward Following Federal Court Ruling
October 6, 2026 – Federman & Sherwood secured a favorable ruling in a data breach class action against Enterprise Financial Group, Inc., after the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied the company’s motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s negligence claim. The lawsuit, Richard Lowman v. Enterprise Financial Group, Inc., arises… Read More »
Sefas Innovation, Inc. Data Breach Class Action Allowed to Proceed on Key Claims
September 23, 2026 – The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts has denied, in significant part, Sefas Innovation, Inc.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action arising from a data breach that allegedly compromised the personally identifiable information of millions of Frost Bank and Citizens Bank customers. The case is Charles… Read More »
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. Data Breach Class Action Allowed to Proceed on Key Claims
September 23, 2026 – The United States District Court for the District of Colorado has denied in part Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.’s motion to dismiss a putative class action lawsuit arising from a data breach involving the personal information of current and former employees and others. The case is Stephanie Retzolff, individually and on behalf… Read More »
Central New York Cardiology Data Breach Class Action to Proceed
August 3, 2026 – Federman & Sherwood announces that the New York State Supreme Court has denied, in large part, Central New York Cardiology, P.C.’s motion to dismiss the consolidated data breach class action arising from a December 2024 cyberattack that allegedly compromised patients’ sensitive personal and protected health information. In its August 3,… Read More »
Jack’s Family Restaurants Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement
June 28, 2026 – Federman & Sherwood announces that the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama has granted preliminary approval of the proposed class action settlement in the data breach litigation against Jack’s Family Restaurants LP. The Court also appointed William B. Federman of Federman & Sherwood as Class Counsel… Read More »
Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Data Breach Class Action Against Summit Pathology Laboratories
March 12, 2026 – Federman & Sherwood, a national law firm focusing on consumer protection and data privacy litigation, announces that the United States District Court for the District of Colorado issued an order largely denying a motion to dismiss filed by Defendant Summit Pathology Laboratories, Inc. in a consolidated data breach class action…. Read More »
Federman & Sherwood Announces Recent Success Against Nelnet, Inc. and the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority
Oklahoma City, OK (October 19, 2023)—BREAKING NEWS—Federman & Sherwood successfully opposed two motions to dismiss in the pending data breach litigation against Nelnet, Inc. and the Oklahoma Student Loan Authority in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. To read the Order, please click the links below. Order Granting In… Read More »
Federman & Sherwood Announces Class Certification of UTi Worldwide, Inc. Litigation
The law firm of Federman & Sherwood announces that on April 19, 2018 the Court entered an Order granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Certification. The certified class is defined as “all persons and entities who purchased shares of UTi Worldwide, Inc., (“UTi”) common stock during the period from March 28, 2018 through February 25,… Read More »
What is Derivative Litigation?
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF DERIVATIVE LITIGATION A shareholder derivative suit is a type of litigation brought by one or more shareholders on behalf of a corporation against third parties (generally the officers and directors of the corporation) to remedy harm done to the corporation because of the actions (or inaction) by the officers and… Read More »