Top 10 Settlements in the United States in 2017

Top 10 Settlements in the United States in 2017We are pleased to present to you the list of top 10 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: $7,200,000,000.00
Attorneys: William J. Baer of U.S. Department of Justice
Case: USA v. Deutsche Bank
Type: Securities Fraud
State: New York
2
Amount: $864,000,000.00
Attorneys: Sondra L. Mills, James T. Nelson of U.S. Department of Justice
Case: USA v. Moody’s Investors Service Inc.
Type: Fraud, FIRREA
State: District of Columbia
3
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
4
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
5
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
State: Pennsylvania
6
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
7
Amount: $465,000,000.00
Attorneys: Rachel L. Brand of U.S. Attorney's Office
Case: U.S Ex Rel. Sanofi-Aventis US LLC v. Mylan Inc., et al.
Type: Fraud, Qui Tam
State: Massachusetts
8
Amount: $430,488,798.00
Attorneys: J. Mark Penley of U.S. Attorney's Office
Case: USA v. ZTE Corp.
Type: IEEPA Violation
State: Texas
9
Amount: $382,000,000.00
Attorneys: Justin O'Connell, Abraham George of U.S. Attorney's Office
Case: USA v. State Street Bank and Trust Company
Type: Fraud, Qui Tam
State: Massachusetts
10
Amount: $350,000,000.00
Attorneys: Benjamin C. Mizer of U.S. Department of Justice
Case: USA v. Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC
Type: False Claims Act, Fraud, Qui Tam, Kickbacks
State: Florida
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