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Plaintiffs Pass Early Test In Subprime Litigation
Publication Date: 2008-09-08
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Plaintiffs Win Class Cert in Antitrust Case Against DuPont, Pigment Cos.
Publication Date: 2012-08-29
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When antitrust lawyer Joseph Saveri left Lieff Cabraser earlier this year to found his own small firm, he held onto a price-fixing case against a group of leading chemical companies. He must be glad he did, because the litigation has now survived a key test and is moving toward trial.

June 07, 1999 |

Vitamin Price Case: Not Your Father's Class Action

Among class action lawyers, it's axiomatic: When prosecutors indict, the lawsuits will follow. But the effort to prove a global conspiracy to fix the price of vitamins proceeded a bit differently. About 80 lawyers convened at the Mayflower Hotel on May 17. But they came to listen as lawyers from Boies & Schiller L.L.P. briefed them. Only until March, when Swiss vitamin-maker Lonza A.G. agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges did 36 other firms followed suit.
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Merrill Quietly Agrees to Pay $550 Million to Settle Two Subprime Cases
Publication Date: 2009-01-26
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In what may be a sign of things to come in the subprime litigation, Merrill ponies up one of the 20 biggest securities class action settlements on record.

Constantine Denies Conflicts as Retail Group Joins Attack on $7.25 Billion Swipe Fee Deal
Publication Date: 2012-09-11
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On Tuesday the world's largest retail trade association vowed to go to court if necessary to fight a proposed $7.25 billion class settlement with Visa, MasterCard and their partner banks, arguing that the deal "does nothing" to curb the card companies' alleged manipulation of credit card swipe fees. Constantine Cannon, meanwhile, has rejected accusations that the firm faces a conflict of interest in its efforts on behalf of merchants that object to the settlement.

Alien Torts Update: Kiobel Tees Up at Supreme Court; DLA Wins Dismissal of Suit Against Al Jazeera over Hezbollah Attacks
Publication Date: 2011-06-08
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Will the U.S. Supreme Court agree to decide once and for all whether corporations are liable for human rights abuses under the Alien Tort Statute?

Mayer Brown Convinces First Circuit to Toss $30 Million Volkswagen Fee
Publication Date: 2012-07-30
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Volkswagen, represented by Kenneth Geller of Mayer Brown, argued that the plaintiffs attorneys in an MDL over alleged oil-sludge damage should only get $7.7 million.

Plaintiffs Firms Line Up Against Big Steel
Publication Date: 2008-09-23
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Judge Dismisses ERISA Class Action Against UBS, Affirms Presumption that Company Stock Is Prudent Investment
Publication Date: 2011-03-28
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ERISA plaintiffs just can't seem to get past judges' deference to the decisions of plan fiduciaries, even when they claim those fiduciaries deceived employees.

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