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Ariana J. Tadler specializes in securities fraud and consumer class action litigation as well as complex litigation and is an elected member of the Executive Committee of Milberg LLP.

Our veteran trial lawyers have successfully managed complex and class action litigation as lead or co-lead counsel, obtaining substantial settlements and jury verdicts in groundbreaking cases in the following areas:

The opinion is just as pro-employer and just as adverse to class action litigation as the original opinion, which was vacated shortly after a petition for review was filed last October.

Not exact matches

Advocates like Charles Ogletree hope to use civil litigation, through the sort of class - action lawsuits that won such immense victories as the tobacco settlement.

«CSPI's litigation department is acting as co-counsel in a class action lawsuit against PepsiCo, on behalf of consumers who purchased Naked Juice products that were falsely and misleadingly labeled as 100 % Juice 100 % Fruit «ALL NATURAL» suggesting that the beverages» vitamin content is due to the nutritious fruits and juices, rather than the added synthetic compounds such as calcium pantothenate (synthetically produced from formaldehyde).

They are paying another $ 7 million to the states themselves in litigation and investigation costs, and the class action attorneys are finally getting paid as well, collecting $ 8 million from Penguin, plus additional administration costs.

The ruling heightens the risk, particularly for credit counseling agencies doing business in the First Circuit (encompassing Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island), that their activities, especially their DMPs and less - than - full balance repayment programs, may trigger coverage under CROA and give rise to class action litigation, forcing them — at great expense — to prove that they are actually operating as bona fide nonprofit organizations (in order to be exempt from CROA, particularly for what has transpired in the past), or, alternatively, to comply with CROA's requirements prospectively.

It is obviously too soon to predict the future of the potential class action litigation, but similar cases have turned on the ease or difficulty of proving there was another course of action a prudent and knowledgeable fiduciary would have taken to get rid of the stock as an investment option without running afoul of insider trading restrictions on public stock.

Before you decide whether to opt out of a class action, ask yourself if you have viable alternatives such as private litigation, dispute resolution or a claim for compensation.

This week we covered the pending class - action litigation against Gearbox and Sega as well as the other stories of the week.

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«Commentary on litigation in the Windy City on topics such as business litigation, breach of contracts, fraud, building defects, real estate disputes, nursing home abuse, medical malpractice, auto accidents, truck crashes, dog bites, employment discrimination and class actions.»

Posts cover new trends in consumer class - action litigation as well as recent announcements from the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission and Better Business Bureau's National Advertising Division.

In addition to specializing in areas such as patent litigation and corporate - owned life insurance, the firm also practices in class actions, and other disputes potentially solved by contingent fee commercial litigation.

But as the majority's more cautious approach to the pure deterrence theory of class actions exhibits, the «conversion» of our litigation model to a civil fine regime is not inevitable.

In these roles, Domenick created and executed strategies for cases such as «Bet the Company» class action litigation, Climate Change Coverage Litigation, Mass Pharmaceutical matters, Katrina and the World Tralitigation, Climate Change Coverage Litigation, Mass Pharmaceutical matters, Katrina and the World TraLitigation, Mass Pharmaceutical matters, Katrina and the World Trade Centre.

Brendan has acted on a wide range of insurance and reinsurance matters for Australian - based and international clients, including flooding, storm, earthquake, fire and explosion events, electricity supply issues and machinery break - downs, as well as high - value class action litigation, public and product liability, and subrogation claims.

Mr. Leopold also serves on the plaintiffs» trial team in the Rail Freight Fuel Surcharge Antitrust Litigation, as lead counsel in the HCA Class Action and Polaris ATV matter, and as co-lead counsel in the Red Light Class Action.

As one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 20 years, Andy has been selected by his peers for inclusion in eight categories: Appellate Practice, Bet - the - Company Litigation, Labor & Employment Litigation, White - Collar Criminal Defense, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Civil Rights Law, and Real Estate Litigation.

Mr. Leopold lectures frequently at professional gatherings on such issues as personal injury, product liability, class action litigation, trial tactics and consumer justice.

Ms. Michaud's litigation and arbitration practice primarily includes cross-border contract and business torts disputes, consumer class actions (state and federal statutory violations and data privacy concerns), intellectual property disputes, trade secret misappropriation, competition, as well as other statutory and common law claims.

With deep experience in product liability matters and class action litigation, including catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, as well as consumer fraud, he represents national and international companies, including manufacturers of motor vehicles, power tools, pharmaceuticals, clothing, glass products, outdoor power equipment, and industrial machinery.

As an experienced attorney or other class action litigation professional, you already know how wide ranging the grievances for class action lawsuits can be.

Later, when I joined Schulte Roth & Zabel, I focused my practice on representing hedge funds, publicly listed companies, and private clients, as both subjects and victims in criminal and regulatory investigations on the state and federal level, and in a variety of state and federal litigation arising from commercial and investment disputes, including claims of fraud, securities class actions, and derivative actions.

Defended a major financial institution in residential mortgage backed securities - related class action litigation alleging breach of contract and other claims arising from the institution's role as an indenture trustee.

