Two recent high -
profile class action cases make clear the need for employers to ensure, among other requirements, that the process used to gain consent from employees and candidates prior to initiating a background check is in line with FCRA rules.
Not exact matches
Remington is also the target of another high -
profile case, a federal
class -
action lawsuit claiming that trigger defects have caused some of its shotguns to accidentally discharge.
Mr. Leopold is court - appointed Interim Co-Lead Counsel in two high -
profile putative toxic tort
class actions, including In re Flint Water Cases and Cape Fear River Contaminated Water Class Action Litiga
class actions, including In re Flint Water
Cases and Cape Fear River Contaminated Water
Class Action Litiga
Class Action Litigation.
Nagel Rice is currently handling some of the highest
profile cases in the country, including the carjacking wrongful death
case against the Short Hills Mall, a cyberbullying suicide
case against a New Jersey school district, a
class action against the NFL for illegal ticket sales for Super Bowl XLVIII, and the multi-billion dollar RICO
action against short selling hedge funds.
We have also acted for the insurance industry in a number of high -
profile class actions, including the «salvage litigation»
case and the «after - market parts»
case.
Lawyers represented Cargill in a
class action at the Supreme Court of Canada; won a gaming law
case for the BC Lottery; acted as counsel for the College of Dentistry in a series of high -
profile applications; represented the Federation of Law Societies in two major
cases; and were appointed amicus curiae by the SCC in the senate reform reference.
He has handled numerous high
profile consumer
class actions, personal injury and wrongful death
cases throughout his relatively short career, with notable results.
Meanwhile, Ciolino says all this «suggests to the public at large that lawyers in high -
profile,
class action cases have something to hide.»
During his more than 30 - year career, he has represented a variety of major debtors in high -
profile Chapter 11
cases, numerous
class -
action product liability settlements and statutory creditor representation with an assortment of major financial institutions and restructurings.
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.
For over 20 years, Ms. Kinaga has focused her practice on employment litigation, including
class actions, representing private and public employers in high -
profile cases.
In addition to our substantial
class -
action experience, our lawyers have been involved in a number of high -
profile cases involving individual wage - and - hour claims.
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.
From its inception in 1995, the firm has played a leading role in numerous high -
profile class action and mass tort
cases.
DOJ entrusted Allan to represent the United States in some of its most high
profile cases including a large
class action challenging the New York City Fire Department's (FDNY) pattern of discrimination against Black and Hispanic applicants - which settled for about $ 100 million - and the first - ever employment discrimination lawsuit that DOJ filed to protect the rights of a transgender individual.
In the spring of 2016, he successfully defended a binding fee arbitration dispute before a three - member commercial American Arbitration Association panel in a
case involving a prominent
class action attorney who was seeking attorney's fees arising out of a settlement in a high
profile Sarbanes Oxley
case.
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
Our lawyers have also litigated a host of other high -
profile products, mass tort and
class action cases, including those involving manufacturing processes and alleged chemical and environmental exposures.