Top 50 Class Action Settlements in the United States in 2017
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 50 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.
For firms that have made the list and would like to signify their achievement on their website or in other marketing materials, TopVerdict.com has issued a special electronic badge that is available for purchase here.
If you are an attorney who obtained one of the 50 settlements on this list, you can display a separate, personalized badge on your bio page to showcase your high professional achievement and potentially generate more business for your firm. You can buy your personalized attorney badge here. You can also obtain a personalized plaque to display in your office.
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: | $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 |
11 | |
Amount: | $73,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | David R. Stickney of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP; Lester R. Hooker of Saxena White, P.A. |
Case: | In re Rayonier Inc. Securities Litigation |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | Florida |
12 | |
Amount: | $62,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter B. Haskel, Barbara E Rosenberg, E. Leon Carter, James Pinson, Thomas P. Perkins, , Robert Sayles, Richard A. Sayles, Thomas P. Perkins, Jr. of Texas Attorney General's Office |
Case: | Arredondo, et al. v. The City of Dallas Texas |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages |
State: | Texas |
13 | |
Amount: | $56,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Gerald M. Cohen, Joshua P. Fitch of Cohen & Fitch LLP; Stephen Neuwirth , Elinor C. Sutton of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; Jon L. Norinsberg of Norinsberg Law |
Case: | Stinson v. City Of New York |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Fraud, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search and Seizure |
State: | New York |
14 | |
Amount: | $56,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Sharan Nirmul, Richard A. Russo Jr., Jennifer L. Joost, Darren J. Check of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP; Joshua A. Katz, James D. Sallah, Jeffrey Cox of Sallah Astarita & Cox; Joseph E. White, Lester R. Hooker of Saxena White, P.A. |
Case: | In Re: Ocwen Financial Corporation Securities Litigation |
Type: | Class Action, Economic Loss, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud |
State: | Florida |
15 | |
Amount: | $43,350,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Henry Gradstein , Maryann R. Marzano of Gradstein & Marzano, P.C.; Stephen E. Morrissey, Steven G. Sklaver, Krysta K. Pachman of Susman Godfrey LLP |
Case: | Ferrick, et al. v. Spotify USA Inc. |
Type: | Class Action, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Infringement |
State: | New York |
16 | |
Amount: | $35,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Linda D. Friedman, Suzanne E. Bish, George S. Robot, Patricia A. Bronte of Stowell & Friedman, Ltd. |
Case: | Slaughter, et al. v. Wells Fargo Advisors LLC |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Race Discrimination, Labor & Employment |
State: | Illinois |
17 | |
Amount: | $32,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Russell Deitch; Ian L. Barlow of Federal Trade Commission |
Case: | FTC v. Ramsey, et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | Florida |
18 | |
Amount: | $31,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Joel H. Bernstein, Ira A. Schochet, Eric D. Gottlieb of Labaton Sucharow LLP |
Case: | Weston v. RCS Capital Corp. |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | New York |
19 | |
Amount: | $30,900,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Scott D. Owens of Scott D. Owens, P.A.; Bret L. Lusskin Jr. of Bret Lusskin, P.A.; Keith J. Keogh, Michael S. Hilicki of Keogh Law, Ltd. |
Case: | Flaum, et al. v. Subway |
Type: | Class Action, Consumer Protection |
State: | Florida |
20 | |
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 |
State: | Pennsylvania |
21 | |
Amount: | $28,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Lester R. Hooker of Saxena White, P.A. |
Case: | Benefit Funds v. Brixmor Property Group Inc., et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | New York |
22 | |
Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Lawrence A. Kellogg, Jason Kellogg of Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman LLP; Paulino A. Nunez Jr., Frank R. Rodriguez of Rodriguez Tramont & Nunez, P.A. |
Case: | Fernandez, et al. v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith |
Type: | Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Class Action, ERISA Violation |
State: | Florida |
23 | |
Amount: | $21,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Alejandro P. Gutierrez of Hathaway Perrett Webster Powers Chrisman & Gutierrez; Michael A. Strauss, Daniel J. Palay, Brian D. Hefelfinger of Strauss & Strauss, APC |
Case: | Martino v. Ecolab Inc. |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
24 | |
Amount: | $20,629,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Dimitrios V. Korovilas, Jason M. Wucetich of Wucetich & Korovilas LLP |
Case: | Habelito v. Guthy-Renker L.L.C. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Negligent Misrepresentation, Unfair Competition, Consumer Protection |
State: | California |
25 | |
