Sentences with phrase «leading class action cases»

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Class action cases can lead to larger damages or broader remedies than individual lawsuits.

Among his other accomplishments, he led a group of 20 law firms that prosecuted cutting - edge class action cases against financial institutions, such as Countrywide, Wells Fargo, and JPMorgan Chase, concerning destructive negative amortization loans that unknowingly caused borrowers to assume tens of thousands of dollars of additional debt.

Investor advocate, Mark Elliott — who recently won a class action on behalf of investors in Downer EDI — lodged the claim on behalf of investor John Webster, who will act as «lead plaintiff» in the case on behalf of other investors who join the action.

With the scope of the health risks still unclear, a class - action case against New York City, in connection with the failure to conduct lead inspections in public housing, is now being prepared by a lead lawyer for families suing over lead poisoning in Flint, Mich..

«We thought that Judge Cote's ruling was spot on, especially when she noted that we've gone above and beyond in illustrating the legitimacy of our case,» said Steve Berman, lead counsel representing consumers in the nationwide class action and managing partner of Hagens Berman, a consumer - rights law firm.

On Friday Macmillan actually agreed to settle three lawsuits all at once — the ebook pricing case brought by the Department of Justice, but also the parallel case led by a consortium of attorneys general for the states and even the class - action case filed on behalf of consumers.

I joked at the time that the lawsuit seemed like the type of thing that would «lead one or more of the lawyers involved in the case to consider a career change,» but, to the contrary, lawyers still appear to be lining up to get in on this sweet kitty litter action in the form of class action lawsuits.

Christopher M. Placitella is a shareholder in the law firm and an accomplished trial lawyer with a nationwide reputation as one of the country's leading legal authorities on mass tort, class actions, and cases about asbestos - related diseases.

In the consumer class action sector, Alberstone is currently lead or co-lead counsel in several notable cases, including Payne v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., involving manipulation of the LIBOR U.S. Dollar rate, Bias et al. v. Wells Fargo & Company, et al., concerning illegal mark - ups of default related fees, Ellis v. JP Morgan Chase, et al., Stitt v. Citibank, et al. and Vega v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., concerning unlawful charging of unnecessary default fees, Waldrup v. Countrywide Financial Corporation, et al., concerning illegal charging for fraudulent appraisals, Weiner v. Ocwen Financial Corporation, et al., involving illegal assessment of default - related service fees that contained undisclosed mark - ups, and Ono v. Head Racquet Sports USA, concerning false advertising of Head tennis racquets.

Focus your time and resources on litigating cases, and let Sokolove Law take on the upfront administrative work associated with marketing, client screening, and qualifying leads for your class action opportunities.

John Klamann has been lead Class Counsel in a certified class action cases involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), federal and State securities anti-fraud laws and regulations, environmental contamination and toxic exposures, real estate, proprietary school litigation, and other collective action cClass Counsel in a certified class action cases involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), federal and State securities anti-fraud laws and regulations, environmental contamination and toxic exposures, real estate, proprietary school litigation, and other collective action cclass action cases involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), federal and State securities anti-fraud laws and regulations, environmental contamination and toxic exposures, real estate, proprietary school litigation, and other collective action cases.

We also serve as go - to litigation counsel for leading retailers in their most significant cases, including consumer and employment class actions and commercial litigation matters, in federal and state courts across the country.

Paul has been involved in some of the highest profile reported court cases and investigations over the last 25 years, including the Lockerbie trial, the largest class action in the UK in the pharmaceutical sector, the Shard of Glass litigation, the Oil for Food Programme investigation, the BTA Bank v Ablyazov case, the split capital trust investment litigation, the worldwide deep vein thrombosis litigation, and some of the leading cases in the field of aviation law.

In subsequent cases, plaintiffs evolved three techniques of avoiding Chadha: (a) combining direct and indirect purchasers into one class; (b) relying on causes of action that may not require proof of loss, in order to invoke aggregate assessment of damages; and (c) leading economic evidence regarding pass on.

While the review appears to be focused on methods of financing commercial arbitration and insolvency cases, we are concerned that a relaxation of legal financing rules could lead to the use of TPLF in other areas, including class actions if they are introduced in the territory.

He is lead class counsel in several complex class action cases, including cases in the financial services sector, the automobile industry and the food and beverage group.

He served for many years as lead national coordinating and trial counsel defending a drug company in thousands of product liability cases as well as a series of economic - loss class actions.

In separate cases, acted as lead counsel for two manufacturers of consumer products in the same industry in defending purported national class actions challenging warranty practices and disclosures.

Recently acted as lead counsel in defending a motion picture and entertainment company in defending a FACTA class action; case settled for nominal amount.

