In re Automotive Wire Harness Systems Antitrust Litigation, 12-md-02311-MOB (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan).
The firm was recently appointed co-lead counsel on behalf of automobile dealerships in 31 states and territories in a class action alleging a conspiracy to unlawfully fix prices of automotive wire harnesses and related products by automotive component manufacturers in Japan, Germany, the United States and elsewhere.
Jonathan Cuneo was appointed Interim Co-lead Counsel on March 28, 2012 by Federal District Judge Marianne Battani of the District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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For additional information, please contact Joel Davidow or Michael J. Flannery.
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In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation, 06-MD-1775 (CBA) (VVP) (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York).
We represent the plaintiffs in a class action alleging a global conspiracy by the air cargo industry to unlawfully inflate the price of shipping goods by air. Among the allegations is that the defendants illegally exchanged information regarding a variety of surcharges, including the fuel surcharge, in furtherance of the conspiracy.
On August 21, 2009, the court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint, allowing the plaintiffs to proceed with discovery. An $85 million dollar settlement has been negotiated with one of the defendants, Lufthansa, and final approval was granted by the Court on September 25, 2009.
Another settlement agreement with Air France, KLM and Martinair was filed with the Court on July 14, 2010. Under the terms of the settlement agreement , which is subject to court approval, these carriers will pay a total of $87 million in exchange for a release from all claims by direct purchasers of air cargo shipping services to and from the United States between 2000 and 2006.
For additional information, please contact Daniel M. Cohen.
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In re: NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation, Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-01967, Northern District of California
Our firm is involved in a class action involving thousands of former Division 1 men's basketball and football players who allege the NCAA violated federal antitrust law, by unlawfully foreclosing former players from receiving any compensation related to the use of their images and likeness.
On February 8, 2010, the Court denied the NCAA’s request to dismiss this class-action law suit. Having won the motion to dismiss, we can now proceed to the discovery process, collecting evidence from the NCAA (and its member schools and conferences) and taking depositions.
For additional information, please contact Daniel M. Cohen.
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The firm is co-lead counsel in a series of class action lawsuits alleging that regional hospitals conspired to depress the compensation levels of their registered nurses by illegally exchanging wage information with each other. In furtherance of the conspiracy, in each of these markets defendants agreed to regularly exchange detailed and non-public information about the compensation each hospital was paying its registered nurses.
The exchange of this information suppressed competition, allowing the defendant hospitals to substantially lower the pay of nurses across the board in many regions. We have filed lawsuits in Albany, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, and San Antonio.
Reed, et al. v. Advocate Health, et al., Civil Action No. 06 C 337 (US District Court, Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division)
Fleischman, et al, v. Albany Medical Center, et al., Civil Action No. 06-0765 (US District Court Northern District of New York)
Cason Merenda et al. v. Detroit Medical Center, et al., Civil Action No. 06-15601 (US District Court Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division)
Clarke et al. v. Baptist Memorial Healthcare et al., Civil Action No. 2:06-02377 (US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Western Division)
Maderazo et al. v. Baptist Health Systems et al., Civil Action No. SA06CA0535 (US District Court for the Western District of Texas San Antonio Division)
For additional information, please contact Daniel M. Cohen.
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In re: Municipal Derivatives Antitrust Litigation, Civil Action No. 1:08-01958 (E.D.N.Y.) MDL, No. 1950.
The firm is involved in a class action law suit alleging that the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to fix, maintain or stabilize the price of, and to rig bids and allocate customers and markets for, municipal derivatives sold in the United States.
Municipal bonds are issued by states, cities, and counties, or their agencies to raise funds for various types of large public projects such as construction and repair of roads, buildings and mass transit. The defendants engaged in illegal agreements, understanding, and conspiracy among providers and brokers of municipal derivatives to not compete and to rig bids for municipal derivatives sold to issuers of municipal bonds.
For additional information, please contact Daniel M. Cohen.
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