Amount: | $19,100,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Joseph Fitapelli, Brian S. Schaffer , Frank J. Mazzaferro of Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP; Justin M. Swartz , Sally J. Abrahamson of Outten & Golden, LLP |
Case: | Flood v. Carlson Restaurants Inc., et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | New York |
26 | |
Amount: | $18,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James I. Jaconette, Shawn A. Williams of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP; John T. Jasnoch of Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP |
Case: | In re King Digital Entertainment PLC |
Type: | Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Omission of Material Facts |
State: | California |
27 | |
Amount: | $17,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | James C. Shah, Natalie Finkelman Bennett of Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP; Michael D. Donovan of Donovan Litigation Group, LLC; Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm; Marc A. Goldich of Axler Goldich LLC |
Case: | Q+Food LLC, et al. v. Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. |
Type: | Breach of Warranty, Class Action, Economic Loss, Product Liability, Property Damage, Defective Product, Consumer Protection |
State: | New Jersey |
28 | |
Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Richard A. Friedman of Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum & Friedman, P.C.; Robert M. Schwartz of Schwartz Law Group, LLC |
Case: | Gray, et al. v. Hamilton Township Board of ED. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Labor & Employment |
State: | New Jersey |
29 | |
Amount: | $15,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Li Yu; Jean-David Barnea of U.S. Attorney's Office; Robert C. Glass of McCabe Rabin, P.A. |
Case: | Mahoney v. Endo Health Solutions Inc., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Warranty, Class Action, False Advertising, Negligent Misrepresentation, Product Liability, Unjust Enrichment |
State: | New York |
30 | |
Amount: | $14,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Adrienne D. McEntee, Beth E. Terrell , Mary B. Reiten of Terrell Marshall Law Group; Keith J. Keogh, Michael S. Hilicki, Michael Karnuth of Keogh Law, Ltd.; Joseph Fitapelli, Brian S. Schaffer , Frank J. Mazzaferro of Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP; Joseph J. Siprut of Siprut PC |
Case: | Melito, et al. v. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. |
Type: | Class Action, TCPA |
State: | New York |
31 | |
Amount: | $14,050,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Joel H. Bernstein, Ira A. Schochet, Nicole M. Zeiss , Eric D. Gottlieb of Labaton Sucharow LLP |
Case: | In Re Fifth Street Finance Corp. Securities Litigation |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | New York |
32 | |
Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Theodore J. Leopold, Leslie M. Kroeger, Diana L. Martin, Douglas J. McNamara, Eric A. Kafka of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC |
Case: | Hankinson, et al. v. Rooms to Go, et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Fraud |
State: | Florida |
33 | |
Amount: | $12,732,500.00 |
Attorneys: | John J. Glugoski, Michael C. Righetti of Righetti Glugoski, PC; Charles A. Jones, Kelly J. McInerney of Jones Law Firm |
Case: | In re Wells Fargo |
Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
34 (tie) | |
Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Bradley S. Keller, John A. Tondini of Byrnes Keller Cromwell LLP; Benjamin Galdston, Timothy A. DeLange, Hannah Ross, Niki Mendoza of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP; Gregory M. Nespole of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP |
Case: | Bakers Local No. 433 Pension Fund v. Barrett Business Services, Inc., et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | Massachusetts |
34 (tie) | |
Amount: | $12,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Markus L. Penzel, Sara E. Smolik, Katie N. Linehan, Amos B. Blackman, Liane T. Rice, Raechel L. Adams, Robert D. Rose of EEOC |
Case: | EEOC v. Texas Roadhouse Inc., et al. |
Type: | Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Labor & Employment |
State: | Washington |
35 | |
Amount: | $10,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Louis Gottlieb, Thomas A. Dubbs, Ross Kamhi , Wendy Tsang of Labaton Sucharow LLP; John Rizio-Hamilton of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
Case: | in Re: KBR Inc. Securities Litigation |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | Texas |
36 | |
Amount: | $10,250,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Lionel Z. Glancy, Robert V. Prongay, Ex Kano S. Sams, II of Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP; Jonathan Gardner, Angelina Nguyen of Labaton Sucharow LLP; John T. Jasnoch of Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP; Marisa C. Livesay, Rachele R. Byrd of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP |
Case: | In re FireEye, Inc., Securities Litigation |
Type: | Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud |
State: | California |
37 | |
Amount: | $9,837,500.00 |
Attorneys: | James I. Jaconette, Samuel H. Rudman, Shawn A. Williams, Ellen G. Gusikoff of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP; Joel H. Bernstein, David J. Goldsmith of Labaton Sucharow LLP; John T. Jasnoch, Joseph V. Halloran of Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP |
Case: | In re A10 Networks Inc. Securities Litigation |
