November 09, 2022
A Texas federal judge has signed off on a recommendation to preliminarily approve a $2.35 million settlement to resolve a proposed class action over a data breach at Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc., overriding objections about the deal's fairness from plaintiffs who weren't involved in the negotiations.
October 21, 2021
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. on Wednesday slammed a group of plaintiffs' attorneys for criticizing a $2.35 million data breach deal in pressing their bid to lead the proposed settlement class, arguing that the backlash fails to recognize the deal's "extraordinary value."
August 16, 2021
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants Inc. and a proposed class of consumers asked a Texas federal judge on Monday to grant initial approval of their $2.35 million settlement over a credit card data breach that affected around 3 million customers.
March 23, 2021
A Texas federal judge has consolidated three putative class actions filed in the state against Dickey's Barbecue Pit over a payment card data breach but has deferred ruling on the appointment of co-lead counsel, saying two of the parties' lawyers oppose a proposed leadership structure.
March 15, 2021
Dickey's Barbecue Pit customers suing the restaurant chain over a payment card data breach are pressing a Texas federal judge to consolidate three putative class actions filed in the state and appoint attorneys from a trio of law firms as co-lead counsel, a request opposed in part by Dickey's and plaintiffs leading one of the suits.
February 05, 2021
Six putative class actions being litigated in Texas and California federal courts over a data breach at Dickey's Barbecue Pit will stay put, after the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation rejected a request to centralize the suits in California.
January 28, 2021
The California Consumer Privacy Act could be a big factor in deciding where six cases stemming from a data breach at Dallas-based Dickey's Barbecue Pit should be consolidated, with a federal judge on the panel that's mulling consolidation questioning whether the novel claims justify hearing the disputes in the Golden State.