Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca LLP

Ongoing Investigations

CGL is investigating various banks and their servicers alleging that they engaged in a course of fraudulent and unconscionable conduct with respect to homeowners in their foreclosure and loan modification process. (February 2011)

Press Releases

• Jon Cuneo is quoted in the September 23rd, 2011 BNA article, "After Janus, Plaintiff Bar's Focus will Shift to Other Liability Provisions, Lawyers Say" (10/3/11).
• Jon Cuneo's The International Handbook on Private Enforcement of Competition Law (Edward Elgar Pub - 2010), receives favorable review from the Institute of Competition Law Book Review. (9/27/2011)

• Jon Cuneo and Matthew Miller were highlighted in the September 19, 2011 edition of Legal Times for their work on litigation pertaining to the now-defunct investment fund Carlyle Capital Corporation, Ltd. (9/27/11)

• Charles LaDuca is proud to announce the Kitec defective brass fitting litigation settled for $125 million dollars. Final Approval was granted on November 17, 2011 (11/21/2011)
• CGL Special Counsel Matthew Wiener appeared as a panelist at Yale Law School’s discussion “Federal Courts in Crisis,” held on February 28th, 2011. The panel focused on the problem of more than 100 vacancies within the federal judiciary system and discussed causes and potential solutions to the crisis. The panel discussion, presented by Yale’s chapter of the American Constitution Society, included two other distinguished panelists: Professor Linda Greenhouse – Senior Research Scholar in Law and Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence at YLS; and David Brodsky – Partner at Latham & Watkins and Board member of ACS. (03/01/2010)
• Charles LaDuca is proud to announce a settlement in CGL's Certainteed Defective Roofing Shingle lawsuit. This Settlement resolves a lawsuit over whether or not Organic Roofing Shingles manufactured by the Defendant, CertainTeed Corporation... (4/23/2010)
• Pamela Gibert is quoted in ProPublica's most recent article focusing on Chinese drywall entitled Federal Probe of Chinese Drywall Falls Short . (12/14/2010)
• Pamela Gibert is quoted in ProPublica's recent article entitled China Plays Tug-of-War With U.S. Inspectors Over Drywall. (10/25/2010)
• Pamela Gibert is featured in GRITtv's new investigation, The Loaded Chamber and It Gets Better, on the Chamber of Commerce and its powerful influence. (10/22/2010)
• Pamela Gilbert is quoted in a September 27 article from Advertising Age. The publication sat down with David Vladeck, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, to discuss online advertising and online deception. (09/27/2010)
• Pamela Gilbert's essay, The Human Face of Tort Reform, published in the recently released textbook Materials on Tort Reform by American University Law Professor Andrew Popper. (August 2010)
• Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP’s lawsuit against National Gypsum and Lowe’s received a favorable ruling this week, which denied the pending motions to dismiss as to strict products liability, negligence and implied warranties (as to Lowe’s).  The Honorable Judge David Campbell of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona issued the decision on June 22, 2010 and scheduled a case management conference for August 4, 2010, paving the way for the initiation of discovery.  “We are very pleased with the Court’s decision and look forward to aggressively pursuing discovery on behalf of Plaintiff Yee and the proposed class,” said Charles LaDuca.  “Plaintiff Yee and his wife have been relegated to sleeping in the backseat of their car because of the defective drywall manufactured by National Gypsum and distributed by Lowe’s” added William Anderson.  For more information concerning the case, please contact CGL Lead Counsel Charles LaDuca or William Anderson. (06/25/2010)
• AAI Names Pamela Gilbert to its Board of Directors (6/10/2010)
• Robert J. Cynkar and counsel successfully defend defense contractor IIF Data Solutions in case regarding whistleblower charges that it defrauded the United States of America (10/28/2009)

Press Clippings

• Pamela Gilbert quoted in a CNN article regarding the closing of public pools due to a CPSC recall of pool drain covers. (5/26/2011)
• Pamela Gilbert speaks at OMB Watch’s Feb. 4 public protections webcast. (2/4/2010)
• Jonathan W. Cuneo quoted in Corporate Crime Reporter article regarding Amerivert v. FINRA Lawsuit filed August 10, 2009. (9/17/2009)
• Bloomberg News article concerning Amerivet v. FINRA lawsuit filed August 10, 2009. (8/17/2009)
• Charles J. LaDuca quoted in Fox Business News article regarding Uponor Inc. selling 'Defective' and 'Dangerous' Plumbing Fittings. (7/9/2009)
• Pamela Gilbert quoted in an National Law Journal article regarding the effects of President Obama's financial reform on consumer rights. (6/29/2009)
• Taylor Asen co-authored an article on the Supreme Court's decision in Wyeth v. Levine for "Products Liability Law & Strategy." (4/6/2009)
• Charles J. LaDuca quoted in USA Today article regarding Chinese Drywall problems. (3/16/2009)
• Pamela Gilbert authored a chapter on the Consumer Product Safety Commission for "Change for America: A Blueprint for the 44th President" that was issued by the Center for American Progress. (1/21/2009)