Silvers et al v. HCA Healthcare, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION
IN RE: HCA HEALTHCARE, INC.
DATA SECURITY LITIGATION
Case No. 3:23 CV 684
ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ UNOPPOSED
MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES,
EXPENSES, AND SERVICE AWARDS
JUDGE JACK ZOUHARY
Plaintiffs (Gregory Crossman, Arthur Dekenipp, Mary Elena Del Vecchio, Carina
Gutierrez, Kelsey Hinds, J.B. (a minor, through his guardian/mother, J.N.), Deborah Jordan,
Gregory Marcisz, Paula Menard, Gary Silvers, Linda Simon, Michael Tighe, Colleen Walters,
Jared Terrell Watkins, and Justin Taylor Womack) (“Plaintiffs”) move for fees, expenses, and
Class Representatives Service Awards (Doc. 184). This Court has reviewed the Motion and
Supporting Memorandum, and being otherwise fully informed, grants Plaintiffs’ attorneys’
fees and expenses totaling $3,100,000. This amount requested represents no more than 8.75%
of the benefits made available to the Class through the Settlement.
Moreover, a lodestar cross-check confirms the reasonableness of Plaintiffs’ request, as
the lodestar multiple is only 1.64 (or less), which is well within range of typical multipliers in
data breach class actions and class actions in the Sixth Circuit generally.
Additionally, the fee request is reasonable considering the significant technical
challenges in litigating cybersecurity cases, the expense and challenge of working with
technical experts, the risk of taking such expensive cases on contingency, and considering the
benefits made available to the Class, including reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses and
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credit monitoring services.
Class Representatives’ request for $5,000 Service Awards is likewise granted. 	The
amount requested is within a range typical of such awards.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Jack Zouhary
JACK ZOUHARY
U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE
October 29, 2025
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