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C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R
Friday, April 3, 2015, Vol. 17, No. 67
Headlines
* Notable Class Action Settlements in 2014
$1,430,000,000 In re HOC Rejuvenate Hip Stem and ABG II
Modular Hip Stem Litigation Case No. 296,
Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division:
Bergen County; and In re HOC Rejuvenate and
ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability
Litigation, MDL Docket No. 13-2441
(D. Minn.)
$1,028,000,000 In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater
Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20,
2010 MDL-2179 (E.D. La.)
$970,500,000 In re American International Group, Inc.
2008 Securities Litigation Master File No.
1:08-cv-04772 (S.D.N.Y.)
$830,000,000 In re American Medical Systems, Inc.,
Pelvic Repair System Products Liability
Litigation MDL-2325 (S.D. W.Va.)
$650,000,000 In re Pradaxa Products Liability
Litigation 12-MD-02385 (S.D. Ill.)
$480,000,000 Alan J. Meyers et al. v. Daimler Trucks
North America LLC et al., Case No.
2:14-cv-02361 (W.D. Tenn.)
$420,000,000 San Allen Inc. et al., v. Stephen Buehrer,
Administrator, Ohio Bureau of Workers'
Compensation, No. CV-07-644950 (Cuyahoga
County Court of Common Pleas)
$395,000,000 In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy
Litigation No. MDL 13-2424-GW-FFMx
(C.D. Cal.)
$386,000,000 Curt Schlesinger, et al. v. Ticketmaster,
Case No. BC304565 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los
Angeles)
$362,500,000 In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust
Litigation Master File 06-MD-1775 (JG)(VVP)
(E.D.N.Y.)
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* Notable Class Action Settlements in 2014
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Settlement Amount Class Action
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$1,430,000,000 In re HOC Rejuvenate Hip Stem and ABG II
Modular Hip Stem Litigation Case No. 296,
Superior Court of New Jersey Law Division:
Bergen County; and In re HOC Rejuvenate and
ABG II Hip Implant Products Liability
Litigation, MDL Docket No. 13-2441
(D. Minn.)
Thousands of hip replacement patients
across America sued Stryker Corp. to obtain
just compensation for their pain,
suffering, lost wages, and other losses
from the failure of Stryker's Rejuvenate
and ABG II hip systems. Stryker recalled
these hip implants in 2012. Stryker did not
conduct any clinical testing on the safety
and effectiveness of the Rejuvenate and ABG
II hip systems before selling the devices.
Settlement announced on November 3, 2014.
Stryker will provide a base payment of
$300,000 to patients that received the
Rejuvenate or ABG II hip systems and
underwent revision surgery by November 3,
2014, to remove and replace the devices.
The base award may be adjusted upward
depending on certain factors.
First payments are expected to begin in
the Summer of 2015 with enhanced payments
being projected for disbursement at the
end of 2015 and early 2016.
Judges: Hon. Brian R. Martinotti, J.S.C.
in New Jersey Superior Court; and Hon.
Donovan W. Frank in District of Minnesota
The Plaintiff Steering Committee for the
New Jersey litigation:
Ellen Relkin, Esq.
WEITZ & LUXENBERG
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Tel: 212-558-5500
Fax: 212-344-5461
E-mail: erelkin@weitzlux.com
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Thomas Anapol, Esq.
ANAPOL SCHWARTZ
1710 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 790-4572
Fax: (215) 875-7707
E-mail: tanapol@anapolschwartz.com
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C. Calvin Warriner III, Esq.
SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA
BARNHART & SHIPLEY
2139 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33409-6601
Tel: (561) 686-6300
Toll-free: (800) 780-8607
E-mail: CCW@searcylaw.com
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Tara Sutton, Esq.
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI
800 LaSalle Avenue Suite 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: 612-349-8500
E-mail: tdsutton@rkmc.com
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David Buchanan, Esq.
SEEGER WEISS
77 Water Street
New York, NY 10005 888-584-0411
Tel: (212) 584-0700
Fax: (212) 584-0799
E-mail: dbuchanan@seegerweiss.com
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Tobias Millrood, Esq.
POGUST, BRASLOW & MILLROOD
8 Tower Bridge, Suite 1520
161 Washington Street
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Tel: 610-941-4204
Fax: 610-941-4245
E-mail: tmillrood@pbmattorneys.com
Plaintiff Settlement Committee for the
Minnesota Litigation:
Peter J. Flowers, Esq.
MEYERS & FLOWERS
225 W Wacker Dr. #1515
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: 312-214-1017
Fax: 630-845-8982
E-mail: pjf@meyers-flowers.com
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Annesley H. DeGaris, Esq.
CORY WATSON CROWDER & DeGARIS
2131 Magnolia Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35205
Tel: (205) 328-7000
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Wendy R. Fleishman, Esq.
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN LLP
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013-1413
Tel: 212-355-9500
Fax: 212-355-9592
E-mail: wfleishman@lchb.com
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Ben W. Gordon, Jr., Esq.
LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS MITCHELL
RAFFERTY & PROCTOR, P.A.
316 South Baylen Street #600
Pensacola, FL 32502
Tel: (850) 435-7000
(888) 435-7001
Fax: (850) 435-7020
E-mail: bgordon@levinlaw.com
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R. Eric Kennedy, Esq.
