Top 20 Class Action Settlements in the United States in 2018
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $6,240,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Merrill G. Davidoff, Bart D. Cohen, Michael J. Kane of Berger & Montague PC; K. Craig Wildfang, Thomas J. Undlin, Ryan W. Marth of Robins Kaplan LLP; Bonny E. Sweeney, David W. Mitchell, Patrick J. Coughlin, Alexandra S. Bernay, Carmen A. Medici of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP |
| Case: | In Re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Price Fixing |
| State: | New York |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $480,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Blair A. Nicholas of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Case: | Hefler, et al. v. Wells Fargo & Co. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $295,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve W. Berman, Garth D. Wojtanowicz, Elizabeth A. Fegan of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP; Joseph G. Sauder, Matthew D. Schelkopf of Sauder Schelkopf, LLC |
| Case: | In Re: Stericycle, Steri-Safe Contract Litigation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Unfair Business Practices |
| State: | Illinois |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $215,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Steve W. Berman, Christopher R. Pitoun of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP |
| Case: | Jane Doe v. USC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault and Battery, Class Action, Negligent Supervision, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort, Negligent Retention |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $195,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew S. Friedman, Francis J. Balint, Jr. of Bonnett Fairbourn Friedman & Balint P.C.; Adam M. Moskowitz of The Moskowitz Law Firm |
| Case: | Feller, et al. v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Deceptive Trade Practices, Insurance Bad Faith, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $85,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Theodore J. Boutrous Jr., Rachel S. Brass, Joshua A. Jessen, Michael Li-Ming Wong of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
| Case: | In Re Yahoo! Customer Security Data Breach Litigation |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action, Fraud, Invasion of Privacy, Unfair Competition, Intentional Tort, Failure to Protect, Data Breach, Negligent Tort, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | California |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $54,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Renae D. Steiner of Heins Mills & Olson, P.L.C.; Marvin A. Miller of Miller Law LLC; Steve Shadowen of Hilliard & Shadowen LLP |
| Case: | In Re Aggrenox Antitrust Litigation |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Connecticut |
| 8 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew D. Manitsky of Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C.; Kit A. Pierson, Brent W. Johnson, Benjamin D. Brown, Emmy L. Levens of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC; David A. Balto of Law Offices of David A. Balto PLLC; Robert G. Abrams, Robert J. Brookhiser, Danyll W. Foix, Gregory J. Commins Jr. of Baker & Hostetler LLP |
| Case: | Allen, et al. v. Dairy Farmers of America, et al. |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Unfair Business Practices, Consumer Protection, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Vermont |
| 8 (tie) | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mark Griffin of Keller Rohrback LLP |
| Case: | In Re Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litigation (American Airlines) |
| Type: | Antitrust Violation, Class Action, Conspiracy, Consumer Fraud, Fraud, Intentional Tort, Price Fixing |
| State: | District of Columbia |
| 9 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $45,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gregory L. Jones of Greg Jones Law, P.A.; Robert L. Wiggins, Gregory O. Wiggins, Rocco Calamusa, Jr. of Wiggins Childs Pantazis Fisher Goldfarb, LLC |
| Case: | Scott, et al. v. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Gender Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $43,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lawrence Deutsch (PA), Shanon J. Carson, Jacob M. Polakoff of Berger & Montague PC; Joseph G. Sauder, Matthew D. Schelkopf, Joseph B. Kenney of Sauder Schelkopf, LLC |
| Case: | Cole, et al. v. NIBCO Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Product Liability, Property Damage, Defective Product, Negligent Tort |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $40,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc M. Seltzer of Susman Godfrey LLP; Andrew J. Entwistle of Entwistle & Cappucci LLP |
| Case: | Timber Hill LLC v. Pershing Square Capital Management L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | California |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $36,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Browne of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Case: | MPERS v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Vermont |
| 13 | |
| 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 |
| State: | New York |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $27,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John C. Browne of Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP |
| Case: | Levy, et al. v. Gutierrez, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Omission of Material Facts, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Failure to Disclose |
| State: | New Hampshire |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $20,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John Vagelato, Michael J. Goldberger of U.S. Attorney's Office |
| Case: | USA, et al. v. City of New York |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Gender Discrimination |
| State: | New York |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $19,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter Prieto, John Gravante, Matthew P. Weinshall, Alissa Del Riego of Podhurst Orseck, LLP; Daniel Alberstone, Jonas P. Mann, Roland Tellis of Baron & Budd, P.C. |
| Case: | Schreiber, et al. v. Ally Financial |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Class Action |
| State: | Florida |
| 16 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $19,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm (FL); Seth R. Lesser of Klafter Olsen & Lesser LLP; Cary L. Flitter of Flitter Milz, P.C.; Robert E. Duff of The Law Office of Robert E. Duff |
| Case: | McCalvin, et al. v. Condor Holdco Securitization Trust, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Deceptive Trade Practices, Consumer Protection, Debt Collection |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $19,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Glen DeValerio of Berman DeValerio |
| Case: | Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Insulet Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $18,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Peter E. Borkon of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP |
| Case: | Nallagonda v. Osiris Therapeutics Inc. |
| Type: | Class Action, Fraud, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Omission of Material Facts |
| State: | Maryland |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Lionel Z. Glancy, Robert V. Prongay, Robert V. Prongay, Lesley F. Portnoy, Charles H. Linehan of Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP; Daniel S. Sommers, S. Douglas Bunch of Cohen, Milstein, Sellers & Toll PLLC |
| Case: | Schwartz v. Opus Bank |
| Type: | Class Action, Deceptive Trade Practices, Misrepresentation, Securities Fraud, Intentional Tort, Constructive Fraud |
| State: | California |
| 19 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Yolanda French Lollis, Adrian M. Lowe, Ronda B. Goldfein of AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania; Shanon J. Carson, John Albanese, E. Michelle Drake, Sarah R. Schalman-Bergen of Berger & Montague PC; Sally Friedman, Monica Webly, Karla M. Lopez of Legal Action Center |
| Case: | Beckett, et al. v. Aetna Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Deceptive Trade Practices, Invasion of Privacy, Unjust Enrichment, Consumer Protection, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $16,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael C. Subit of Frank Freed Subit & Thomas LLP; Matt Dunn, Dan Getman of Getman, Sweeney & Dunn, PLLC |
| Case: | Thomas, et al. v. Kellogg Co., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unfair Business Practices, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| State: | Washington |