Top 10 Class Action Settlements in the United States in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 Class Action settlements obtained in the United States 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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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $670,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Timothy M. O'Brien, Neil E. McWilliams, Jr., Mike Papantonio, Wesley Bowden, Jeff Gaddy, Christopher G. Paulos, Archie Lamb of Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A.; Gary J. Douglas, Michael A. London, Rebecca G. Newman of Douglas & London, P.C.; Robert A. Bilott, David J. Butler of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP; R. Edison Hill, James C. Peterson, Harry G. Deitzler of Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC |
| Case: | In re: du Pont de Nemours & Co. |
| Type: | Class Action, Personal Injury, Pollution, Toxic Exposure |
| State: | Ohio |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $605,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Prieto, Aaron S. Podhurst, Stephen F. Rosenthal, John Gravante, Matthew P. Weinshall, Alissa Del Riego of Podhurst Orseck, LLP; David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Todd A. Smith of Power, Rogers & Smith P.C.; Elizabeth J. Cabraser of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein |
| Case: | In Re Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation |
| Type: | Class Action, Product Liability, Defective Product |
| State: | Florida |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $553,567,307.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Prieto, Aaron S. Podhurst, Stephen F. Rosenthal, John Gravante, Matthew P. Weinshall, Alissa Del Riego of Podhurst Orseck, LLP; David Boies of Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Todd A. Smith of Power, Rogers & Smith P.C.; Curtis B. Miner of Colson Hicks Eidson |
| Case: | Koehler, et al. v. Takata Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Defective Product |
| State: | Florida |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $165,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joel P. Laitman, Christopher Lometti, Michael Eisenkraft of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC |
| Case: | NJ Carpenters Health Fund, et al. v. Novastar Mortgage Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| State: | New York |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $141,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Vincent Briganti, Raymond P. Girnys, Geoffrey M Horn , Peter D. St. Phillip of Lowey Dannenberg, PC |
| Case: | Laydon v. Mizuho Bank Ltd., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| State: | New York |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $125,387,948.00 |
| Attorneys: | Myron M. Cherry, Jacie C. Zolna, Benjamin Swetland of Myron M. Cherry & Associates LLC; Antonio M. Romanucci, Rebecca E. Neubauer of Romanucci & Blandin, LLC |
| Case: | Mckenzie-Lopez v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Due Process Violation |
| State: | Illinois |
| 7 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $97,679,141.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Prieto, Aaron S. Podhurst, Stephen F. Rosenthal, John Gravante, Matthew P. Weinshall, Alissa Del Riego of Podhurst Orseck, LLP |
| Case: | In Re: Takata Airbag Product Liability Litigation |
| Type: | Class Action, Product Liability, Defective Product, Consumer Protection |
| State: | Florida |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $97,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | X. Jay Alvarez, Danielle S. Myers, Austin P. Brane, James A. Caputo of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP |
| Case: | Marcus v. J.C. Penney Co. Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
| State: | Texas |
| 10 | |
| 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 |
| State: | Pennsylvania |