WEISMAN KENNEDY & BERRIS CO., L.P.A.
101 W. Prospect Avenue
Midland Building, Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH 44115
Tel: 216-781-1111
Toll Free: 800-475-1189
Fax: 216-781-6747
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Genevieve M. Zimmerman, Esq.
MESHBESHER & SPENCE
1616 Park Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Tel: (612) 339-9121
Toll Free: (888) 707-MESH (6374)
Fax: (612) 339-9188
E-mail: gzimmerman@meshbesher.com
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Charles S. Zimmerman, Esq.
ZIMMERMAN REED PLLP
1100 IDS Center, 80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: (612) 341-0400
Fax: (612) 341-0844
E-mail: charles.zimmerman@zimmreed.com
Attorneys for Howmedica Osteonics Corp.,
a/k/a Stryker Orthopaedics:
Kim M. Catullo, Esq.
GIBBONS P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102-5310
Tel: 973-596-4815
Fax: 973-639-6280
E-mail: kcatullo@gibbonslaw.com
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Nora E. Wolf, Esq.
GIBBONS P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102-5310
Tel: 212-613-2089
Fax: 212-554-9693
E-mail: nwolf@gibbonslaw.com
Claims Administrator:
The Garden City Group, Inc.
5151 Blazer Parkway, Ste A
Dublin, OH 43017
Tel: (614) 289-5400
http://strykermodularhipsettlement.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$1,028,000,000 In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig "Deepwater
Horizon" in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20,
2010 MDL-2179 (E.D. La.)
Halliburton Energy Services Inc. agreed
to settle a substantial majority of
plaintiffs' class claims asserted against
the company as a result of the April 20,
2010 Macondo well incident in the Gulf of
Mexico. The settlement will be paid into a
trust until all appeals related to the case
have been resolved, in three installments
over the next two years. The payment
includes up to $99.95 million in attorney
fees. The deal excludes claims by the
states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas against Halliburton.
Settlement announced on September 2, 2014.
Judge: Hon. Carl J. Barbier
Plaintiffs Co-Liaison Counsel, MDL 2179
and Co-Lead Class Counsel for the Deepwater
Horizon Economic and Property Damages
Settlement ("DHEPDS") Class:
Stephen J. Herman, Esq.
HERMAN HERMAN & KATZ LLC
820 O'Keefe Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70113
Telephone: (504) 581-4892
Facsimile: (504) 561-6024
E-mail: Sherman@hhklawfirm.com
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James Roy, Esq.
DOMENGEAUX WRIGHT ROY
EDWARDS & COLOMB L.L.C.
556 Jefferson St, Suite 500
Lafayette, LA 70501
Telephone: (337) 233-3033
(337) 291-HURT (4878)
Toll Free: 800-375-6186
E-mail: jimr@wrightroy.com
Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, DHEPDS
Class Counsel and Proposed New Class
Counsel:
Joseph Rice, Esq.
MOTLEY RICE
28 Bridgeside Boulevard
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Telephone: (843) 216-9159
Facsimile: (843) 216-9450
E-mail: jrice@motleyrice.com
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Conrad S.P. "Duke" Williams, Esq.
WILLIAMS LAW GROUP
435 Corporate Drive, Suite 101
Maison Grand Caillou
Houma, LA 70360
Telephone: (985) 876-7595
Facsimile: (985) 876-7594
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Brian H. Barr, Esq.
LEVIN, PAPANTONIO, THOMAS, MITCHELL,
RAFFERTY & PROCTOR, P.A.
316 South Baylen St., Suite 600
Pensacola, FL 32502-5996
Telephone: (850) 435-7045
Facsimile: (850) 436-6187
E-mail: bbarr@levinlaw.com
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Robin L. Greenwald, Esq.
WEITZ & LUXENBERG, PC
700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: (212) 558-5802
Facsimile: (212) 344-5461
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Jeffrey A. Breit, Esq.
BREIT DRESCHER IMPREVENTO & WALKER, P.C.
999 Waterside Drive, Suite 1000
Norfolk, VA 23510
Telephone: (757) 670-3888
Facsimile: (757) 670-3895
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Rhon E. Jones, Esq.
BEASLEY, ALLEN, CROW, METHVIN,
PORTIS & MILES, P.C.
218 Commerce St., P.O. Box 4160
Montgomery, AL 36101
Telephone: (334) 269-2343
Facsimile: (343) 954-7555
E-mail: rhon.jones@beasleyallen.com
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Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Esq.
LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN
& BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: (416) 956-1000
Facsimile: (415) 956-1008
E-mail: ecabraser@lchb.com
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Matthew E. Lundy, Esq.
LUNDY, LUNDY, SOILEAU & SOUTH LLP
501 Broad Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Telephone: (337) 439-0707
Facsimile: (337) 439-1029
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Philip F. Cossich, Jr., Esq.
COSSICH, SUMICH, PARSIOLA & TAYLOR
8397 Highway 23, Suite 100
Belle Chasse, LA 70037
Telephone: (504) 394-9000
Facsimile: (504) 394-9110
E-mail: pcossich@cossichlaw.com
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Michael C. Palmintier, Esq.
PALMINTIER, HOLTHAUS & FRUGE
618 Main Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801-1910
Telephone: (225) 344-3735
Facsimile: (225) 344-0522
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Robert T. Cunningham, Esq.