Type: | Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud |
State: | California |
38 | |
Amount: | $9,800,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Michael M. Baskind; James P. Driscoll-MacEachron, of EEOC |
Case: | EEOC v. American Airlines Inc. |
Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
State: | Arizona |
39 (tie) | |
Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Peter R. Dion-Kindem of The Dion-Kindem Law Firm; Lonnie C. Blanchard of Blanchard Law Group, APC; Jeffrey D. Holmes of Holmes Law Group |
Case: | Lagos v. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University |
Type: | Class Action, Retaliation, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wrongful Termination, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
39 (tie) | |
Amount: | $8,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Matthew J. Matern, Launa N. Adolph, Debra J. Tauger, Tagore O. Subramaniam of Matern Law Group P.C. |
Case: | Wilson v. Rock-Tenn Co. |
Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
40 | |
Amount: | $8,185,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Duncan C. Turner of Badgley Mullins Turner, PLLC; Daniel R. Whitmore of Law Offices of Daniel R. Whitmore |
Case: | Ali, et al. v. Menzies Aviation Inc., et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Unjust Enrichment, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act |
State: | Washington |
41 | |
Amount: | $8,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jeff Ostrow, Scott Edelsberg of Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Gilbert; Andrew Shamis of Shamis & Gentile P.A. |
Case: | Gottlieb v. Citgo Petroleum Corp. |
Type: | Class Action, TCPA |
State: | Florida |
42 | |
Amount: | $7,600,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Jay Edelson, Rafey S. Balabanian, Benjamin S. Thomassen, Eve-Lynn Rapp, Ari J. Scharg of Edelson PC; Henry M. Scharg of Law Office of Henry M. Scharg; Scott A. Bursor, Joseph I. Marchese, Philip L. Fraietta of Bursor & Fisher, P.A. |
Case: | Moeller v. American Media, et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Invasion of Privacy, Unjust Enrichment |
State: | Michigan |
43 | |
Amount: | $7,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Bruce L. Elstein, Henry Elstein of Goldman Gruder & Woods, LLC; Patrick V. Dahlstrom of Pomerantz LLP |
Case: | Perez,et al. v. Higher One Holdings Inc., et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud |
State: | Connecticut |
44 (tie) | |
Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Ira Spiro of Spiro Law Corp.; Michael D. Singer, J. Jason Hill of Cohelan Khoury & Singer; Jeffrey D. Holmes of Holmes Law Group |
Case: | Syed v. M-I, LLC, et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
44 (tie) | |
Amount: | $7,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Matthew S. Dente of Dente Law, P.C.; Diane E. Richard of Richard Law, P.C.; London D. Meservy of Meservy Law, P.C.; Brian J. Robbins, George C. Aguilar of Robbins Arroyo LLP |
Case: | Wert v. U.S. Bankcorp |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
45 | |
Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Kevin M. Kinne, Benjamin K. Steffans of Cohen Kinne Valicenti Cook; Rachel Bien, Michael N. Litrownik, Justin M. Swartz of Outten & Golden, LLP; Douglas J. Hoffman, Vincent E. Polsinelli, Peter M. Torncello of Jackson Lewis P.C. |
Case: | Shelly Davine, et al. v. The Golub Corp., et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Fair Labor Standards Act |
State: | Massachusetts |
46 | |
Amount: | $5,782,848.00 |
Attorneys: | Allen R. Vaught, Melinda Arbuckle of Baron & Budd, P.C.; D. Scott Carlile, Casey Q. Carlile of Carlile Law Firm LLP |
Case: | Williams v. Go Frac L.L.C. |
Type: | Class Action, Wrongful Termination, Labor & Employment |
State: | Texas |
47 | |
Amount: | $5,500,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Xinying Valerian, Michael D. Palmer of Sanford Heisler Sharp LLP; Dayna L. Chmelka of Gates, O'Doherty, Gonter & Guy LLP |
Case: | Tymuoi Ha, et al. v. Google Inc., et al. |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
48 | |
Amount: | $5,080,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Andrew R. Wolf, Bharati S. Patel of The Wolf Law Firm, LLC |
Case: | Steven Gomes v. Extra Space Storage Inc., et al. |
Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Conversion, Consumer Protection |
State: | New Jersey |
49 (tie) | |
Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | G. Joseph Antonelli, Janelle C. Carney of Law Office of Joseph Antonelli; Larry W. Lee, Nicholas Rosenthal, Howard L. Magee of Diversity Law Group PC; Stephen M. Harris of The Law Office of Stephen M. Harris, P.C.; Robert L. Starr of The Law Office of Robert L. Starr |
Case: | Ababa v. Promise Hospital of East Los Angeles L.P. |
Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |
49 (tie) | |
Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
Attorneys: | Sheldon A. Ostroff of Law Offices of Sheldon A. Ostroff; James C. Kostas, David M. Huffman of Huffman & Kosta; Douglas M. Werman, Maureen A. Salas of Werman Salas P.C. |
Case: | Garcia, et al. v. J.C. Penney Corp. |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment |
State: | Illinois |
50 | |
Amount: | $4,835,500.00 |
Attorneys: | Robin G. Workman , Daniel H. Qualls of Workman Law Firm, PC; Walter L. Haines of United Employees Law Group, PC |
Case: | McCormack v. WinCo Holdings Inc. |
Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment |
State: | California |