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Breach Class Actions & Consumer Claims
Mediation of consumer and multi-plaintiff actions following a [data breach] — bridging causation, harm, and remediation questions that ordinary settlement talks stall on.
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The neutral who holds the scales level.
A breach is, at bottom, a violation of the right to be let alone. When that violation hardens into a dispute — insured against carrier, class against enterprise, principal against vendor — resolution turns on the technical facts and on a neutral who can weigh them without favor.
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“The right to be let alone — the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by civilized men.”
Mediation of consumer and multi-plaintiff actions following a [data breach] — bridging causation, harm, and remediation questions that ordinary settlement talks stall on.
Neutral resolution of coverage fights between insureds and carriers — scope, exclusions, [business-interruption] quantum, and the technical facts of the incident that drive them.
Allocation of fault and loss when a breach originates with a [third-party vendor] or service provider — indemnity, contractual security obligations, and shared-responsibility lines.
Disputes over downtime, restoration cost, ransom decisions, and forensic attribution — quantifying loss in terms parties and carriers can actually reconcile.
Coordination of [multi-defendant] and parallel-regulatory exposure into a single resolution track — managing competing interests without litigating each twice.
Pre-litigation evaluation of a breach dispute's technical merits and exposure — a candid, confidential read that resolves matters before they harden into a filing.
Breach disputes stall because each side argues past the other on facts neither has fully tested. A mediator who understands the evidence collapses the distance — and protects the candor it takes to close.
Start a conversation →The breach facts — logs, timelines, attribution, scope — are not a black box. Settlement positions are weighed against what the evidence will actually bear.
Sunlight is the best of disinfectants. Where the dispute is fed by what each side cannot see, the neutral brings the technical record into the light — under seal, and on terms both can trust.
Sessions proceed under [Rule 408] and the parties' confidentiality agreement. Candor carried in caucus does not become ammunition in the case.
Insurers, insureds, plaintiffs, vendors, and regulators speak different tongues. A neutral who speaks all of them keeps the conversation moving toward terms.
A conflicts check confirms neutrality. The parties and the mediator align on scope, confidentiality, and the terms of the engagement.
Confidential briefs and the key technical record are exchanged. Issues are framed and the true points of disagreement isolated before anyone meets.
Joint discourse where it helps; private caucus where candor is needed. Positions are weighed against the forensic facts, not merely the pleadings.
A signed term sheet records the accord. Where a session does not resolve, a focused path and follow-up keep momentum toward settlement.
Illustrative matter types — specifics available on request, subject to confidentiality.
Mediated a [business-interruption] coverage dispute between an insured and carrier turning on the forensic scope and timeline of a [ransomware] event.
Facilitated resolution of a multi-plaintiff [data-breach] action, bridging disputes over causation, exposure of [PII], and the adequacy of remediation.
Allocated loss and indemnity among an enterprise and a [third-party service provider] following a supply-chain compromise and contested security obligations.
Coordinated [multiple defendants] and parallel regulatory exposure into a single confidential resolution track, avoiding duplicative litigation.
[Daniel B. Garrie] is a neutral and mediator for data-breach and cyber-incident disputes, drawing on two decades as a forensic expert, court-appointed neutral, and authority on cyber law. He has sat at the table with insurers, insureds, plaintiffs, enterprises, and their vendors.
His practice rests on a rare footing: command of the forensic and technical record that drives breach disputes, paired with the ability to translate it into terms every party — and the carrier behind them — can act upon. The aim is an accord that holds.
Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants. — L. D. Brandeis, the spirit in which the record is brought to light
Send the matter, the parties, and the key dates. A conflicts check and a confidential scoping call follow — without obligation. Chambers, counsel, and carriers are all welcome to inquire.