CUNNINGHAM BOUNDS, LLC
1601 Dauphin Street, P.O. Box 66705
Mobile, AL 36660
Telephone: (251) 471-6191
Facsimile: (251) 479-1031
E-mail: rtc@cunninghambounds.com
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Paul M. Sterbcow, Esq.
LEWIS, KULLMAN, STERBCOW & ABRAMSON
601 Poydras Street, Suite 2615
New Orleans, LA 70130
Telephone: (504) 588-1500
Facsimile: (504) 588-1514
E-mail: sterbcow@lksalaw.com
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Alphonso Michael "Mike" Espy, Esq.
MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A.
188 East Capitol Street, Suite 777
Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone: (601) 949-3388
Facsimile: (601) 949-3399
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Scott Summy, Esq.
BARON & BUDD, P.C.
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
Dallas, Texas 75219
Telephone: (214) 521-3605
Facsimile: (214) 599-1172
E-mail: ssummy@baronbudd.com
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Calvin C. Fayard, Jr., Esq.
FAYARD & HONEYCUTT
519 Florida Avenue, SW
Denham Springs, LA 70726
Telephone: (225) 664-4193
Facsimile: (225) 664-6925
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Ervin A. Gonzalez, Esq.
COLSON HICKS EIDSON
255 Alhambra Circle, Penthouse
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Telephone: (305) 476-7400
Facsimile: (305) 476-7444
E-mail: ervin@colson.com
Attorneys for Halliburton Energy
Services, Inc.:
Donald E. Godwin, Esq.
Bruce W. Bowman, Jr., Esq.
Jenny L. Martinez, Esq.
Floyd R. Hartley, Jr., Esq.
Gavin E. Hill, Esq.
GODWIN LEWIS PC
Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm, Suite 1700
Dallas, TX 75270-2041
Telephone: (214) 939-4400
Facsimile: (214) 760-7332
E-mail: Don.Godwin@GodwinLewis.com
Bruce.Bowman@GodwinLewis.com
Jenny.Martinez@GodwinLewis.com
Floyd.Hartley@GodwinLewis.com
Gavin.Hill@GodwinLewis.com
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R. Alan York, Esq.
Jerry C. von Sternberg, Esq.
Misty Hataway-Cone, Esq.
GODWIN LEWIS PC
1331 Lamar, Suite 1665
Houston, TX 77010
Telephone: (713) 595-8300
Facsimile: (713) 425-7594
E-mail: Alan.York@GodwinLewis.com
Jerry.VonSternberg@GodwinLewis.com
Misty.Cone@GodwinLewis.com
Claims Administrator:
Cameron Azari
HILSOFT NOTIFICATIONS
A business unit of Epiq Systems, Inc.
10300 Southwest Allen Boulevard
Beaverton, OR 97005
Tel: (503) 350-5822
E-mail: caza@legalnotice.com
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$970,500,000 In re American International Group, Inc.
2008 Securities Litigation Master File No.
1:08-cv-04772 (S.D.N.Y.)
The State of Michigan Retirement Systems,
as custodian of four state retirement
systems, sued AIG, its officers and the
underwriters of the Company's stock
offerings, on behalf of all purchasers of
AIG common stock from March 16, 2006, to
Sept. 16, 2008, alleging violations of
securities laws.
Settlement announced on September 12, 2014.
Judge: Hon. Laura Taylor Swain
Counsel to Plaintiffs, including State of
Michigan Retirement Systems; Jacksonville
Police and Fire Pension Fund on behalf of
itself, and all others similarly situated;
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board; Maine
Public Employees Retirement System; Port
Authority of Allegheny County Retirement
and Disability Allowance Plan for Employees
Represented by Local 85 of the Amalgamated
Transit Union; Epstein Real Estate
Advisory; Lynette J. Yee; Randy Lewis
Decker; Michael Conte; and Roger Wilson:
Jayson E. Blake, Esq.
Marc L. Newman, Esq.
E. Powell Miller, Esq.
THE MILLER LAW FIRM, P.C.
950 W. University Drive, Suite 300
Rochester, MI 48307
Tel: (248) 841-2200
Fax: (248) 652-2852
E-mail: jeb@millerlawpc.com
mln@millerlawpc.com
epm@millerlawpc.com
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Jeffrey Warren Golan, Esq.
Robert A. Hoffman, Esq.
BARRACK, RODOS & BACINE
3300 Two Commerce Square
2001 Market Street, Suite 3300
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 963-0600
Fax: (215) 963-0838
E-mail: jgolan@barrack.com
rhoffman@barrack.com
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Joseph R. Seidman, Esq.
BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD, LLP
10 East 40th Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 779-1414
Fax: (212) 779-3218
E-mail: seidman@bernlieb.com
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David Robertson Hassel, Esq.
Gerald H. Silk, Esq.
Salvatore Jo Graziano, Esq.
BERNSTEIN LITOWITZ BERGER
& GROSSMANN LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 554-1533
Fax: (212) 554-1444
E-mail: DavidH@blbglaw.com
jerry@blbglaw.com
SGraziano@blbglaw.com
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Cynthia A. Hanawalt, Esq.
Dominic J. Auld, Esq.