This racketeering case concerns allegations that judicial campaign donations led the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn improperly a $ 1.05 billion judgment in a 2005 consumer class action suit, Avery v. State Farm.

Our Class Actions Group represents industry leading companies and institutions in high - stakes cases nationwide.

Christopher M. Placitella is a shareholder in the law firm and an accomplished trial lawyer with a nationwide reputation as one of the country's leading legal authorities on mass tort, class actions, and cases about...

The publication highlights some of the firm's high - profile representations, including its role as lead national counsel for an international pharmaceutical company in hormone replacement therapy litigation, Wright's representation of Ford against allegations of unintended acceleration and faulty spark plugs, and Troyer's defense of Wells Fargo in a nationwide class action and an associated individual action and his representation of a manufacturing company in a toxic tort case.

As lead counsel in successful class - action civil rights cases, Fred has obtained relief involving promotions, monetary awards, creation of new EEO procedures, and department - wide reassignments.

A trial lawyer at Robinson + Cole since 1980 with a focus on insurance coverage and class action litigation, Mr. Goldman has tried approximately 30 cases to conclusion in a wide range of jurisdictions throughout the United States, has handled numerous federal and state appeals in multiple jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court of the United States, and has served as lead counsel in many cases that have had high national visibility.

From its inception in 1995, the firm has played a leading role in numerous high - profile class action and mass tort cases.

Represented Seagate in class actions challenging disclosures about computer hard drive storage capacity, including arguing leading case regarding class action settlements, Cho v. Seagate Technology Holdings, Inc., 177 Cal.

Recognized as leading Canadian lawyers in product liability defence, we have handled precedent - setting cases, including the first medical device class action to go to trial in Canada.

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:

We have represented our insurance clients as lead counsel in a variety of litigation and dispute resolution matters including: Life and Annuity Sales Practices Including class action and individual cases alleging misleading and deceptive sales practices and breaches of duty pursuant to a variety of theories of liability related to life, annuity, and retirement products.

Lead trial counsel in the first medical products class action / common issues trial tried to verdict in Canada (146 trial days), successfully defending one of the world's leading manufacturers of life - saving cardiac devices in a national class action claiming more than a billion dollars in damages (awarded 2013 Canadian Product Liability Impact Case of the Year by LMG Life Sciences)

Defeated class certification of Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA) and implied warranty claims in federal court cases involving claims against airplane part manufacturer and dental implant manufacturer; Defense of automotive class actions has led to several appellate decisions making certification of such claims very difficult in Florida.

The case, which is seeking class - action certification, is being led by three nonprofits: the National Veterans Legal Service Program, the National Consumer Law Center, and the Alliance for Justice.

Notable mandates: lead counsel in $ 2 - billion diesel settlement with Volkswagen and the $ 69 - million settlement in Dugal v. Manulife Financial; lead counsel in SNC - Lavalin investor class action; currently lead counsel in transvaginal mesh settlement cases and the only firm to get this type of case certified in a contested motion; recovered more than $ 100 million for clients in market currency in FX price - fixing case; obtained a $ 3.5 - million judgment from a jury following a five - week personal injury trial; acted as counsel in numerous cross-border transactions including the acquisition of the largest golf course in Canada; successfully defended clients in numerous high - profile environmental cases

He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 50 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies.

In 2016, she led a team that successfully defended one of the largest mass tort / wrongful death cases in the United States, which included 12,000 cases (some of them class actions representing hundreds of individual plaintiffs).

He also served as the CEO of Epiq Systems Class Actions & Claims Solutions, where he initiated a successful turnaround effort including a reorganization of marketing, sales force and strategic business development activities, and as Director of Practice Development for White & Case, leading practice group strategy, marketing, business development, competitive intelligence and client relations.

Likewise, we are national products liability counsel for Colgate - Palmolive Company, lead national counsel for The Coca - Cola Company in defense of purported class actions challenging the allegedly deceptive marketing of vitaminwater ® beverages, and national counsel for State Farm in homeowners» coverage cases arising out of Hurricane Katrina and Storm Sandy.

These various class action challenges will likely at some point be consolidated and, like all past competition class actions in Canada, lead to settlements if certified (there has not been, to date, any competition law class action case decided on the merits yet in Canada).

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The conflicting interpretations led to lawsuits, including a class - action case against American Home Shield.

This class action suit comes on the heels of Fidelity agreeing to pay a $ 1.25 M settlement to the state of California for alleged RESPA kickbacks violations after a previous case that led to a 2011 settlement where Fidelity agreed to pay the federal government $ 4.5 M for the same violations.