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Securities Cases
Bankrupt Corporate Debtor Claims
Consumer/Products Liability Cases
Mortgage Fraud Cases
Civil Rights Cases
Wage & Hour / Overtime Employment Cases
Antitrust Cases
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Securities
Consumer Fraud
- $109 Million Settlement against Rent-A-Center ($109 Million) - class actio suit against Rent-A-Center in New Jersey for charging consumers hidden usurious interest rates in violation of New Jersey State Law. After a favorable New Jersey Supreme Court ruling, class members were directly paid just over 100% of their actual damages. KOL lawyer was lead class counsel.
- In re Doubleclick (injunctive relief) - on behalf of almost every Internet user in America that compelled one of largest Internet ad servers to adhere to heightened privacy protections. KOL lawyer was lead class counsel.
- Guidant Corporation ($240 Million) - settlement of suits against Guidant for selling defective implantable heart devices. Settlement obtained on behalf of over 8000 injured victims and is proceeding in federal court in Minnesota. One KOL lawyer was co-lead class counsel and another was co-chair of the plaintiffs' law and briefing committee.
Civil Rights
- Camden County ($7.5 Million) - Recent class settlement (2008) against Camden County, New Jersey for illegally strip searching individuals arraigned on non-felonious charges. This was one of the largest settlements that has been obtained in a strip search case and is significant in size as it was obtained in a case that was not against a major municipality. A KOL lawyer was one of the lead class counsel.
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