BLEICHMAR FONTI TOUNTAS & AULD LLP
1501 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 789-1345
Fax: (212) 205-3965
E-mail: chanawalt@bftalaw.com
dauld@bftalaw.com
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Stephen William Tountas, Esq.
LABATON & SUCHAROW LLP
140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (212) 907-0852
Fax: (212) 883-7052
E-mail: stountas@bftalaw.com
Counsel to Plaintiffs, D. E. Shaw Oculus
Portfolios, L.L.C.; D. E. Shaw Valence
Portfolios, L.L.C.; and D. E. Shaw U.S.
Large Cap Core Enhanced Portfolios, L.L.C.:
Atara Hirsch, Esq.
Jack Gerald Fruchter, Esq.
Mitchell M.Z. Twersky, Esq.
ABRAHAM FRUCHTER & TWERSKY LLP
One Penn Plaza, Suite 2805
New York, NY 10119
Tel: (212) 279-5050
E-mail: ahirsch@aftlaw.com
jfruchter@aftlaw.com
mtwersky@aftlaw.com
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Ian Berg, Esq.
Takeo Kellar, Esq.
ABRAHAM FRUCHTER & TWERSKY LLP
12526 High Bluff Drive, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130
Tel: (858) 792-3448
Fax: (858) 792-3449
E-mail: iberg@aftlaw.com
tkellar@aftlaw.com
Counsel to Defendant American International
Group, Inc.:
Joseph S. Allerhand, Esq.
Robert Francis Carangelo, Esq.
Stacy Nettleton, Esq.
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
767 Fifth Avenue, 25th Fl.
New York, NY 10153
Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 833-3148
E-mail: joseph.allerhand@weil.com
robert.carangelo@weil.com
stacy.nettleton@weil.com
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Dorothy Heyl, Esq.
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (212) 530-5000
Fax: (212) 530-5219
E-mail: dheyl@milbank.com
Counsel to Defendant Martin Sullivan,
former Chief Executive Officer:
David Michael Murphy, Esq.
Meredith Lewis Turner, Esq.
WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 403-1272
Fax: (212) 403-2272
E-mail: dmmurphy@wlrk.com
mlturner@wlrk.com
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James Anthony Diehl, Esq.
Robert Henry Hotz, Jr., Esq.
Robert Hardy Pees, Esq.
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
One Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 872-8054
Fax: (212) 872-8204
E-mail: jdiehl@akingump.com
rhotz@akingump.com
rpees@akingump.com
Counsel to Defendant Steven Bensinger,
Chief Financial Officer:
Bradford Jealous, III, Esq.
Joseph De Simone, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
1675 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 506-2259
Fax: (212) 849-5959
E-mail: bjealous@mayerbrown.com
jdesimone@mayerbrown.com
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Richard A. Spehr, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1001
Tel: (212) 506-2500
Fax: (212) 262-1910
E-mail: rspehr@mayerbrown.com
Counsel to Defendant Joseph Cassano,
former AIGFP President:
Lee Gordon Dunst, Esq.
Georgia K. Winston, Esq.
Julie Ida Smith, Esq.
Kimberly Lindsay Friedman, Esq.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER, L.L.P.
200 Park Avenue, 48th Floor
New York, NY 10166-0193
Tel: (212) 351-3824
Fax: (212) 351-5283
E-mail: ldunst@gibsondunn.com
gwinston@gibsondunn.com
jismith@gibsondunn.com
klindsay@gibsondunn.com
Counsel to Defendant Robert Lewis, Chief
Risk Officer:
Antonio Yanez, Jr., Esq.
Michael Richard Young, Esq.
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 728-8725
Fax: (212) 728-8111
E-mail: ayanez@willkie.com
myoung@willkie.com
Counsel to Defendants Andrew Forster and
Alan Frost, AIGFP Executive Vice
Presidents:
Andrew E. Tomback, Esq.
ZUCKERMAN, SPAEDER LLP
399 Park Ave., 14th fl.
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 704-9600
Fax: (212) 704-4256
E-mail: atomback@zuckerman.com
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Dorothy Heyl, Esq.
Sean M. Farrell, Esq.
MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (212) 530-5000
Fax: (212) 530-5219
E-mail: sfarrell@milbank.com
Counsel to Defendants David L. Herzog,
AIG Principal Accounting Officer; and
Edmund S.W. Tse:
Joseph S. Allerhand, Esq.
Stacy Nettleton, Esq.
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
767 Fifth Avenue, 25th Fl.
New York, NY 10153
Tel: (212) 310-8000
Fax: (212) 833-3148
Counsel to Defendants, AG Edwards & Sons,
Inc.; ABN AMRO Bank N.V.; ANZ Securities;
Banc of America Securities LLC; Barclays
Bank PLC; Barclays Capital; Bear Stearns &
Co. Inc.; BMO Capital Markets; BNP Paribas
Bank; Calyon, the corporate and investment
banking arm of the Credit Agricole group;
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Citigroup
Global Markets Limited; Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC; Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited; Daiwa
Securities America Inc.; Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc.; Deutsche Bank AG; Dowling
& Partners Securities, LLC; Fox-Pitt Kelton
Cochran Caronia Waller (USA) LLC; Goldman
Sachs & Co.; Greenwich Capital Markets,
Inc.; HSBC Securities (USA) LLC; HSBC Bank
PLC; Incapital LLC; JP Morgan Securities
Inc.; JP Morgan Securities Ltd.; Keefe,
Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Keybanc Capital
Markets Inc.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated; Mitsubishi UFJ
Securities International plc; Mizuho
Securities USA Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated; Morgan Stanley Inc.; National
Australia Capital Markets, LLC; Nomura
Securities International, Inc.; The Royal
Bank of Canada Europe Limited; RBC Dain
Rauscher; RBC Capital Markets; The Royal
Bank of Scotland; Scotia Capital (USA)
Inc.; SG Americas Securities LLC; Societe
Generale; UBS Securities LLC; Wachovia
Capital Markets LLC; Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC; and Royal Bank of Scotland
Group plc:
Brad Scott Karp, Esq.
