Top 20 Settlements in New York in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 settlements obtained in New York in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | F. Franklin Amanat, Matthew R. Belz, Charles S. Kleinberg, Evan P. Lestelle, Matthew J. Modafferi of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA vs. Barclays Capital Inc. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $500,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Hannah K. Flamenbaum, Steven J. Glassman, Jesse A. Devine, Melissa G. Gable of Attorney General of the State of NY |
| Case: | Schneiderman v. RBS Financial Products Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Securities Fraud, Negligent Tort |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $480,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph H. Hunt of U.S. Department of Justice |
| Case: | USA v. Nomura Holding America Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Deceptive Trade Practices, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort, Gross Negligence |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $408,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Daniel L. Brockett of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; David W. Mitchell of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP; Christopher M. Burke of Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP |
| Case: | Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Bank of America N.A |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Securities Fraud, Tortious Interference, Unjust Enrichment, Intentional Tort |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $330,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryan Kessler of Attorney General of the State of NY |
| Case: | Underwood v. Sprint Communications Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Whistleblower Retaliation, Intentional Tort, Tax Fraud |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $110,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael D. Blatchley, John C. Browne, Jai K. Chandrasekhar of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Case: | Fresno County Employees' Retirement Association, et al. v. Comscore Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $100,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Billington M. Garrett of Attorney General of the State of NY; Lev L. Dassin of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP |
| Case: | Underwood v. Citibank |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraudulent Concealment, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Phillip Kim , Kevin Chan of The Rosen Law Firm P.A. |
| Case: | Impiombato Vs. BHP Billiton Limited |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $42,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Castiglione, Manisha M. Sheth, Rita B. McDonough of Attorney General of the State of NY |
| Case: | Schneiderman v. Bank of America Merrill Lynch |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraudulent Concealment, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Jina L. Choi, Cheryl L. Crumpton, E. Barrett Atwood of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Case: | Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tesla Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $30,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Sabita Krishnan, Gail Rubin of Attorney General of the State of NY |
| Case: | Underwood v. Harbinger Capital Partners Offshore Manager LLC |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Intentional Tort, Tax Fraud |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $29,950,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Rothman of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP |
| Case: | IN RE PLY Gem Holdings Inc. Securities Litigation |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $25,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Ted M. Rosenberg, Erin M. Hargis of Rosenberg & Gluck, LLP |
| Case: | Iacone v. Passanisi, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dangerous Condition, Failure to Warn, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Brain Injury, Failure to Maintain, Gross Negligence, DUI, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $15,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Grant C. Jaquith of U.S. Attorney's Office |
| Case: | U.S, et al. Ex Rel. Folta v. Health Quest Systems Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Health Care Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $15,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael L. Roberts, Debra G. Josephson, Stephanie E. Smith of Roberts Law Firm, P.A.; Michael D. Hausfeld, Bonny E. Sweeney, Seth R. Gassman, Jeannine M. Kenney of Hausfeld, LLP |
| Case: | In Re: Parking Heaters Antitrust Litigation |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Intentional Tort, Price Fixing |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $13,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Benjamin J. Lee of Attorney General of the State of NY |
| Case: | Schneiderman v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
| Type: | Deceptive Trade Practices, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Intentional Misrepresentation, Off-Label Marketing |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $10,300,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Stephen A. Warnke of Ropes & Gray LLP; Kathy S. Marks of Yankwitt LLP |
| Case: | Schneiderman v. Centerlight Health System Inc., et al. |
| Type: | False Claims Act, Qui Tam, Health Care Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $9,980,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert J. Valli, Jr., Sara Wyn Kane, Matthew L. Berman, James A. Vagnini of Valli Kane & Vagnini, LLP |
| Case: | Hines v. CBS Corp. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $9,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nicholas I. Porritt of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP |
| Case: | Levin, et al. v. Resource Capital Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | L. Timothy Fisher of Bursor & Fisher, P.A.; Nick Suciu of Barbat, Mansour & Suciu PLLC |
| Case: | Gregorio et al, . v. Premier Nutrition Corp. |
| Type: | Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, False Advertising, Unjust Enrichment, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort |