A proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit known as Rosalyn Parker v. The Dufresne Spencer Group LLC d/b/a Ashley Furniture HomeStore, Case No. 4:24-cv-02202 (“Lawsuit”), filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.
This Lawsuit arises out of unauthorized access to Dufresne’s systems and certain files containing sensitive and/or personal information about Dufresne’s employees and customers including, but not limited to, name, contact information, banking information (account and routing number) submitted for expense reimbursement, date of birth, SSN/ITIN, driver’s license, passport, digital signature, payment card number, payment card CVV, military identification, permanent resident card, medical diagnosis, medical treatment, voting identification, and foreign identification (“Private Information”), which occurred between May 15, 2023 and June 5, 2023 (“Data Incident”). Dufresne disagrees with Plaintiff’s claims and denies any wrongdoing.
All Settlement Class Members can receive the following benefits from the Settlement: (1) reimbursement for up to $500.00 for Documented Out-of-Pocket Losses, (2) reimbursement for Extraordinary Losses up to $2,500.00 for documented expenses; (3) reimbursement for up to four (4) hours of Attested Lost Time spent dealing with the Data Incident at $20.00 per hour ($80.00 total); and (4) in lieu of submitting a claim for Attested Lost Time, Documented Extraordinary Losses, or Documented Out-of-Pocket Losses, Settlement Class Members may submit a claim for an Alternative Cash Payment of $45.00 and also request Credit Monitoring. Dufresne also agrees to provide Information Security Improvements. Settlement Class Members shall have the ability to claim two (2) years of credit monitoring with three bureaus.
You are included in this Settlement as a Settlement Class Member if you reside in the United States and were sent written notification by Dufresne Spencer Group that indicated your Private Information was potentially accessed, viewed, and/or obtained as a result of the Data Incident that occurred between May 15, 2023 and June 5, 2023.
Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you do or do not act. Read the Notice carefully.
Your Legal Rights & Options in this Settlement | |
Submit a Claim and/or Receive Credit Monitoring | You must submit a Valid Claim to get Settlement Benefits from this Settlement. Claim Forms must be submitted online no later than March 19, 2026, or, if mailed, postmarked no later than March 19, 2026. You may enroll in the credit monitoring product for a period of two years by submitting a request through the Claim Form. |
Do Nothing | If you do nothing, you remain in the Settlement. You give up your rights to sue and you will not get any money. |
Exclude Yourself or Opt Out | This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to sue about the claims in this Lawsuit. You will not get any Settlement Benefits from the Settlement. Your request to exclude yourself must be postmarked no later than February 17, 2026. |
File an Objection | Stay in the Settlement but tell the Court why you think the Settlement should not be approved. Objections must be postmarked no later than February 17, 2026. |
Go to a Hearing | You can ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement, at your own expense, see Question 18 for more details. The Final Fairness Hearing is scheduled for March 4, 2026. |
Upcoming Important Dates
Objection Deadline
2/17/2026
Exclusion Deadline
2/17/2026
Final Approval Hearing
3/4/2026 at 2:00 p.m. CT
Claim Deadline
3/19/2026