Richard A. Rosen, Esq.
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON
& GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 373-2384
Fax: (212) 373-2384
E-mail: bkarp@paulweiss.com
rrosen@paulweiss.com
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Charles Edward Davidow, Esq.
Donna M. Ioffredo, Esq.
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON
& GARRISON, LLP
2001 K Street, N.W., 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 223-7300
Fax: (202) 223-7420
E-mail: cdavidow@paulweiss.com
Counsel to Defendants Lehman Brothers; and
Stephen F. Bollenbach; Pei-Yuan Chia;
Marshall A. Cohen; Martin S. Feldstein;
Ellen V. Futter; Stephen L. Hammerman;
Richard C. Holbrooke; Fred H. Langhammer;
George L. Miles, Jr.; Morris W. Offit;
James F. Orr, III; Virginia M. Rometty;
Michael H. Sutton; Robert B. Wilumstad; and
Frank G. Zarb:
James Gaal Gamble, Esq.
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 455-2000
Fax: (212) 455-2502
E-mail: jgamble@stblaw.com
Counsel to Defendant PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP:
Antony L Ryan, esq.
Samira Shah, Esq.
Thomas G. Rafferty, Esq.
CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 474-1000
Fax: (212) 474-3700
E-mail: aryan@cravath.com
SShah@cravath.com
trafferty@cravath.com
Counsel to Defendant Andrew Forster:
Richard David Owens, Esq.
Paul Anthony Serritella, Esq.
Sadie Holzman Diaz, Esq.
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 906-1200
Fax: (212) 751-4864
E-mail: richard.owens@lw.com
paul.serritella@lw.com
sadie.diaz@lw.com
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$830,000,000 In re American Medical Systems, Inc.,
Pelvic Repair System Products Liability
Litigation MDL-2325 (S.D. W.Va.)
Endo International seeks to resolve about
19,450 personal injury lawsuits filed by
patients who used vaginal mesh implants
manufactured by its AMS affiliate.
Settlement announced in May 2014.
Judge: Hon. Joseph R. Goodwin
Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Counsel MDL 2325:
Amy Eskin, Esq.
LEVIN SIMES
353 Sacramento Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 426-3000
Fax: (415) 426-3001
E-mail: aeskin@levinsimes.com
- and -
Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Esq.
MOTLEY RICE LLC
321 South Main Street, Suite 200
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 457-7700
Fax: (401) 457-7708
E-mail: ffitzpatrick@motleyrice.com
Coordinating Co-Lead Counsel for the
Plaintiffs:
Bryan F. Aylstock, Esq.
AYLSTOCK WITKIN KREIS & OVERHOLTZ, PLLC
17 E. Main St. Ste. 200
Pensacola, FL 32502
Tel: (850) 202-1010
Fax: (850) 916-7449
E-mail: baylstock@awkolaw.com
- and -
Henry G. Garrard, III, Esq.
BLASINGAME, BURCH, GARRARD
& ASHLEY, P.C.
440 College Avenue, Suite 320
Athens, GA 30601
Tel: (706) 354-4000
Fax: (706) 549-3545
E-mail: hgg@bbgbalaw.com
- and -
Fred Thompson, III, Esq.
MOTLEY RICE LLC
P.O. Box 1792
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Tel: (843) 216-9118
Fax: (843) 216-9450
E-mail: fthompson@motleyrice.com
Plaintiffs' Executive Committee:
Bryan F. Aylstock, Esq.
AYLSTOCK WITKIN KREIS & OVERHOLTZ, PLLC
17 E. Main St. Ste. 200
Pensacola, FL 32502
Tel: (850) 202-1010
Fax: (850) 916-7449
E-mail: baylstock@awkolaw.com
- and -
Henry G. Garrard, III, Esq.
BLASINGAME, BURCH, GARRARD
& ASHLEY, P.C.
440 College Avenue, Suite 320
Athens, GA 30601
- and -
Fred Thompson, III, Esq.
MOTLEY RICE LLC
P.O. Box 1792
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
- and -
Thomas P. Cartmell, Esq.
WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL, LLP
4740 Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64112
Tel: (816) 701-1100
Fax: (816) 531-2372
E-mail: tcartmell@wcllp.com
- and -
Clayton A. Clark, Esq.
CLARK, LOVE & HUTSON, G.P.
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: (713) 757-1400
Fax: (713) 759-1217
E-mail: cclark@triallawfirm.com
- and -
Amy Eskin, Esq.
LEVIN SIMES
20th Floor
353 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
- and -
Derek H. Potts, Esq.