Larry Steinberg of Buchalter will share his experiences with class action litigation and will address issues such as arbitration, choice of law, forum selection, class certification, policies and procedures, the current state of pyramid scheme law since FTC v. BurnLounge, and the securities law exemption to RICO.

In addition to serving as managing partner, Shuford maintained an active practice at Lightfoot, focusing on toxic tort, complex commercial, class action and mass tort litigation throughout the Southeast.

determining that, as a result of recent Supreme Court decisions, the litigation was now «prohibitively high - risk», but nevertheless requiring the plaintiff to incur the time, expense and exposure in proceeding with a class action that had become no longer viable.

Mr. Arias was awarded the AAJ Above and Beyond Award in 2016 and the AAJ President's Distinguished Service Award in 2015, serves as Co-Chair of the Class Action Litigation Group of AAJ, Chair of the AAJ Convention Planning Committee, Chair of the AAJ Leaders Forum Advisory Committee, Chair of the Membership Committee of CAOC, is a member of the LACBA Litigation Section Executive Committee and is the Founding Chair of CAALA's Plaintiffs Trial Academy.

House Rule 986, which supporters dubbed the «Fairness in Class Action Litigation» law is also referred to as an «Erin Brokovich killer» by critics.

We routinely handle cases in areas of law such as catastrophic / excess liability; ERISA; class actions; construction practices; general commercial litigation; insurance coverage and bad faith; insurance fraud; insurance professional liability; life health and disability; medical professional liability; product liability; subrogation; and toxic and environmental torts.

Selected eleven times consecutively as a «Rising Star» by Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazine, Drew focuses his practice primarily on class action / mass tort (both plaintiff and defense) and complex commercial litigation disputes.

The case involves both U.S. and Canadian regulatory and criminal investigations and, as these things tend to go, shareholder class action litigation.

Outside of the United States, many countries have adopted or are considering the adoption of practices that incentivize frivolous lawsuits, such as opt - out class actions, contingency fees, and unregulated third party litigation funding, bringing U.S. - style litigation abuses to foreign shores.

Tang, who joins his new firm as partner in San Francisco, is a securities litigator who represents companies and executives in securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, mergers and acquisitions litigation, and SEC investigations.

Based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Wolfe concentrates his practice on discovery and e-discovery issues, as well as on class actions and product liability litigation.

As an experienced trial lawyer, Susie has successfully defended employers, management and corporations involving commercial disputes, general civil litigation, premises liability, personal injury law and class and derivative actions.

His civil litigation practice focuses on class action securities litigation and cross-border matters, as well as M&A litigation and commercial disputes.

Other issue experts addressed current trends such as trial lawyer advertising, the global spread of class actions, and the growing over-enforcement culture among other litigation trends.

Did a good word from Enron shareholders, now involved in class action litigation against Enron that has been aided by Fastow's continued cooperation make a difference, as noted in Peter Lattman's WSJ Law Blog post?

For news of new class action lawsuits and legislation, check out specialized blogs such as Canadian Class Actions Law, ClassActionBlawg, Mass Tort Litigation Blog, Mass Tort Defense, and Jackson on Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts class action lawsuits and legislation, check out specialized blogs such as Canadian Class Actions Law, ClassActionBlawg, Mass Tort Litigation Blog, Mass Tort Defense, and Jackson on Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts Class Actions Law, ClassActionBlawg, Mass Tort Litigation Blog, Mass Tort Defense, and Jackson on Consumer Class Actions and Mass Torts Class Actions and Mass Torts blog.

Slater & Gordon is unusual though in that it is essentially a plaintiff personal injury firm as well as class action lawyers and as such deep pockets are needed to fund this type of litigation and the business model they adopt is well suited to this type of litigation.

We discussed the genesis of Everlaw, which he says is «as fast as Google and as easy to use as an Apple product,» its popularity with law firms handling complex litigation and class actions, and the impact of design and usability on e-discovery software, among other topics.

John represents individuals in many types of civil litigation, including: class actions, mass torts including defective drugs (such as the Graniteville train derailment, Chinese Drywall and Vioxx), business litigation, flood - related damages, personal injury litigation, including traumatic injury and nursing home neglect.

She regularly serves as national coordinating counsel and New York / New Jersey local counsel defending clients in mass tort litigation and class actions involving FDA and EPA regulated products.

Served as plaintiff's counsel in two related securities class action litigations that resulted in settlements $ 6.7 million.

In addition, we have served as class counsel in national class action suits including national litigation against Abbott Laboratories, Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Sulzer Orthopedics, and Warner Lambert Drug Company.

Together, the legal team strives to resolve class action lawsuits as quickly as possible, limiting the client's exposure and containing the costs associated with potentially damaging litigation.

Prior to joining ADLI Law Group, she worked as Office Manager of X Law Group and managed an office of 3 attorneys practicing Bankruptcy, Class Actions, Criminal, and Civil and Business Litigation.

We endeavour to keep class members advised as the action proceeds by updating our website of major events in the litigation, and by way of email to any class members who have provided that information to us.