Top 10 Settlements in Pennsylvania in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 settlements obtained in Pennsylvania in the year 2017. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.
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Note: If you have made this list (Top 10 Settlements in Pennsylvania in 2017) you have also made the list of Top 20 Settlements in Pennsylvania in 2017.
Important: While we strive to achieve maximum accuracy and completeness of our lists, we cannot guarantee either at 100%. If you believe another settlement should be on this list, please contact us today.
| 1 | |
| Amount: | $586,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Karen D. Dodge, Joannie T. Wei, Elizabeth C. Scott of Federal Trade Commission |
| Case: | FTC v. Western Union Co. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, FTC Violation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $125,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Kit A. Pierson, Brent W. Johnson, David A. Young of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC; H. Laddie Montague Jr., Ruthanne Gordon, Michael C. Dell'Angelo, Candice J. Enders of Berger & Montague PC; Eugene A. Spector, Jeffrey J. Corrigan, Rachel E. Kopp, Jeffrey L. Spector of Spector Roseman & Kodroff |
| Case: | In Re Domestic Drywall Antitrust Litigation |
| Type: | Class Action, Conspiracy, Price Fixing |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $96,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel Berger of Berger & Montague PC; Linda P. Nussbaum of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC; Brian D. Brooks, Susan C. Segura, W. Ross Foote of Smith Segura & Raphael, LLP; Steve D. Shadowen of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller |
| Case: | King Drug Co. of Florence Inc. v. Cephalon Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Conspiracy, Fraud, Pharmacy Malpractice |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Rizio-Hamilton of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Case: | In Re DFC Global Corp. Sec. Litigation |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $16,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Justin L. Swidler, Richard S. Swartz of Swartz Swidler, LLC; Marc A. Silverman of Frank, Weinberg & Black P.L.; Molly A. Elkin, Diana J. Nobile, Gregory K. McGillivary, Sarah M. Block of Woodley & McGillivary LLP; Hope Pordy of Spivak Lipton LLP |
| Case: | Bland, et al. v. PNC Bank |
| Type: | Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $9,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP |
| Case: | Williams v. Transportation Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ramon A. Arreola of Messa & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Plaintiffs v. Curling Iron Manufacturer, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product, Emotional Distress |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ramon A. Arreola, Joseph L. Messa, Jr. of Messa & Associates, PC |
| Case: | Carpenter v. Drywall Stilts Supplier, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Fall, Defective Product |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael Pisanchyn, Douglas Yazinski, Bradley Moyer of The Pisanchyn Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Sherwood v. B.S. Quarries Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Death, Fall, Defective Product |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $6,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Casey of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Estate of Thrash v. Manko, et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Failure to Diagnose, Hospital Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Professional Negligence, Wrongful Death, Ob-Gyn Malpractice |