THE POTTS LAW FIRM, LLP
908 Broadway, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64105
Tel: (816) 931-2230
Fax: (816) 931-7030
E-mail: dpotts@potts-law.com
- and -
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Esq.
ANDRUS & WAGSTAFF, PC
7171 West Alaska Drive
Lakewood, CO 80226
Tel: (303) 376-6360
Fax: (303) 376-6361
E-mail:
aimee.wagstaff@andruswagstaff.com
Plaintiffs' Steering Committee:
Rachel Abrams, Esq.
LEVIN SIMES
20th Floor
353 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 646-7160
Fax: (415) 981-1270
E-mail: rabrams@levinsimes.com
- and -
Tom Anapol, Esq.
ANAPOL SCHWARTZ
1710 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 790-4572
Fax: (215) 875-7707
E-mail: tanapol@anapolschwartz.com
- and -
Ben Anderson, Esq.
ANDERSON LAW OFFICES
1360 West 9th Street, Suite 215
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 589-0256
Fax: (216) 916-0988
E-mail: Ben@andersonlawoffices.net
- and -
Richard Arsenault, Esq.
NEBLETT BEARD & ARSENAULT
2220 Bonaventure Court
Alexandria, LA 71301
Tel: (318) 487-9874
Fax: (318) 561-2591
E-mail: rarsenault@nbalawfirm.com
- and -
Bryan Aylstock, Esq.
Renee Baggett, Esq.
AYLSTOCK WITKIN KREIS & OVERHOLTZ
17 East Main Street, Suite 200
Pensacola, FL 32502
Tel: (850) 202-1010
Fax: (850) 916-7449
E-mail: BAylstock@awkolaw.com
noverholtz@awkolaw.com
dkreis@awkolaw.com
RBaggett@awkolaw.com
- and -
Lee Balefsky, Esq.
KLINE & SPECTER
The Nineteenth Floor
1525 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Tel: (215) 772-1000
Fax: (215) 735-0960
E-mail: Lee.Balefsky@KlineSpecter.com
- and -
Harry Bell, Esq.
THE BELL LAW FIRM
P. O. Box 1723
Charleston, WV 25326
Tel: (304) 345-1700
Fax: (304) 345-1715
E-mail: hfbell@belllaw.com
- and -
Karen Beyea-Schroeder, Esq.
FLEMING, NOLEN & JEZ, L.L.P.
2800 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77056
Tel: (713) 621-7944
Fax: (713) 621-9638
E-mail:
Karen_Beyea-Schroeder@fleming-law.com
- and -
Ed Blizzard, Esq.
BLIZZARD, MCCARTHY & NABERS
440 Louisiana Street, Suite #1710
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: (713) 844-3750
Fax: (713) 844-3755
E-mail: EBlizzard@blizzardlaw.com
- and -
Lisa Blue, Esq.
3811 Turtle Creek Blvd, Ste 800
Dallas, TX 75219-4550
Tel: (214) 969-7373
Fax: (214) 969-7648
E-mail: lblue@baronandblue.com
- and -
Russell Budd, Esq.
BARON & BUDD, P.C.
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue, Suite 1100
Dallas, TX 75219
Tel: (214) 521-3605
Fax: (214) 520-1181
E-mail: rbudd@baronbudd.com
- and -
Riley Burnett, Esq.
BURNETT LAW FIRM
55 Waugh Drive, Suite 803
Houston, TX 77007
Tel: (832) 413-4410
Fax: (832) 900-2120
E-mail: rburnett@rburnettlaw.com
- and -
Tom Cartmell, Esq.
WAGSTAFF & CARTMELL
Suite 300, 4740 Grand Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64112
Tel: (816) 701-1100
Fax: (816) 531-2372
- and -
Eric Chaffin, Esq.
CHAFFIN LUHANA LLP
12th Floor
600 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (347) 269-4472
Fax: (888) 499-1123
E-mail: chaffin@chaffinluhana.com
- and -
Clayton Clark, Esq.
CLARK LOVE & HUTSON
Suite 1600
440 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: (713) 757-1400
Fax: (713) 759-1217
E-mail: CClark@TrialLawFirm.com
- and -
Jayne Conroy, Esq.
HANLY CONROY BIERSTEIN SHERIDAN
FISHER & HAYES
112 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016-7416
Tel: (212) 784-6400
Fax: (212) 213-5949
E-mail: JConroy@hanlyconroy.com
- and -
Erin Copeland, Esq.
FIBICH HAMPTON LEEBRON
BRIGGS & JOSEPHSON
1150 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
Tel: (713) 751-0025
Fax: (713) 751-0030
E-mail: ecopeland@fhl-law.com
- and -
Martin Crump, Esq.
DAVIS & CRUMP
1712 15th Place, Third Floor
Gulfport, MS 39501
Tel: (228) 863-6000
Fax: (228) 864-0907
E-mail: martin.crump@daviscrump.com
- and -
Amy Eskin, Esq.
LEVIN SIMES
353 Sacramento Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
- and -
Paul Farrell, Jr., Esq.
GREENE KETCHUM BAILEY WALKER
FARRELL & TWEEL
P. O. Box 2389
Huntington, WV 25724-2389
Tel: (304) 525-9115
Fax: (304) 529-3284
E-mail: paul@greeneketchum.com
- and -
Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Esq.
MOTLEY RICE
321 South Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 457-7700
Fax: (401) 457-7708
- and -
Yvonne Flaherty, Esq.
LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN
100 Washington Avenue South, Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Tel: (612) 339-6900
Fax: (612) 339-0981
E-mail: ymflaherty@locklaw.com
- and -
Pete Flowers, Esq.
MEYERS & FLOWERS
Suite 300
3 North Second Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
Tel: (630) 232-6333
Fax: (630) 845-8982
E-mail: pjf@foote-meyers.com
- and -
John Foley, Esq.
SIMMONS BROWDER GIANARIS
ANGELIDES & BARNERD LLC
One Court Street
Alton, IL 62002
Tel: (618) 259-2222
Fax: (618) 259-2251
E-mail: jfoley@simmonsfirm.com
- and -
Carl Frankovitch, Esq.
FRANKOVITCH ANETAKIS COLANTONIO & SIMON
337 Penco Road
Weirton, WV 26062
Tel: (304) 723-4400
Fax: (304) 723-5892
E-mail: carl@facslaw.com
- and -
Henry G. Garrard, III, Esq.
BLASINGAME BURCH GARRARD & ASHLEY
P. O. Box 832
Athens, GA 30603
Tel: (706) 354-4000
Fax: (706) 549-3545
- and -
Michael Goetz, Esq.
MORGAN & MORGAN
201 North Franklin Street, 7th Floor
Tampa, FL 33602
Tel: (813) 221-6581
Fax: (813) 223-5402
E-mail: mgoetz@forthepeople.com
- and -
Lisa Gorshe, Esq.
JOHNSON BECKER, PLLC
33 South Sixth Street, Suite 4530
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Tel: (612) 436-1800
Fax: (612) 436-1801
E-mail: lgorshe@johnsonbecker.com
- and -
Tim Goss, Esq.
FREESE & GOSS
3031 Allen Street, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75204
Tel: (214) 761-6610
Fax: (214) 761-6688
E-mail: Tim@freeseandgoss.com
- and -
Jeff Grand, Esq.
BERNSTEIN LIEBHARD
10 East 40th Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: (212) 779-1414
Fax: (212) 779-3218
E-mail: Grand@bernlieb.com
- and -
Todd Harvey, Esq.
BURKE HARVEY & FRANKOWSKI, LLC
One Highland Place
2151 Highland Avenue, Suite 120
Birmingham, AL 35205
Tel: (205) 930-9091
Fax: (205) 930-9054
E-mail: tharvey@bhflegal.com
- and -
Archibald Cleveland Lamb, Esq.
THE LAMB FIRM, L.L.C.
2900 1st Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Tel: (205) 324-4644
Fax: (205) 324-4649
E-mail: Alamb@ArchieLamb.com
- and -
Scott Love, Esq.
CLARK LOVE & HUTSON
440 Louisiana Street, Suite 1600
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: (713) 757-1400
Fax: (713) 759-1217
E-mail: SLove@TrialLawFirm.com
- and -
Victoria Maniatis, Esq.
SANDERS VIENER GROSSMAN
100 Herricks Road
Mineola, NY 11501
Tel: (516) 741-5252
Fax: (516) 741-0799
E-mail: vmaniatis@thesandersfirm.com
- and -
David P. Matthews, Esq.
MATTHEWS & ASSOCIATES
2905 Sackett Street
Houston, TX 77098
Tel: (713) 522-5250
Fax: (713) 535-7184
E-mail: dmatthews@dpmlawfirm.com
- and -
Richard D. Meadow, Esq.
THE LANIER LAW FIRM
Sixth Floor, Tower 56
126 East 56th Street
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 421-2800
Fax: (212) 421-2878
E-mail: rdm@lanierlawfirm.com
- and -
Karen Menzies, Esq.
ROBINSON CALCAGNIE ROBINSON
SHAPIRO DAVIS
19 Corporate Plaza Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Tel: (949) 720-1288
Fax: (949) 720-1292
E-mail: kbmenzies@rcrlaw.net
- and -
Michael J. Miller, Esq.
THE MILLER FIRM, LLC
108 Railroad Avenue
Orange, VA 22960
Tel: (540) 672-4224
Fax: (540) 672-3055
E-mail: MMiller@millerfirmllc.com
- and -
Doug Monsour, Esq.
THE MONSOUR LAW FIRM
P. O. Drawer 4209
Longview, TX 75606
Tel: (903) 758-5757
Fax: (903) 230-5010
E-mail: Doug@monsourlawfirm.com
- and -
Willard J. Moody, Jr., Esq.
THE MOODY LAW FIRM, PLLC
500 Crawford St. Ste. 200
P.O. Box 1138
Portsmouth, VA 23705
Tel: (757) 393-6020
Fax: (757) 399-3019
E-mail: will@moodyrrlaw.com
- and -
Mark Mueller, Esq.
MUELLER LAW
404 West 7th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: (512) 478-1236
Fax: (512) 478-1473
E-mail: mark@muellerlaw.com
- and -
Dianne Nast, Esq.
NASTLAW
1101 Market Street, Suite 2801
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Tel: (215) 923-9300
Fax: (215) 923-9302
E-mail: dnast@nastlaw.com
- and -
Leigh O'Dell, Esq.
