Dufresne Spencer Group Settlement Ends 2023 Ashley HomeStore Data Breach Lawsuit

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Dufresne Spencer Group has agreed to a settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the group, which operates several Ashley HomeStore locations nationwide, failed to protect consumers’ personal information from a mid-2023 data breach.

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The Dufresne Spencer class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on December 10, 2025, and covers all United States residents to whom Dufresne Spencer Group sent written notification that their personal information was potentially compromised because of the Ashley HomeStore data breach that occurred between approximately May 15, 2023 and June 5, 2023.

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The court-approved website for the Dufresne Spender data breach settlement can be found at DSGSettlement.com.

Per the settlement website, Dufresne Spencer settlement class members who submit a timely, valid claim form have multiple options for reimbursement. Those who submit their claim form with documented proof of out-of-pocket losses are eligible to receive a one-time cash payment of up to $500, the site relays. The settlement agreement explains that covered losses must have been incurred because of the 2023 data breach, and that reimbursable expenses include costs for credit monitoring, bank fees, and identity theft protection.

The settlement website states that class members may also elect to receive compensation for up to 4 hours of lost time spent responding to the data breach at a rate of $20 per hour, subject to the $500 cap outlined in the documented-loss reimbursement option.

Further, class members who submit a claim form with documented proof of extraordinary out-of-pocket losses related to the breach are eligible to receive a one-time cash payment of up to $2,500. Per the settlement site, extraordinary losses must be actual, documented losses likely related to the data breach and not reimbursable by any of the other benefit categories.

In lieu of a documented loss reimbursement, class members can instead file a claim to receive an alternative one-time cash payment of $45. The alternative payment is mutually exclusive to the other cash benefits and can only be combined with a request for credit monitoring, the agreement reports.

In addition to any cash payout option, all Dufresne Spencer settlement class members msy file a claim to enroll in two free years of CyEx Financial Shield Total, which includes services such as three-bureau credit monitoring, financial account monitoring, dark web monitoring, and identity theft insurance.

Finally, as part of the settlement, Dufresne Spencer has agreed to implement enhanced cybersecurity policies to mitigate the likelihood of any future data breaches.

To submit a Dufresne Spencer claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the unique class member ID and PIN found on their copy of the settlement notice. Alternatively, class members can download a PDF of the claim form from the settlement site to print, complete, and return by mail to the settlement administrator.

All Dufresne Spencer settlement claim forms must be submitted online or postmarked by March 19, 2026.  

A hearing to determine whether the court will grant final approval to the Dufresne Spencer settlement is scheduled for March 4, 2026. Compensation will be distributed to class members only after final approval is given and any appeals are resolved.

The Dufresne Spencer class action lawsuit claimed that the group, which operates multiple Ashley HomeStore locations, failed to implement adequate security measures to protect from a data breach occurring between May 2023 and June 2023 that allegedly exposed consumers’ personal information, including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, bank account and routing numbers, medical diagnoses and treatments, and health insurance information.

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