BEASLEY ALLEN CROW METHVIN
PORTIS & MILES
P. O. Box 4160
Montgomery, AL 36103-4160
Tel: (334) 269-2343
Fax: (334) 954-7555
E-mail: leigh.odell@beasleyallen.com
- and -
Alyson Oliver, Esq.
OLIVER LAW GROUP
950 W. University Drive, Suite 200
Rochester, MI 48307
Tel: (248) 327-6556
Fax: (248) 436-3385
E-mail: aoliver@oliverlg.com
- and -
Joseph A. Osborne, Esq.
BABBITT JOHNSON OSBORNE & LE CLAINCHE
1641 Worthington Road, Suite 100
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Tel: (561) 684-2500
Fax: (561) 684-6308
E-mail: JAOsborne@Babbitt-Johnson.com
- and -
Michelle Parfitt, Esq.
ASHCRAFT & GEREL
4900 Seminary Road, Suite 650
Alexandria, VA 22311
Tel: (703) 931-5500
Fax: (703) 820-1656
E-mail: mparf@aol.com
- and -
Chris Placitella, Esq.
COHEN PLACITELLA & ROTH
127 Maple Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Tel: (732) 747-9003
Fax: (732) 747-9004
E-mail: cplacitella@cprlaw.com
- and -
Derek Potts, Esq.
THE POTTS LAW FIRM
908 Broadway, 3rd Floor
Kansas City, MO 64105
- and -
Robert Price, Esq.
LEVIN PAPANTONIO THOMAS
MITCHELL RAFFERTY & PROCTOR
316 South Baylen Street, Suite 400
Pensacola, FL 32502
Tel: (850) 435-7075
Fax: (850) 436-6075
E-mail: rprice@levinlaw.com
- and -
Bill Robins, Esq.
HEARD ROBINS CLOUD & BLACK
300 Paseo de Peralta, Suite 200
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Tel: (505) 986-0600
Fax: (505) 986-0632
E-mail: robins@heardrobins.com
- and -
Robert Salim, Esq.
LAW OFFICES OF ROBERT L. SALIM
1901 Texas Street
Natchitoches, LA 71457
Tel: (318) 352-5999
Fax: (318) 352-5998
E-mail: robertsalim@cp-tel.net
- and -
Joseph H. Saunders, Esq.
SAUNDERS & WALKER
3491 Gandy Boulevard North, Suite 200
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
Tel: (727) 579-4500
Fax: (727) 577-9696
E-mail: joe@saunderslawyers.com
- and -
Fred Thompson, III, Esq.
MOTLEY RICE LLC
28 Bridgeside Blvd.
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
- and -
Josh B. Wages, Esq.
BLASINGAME BURCH GARRARD & ASHLEY
P. O. Box 832
Athens, GA 30603-0832
Tel: (706) 354-4000
Fax: (706) 549-3545
E-mail: jbw@bbgbalaw.com
- and -
Amiee Wagstaff, Esq.
ANDRUS & WAGSTAFF
7171 W. Alaska Drive
Lakewood, CO 80226
- and -
Edward A. Wallace, Esq.
WEXLER WALLACE
55 W Monroe Street, Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60603
Tel: (312) 346-2222
Fax: (312) 346-0022
E-mail: EAW@wexlerwallace.com
- and -
Erik Walker, Esq.
HISSEY KIENTZ, LLP
Arboretum Plaza One
9442 Capital of Texas Highway
North Suite 400
Austin, TX 78759
Tel: (512) 320-9100
Fax: (512) 320-9101
E-mail: erik@hkhlaw.com
- and -
Norwood S. Wilner, Esq.
WILNER HARTLEY & METCALF
444 East Duval, Third Floor
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Tel: (904) 446-9817
Fax: (904) 446-9825
E-mail: nwilner@whmlegal.com
- and -
Kim Wilson, Esq.
WILSON LAW
1111 Haynes Street, Suite 103
P. O. Box 10389
Raleigh, NC 27605
Tel: (919) 890-0180
Fax: (919) 882-1758
E-mail: kim@wilsonlawpa.com
- and -
Joseph Zonies, Esq.
REILLY POZNER
1900 16th Street, Suite 1700
Denver, CO 80202
Tel: (303) 893-6100
Fax: (303) 893-6110
E-mail: jzonies@rplaw.com
Plaintiffs' Co-Liaison Counsel:
Harry Bell, Esq.
THE BELL LAW FIRM PLLC
30 Capitol Street
P.O. Box 1723
Charleston, WV 25326-1723
Tel: (304) 345-1700
Fax: (304) 345-1715
- and -
Paul T. Farrell, Jr., Esq.
GREENE, KETCHUM, BAILEY,
WALKER, FARRELL & TWEEL
419 11th Street
P.O. Box 2389
Huntington, WV 25724-2389
Tel: (304) 525-9115
Fax: (304) 529-3284
E-mail: Paul@greeneketchum.com
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Carl N. Frankovitch, Esq.
FRANKOVITCH, ANETAKIS,
COLANTONIO & SIMON
337 Penco Road
Weirton, WV 26062
Tel: (304) 723-4400
Fax: (604) 723-5892
Defendants' Lead Counsel:
Barbara R. Binis, Esq.
REED SMITH LLP
2500 One Liberty Place
1650 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: (215) 851-8100
Fax: (215) 851-1420
E-mail: bbinis@reedsmith.com
Defendants' Co-Liaison Counsel:
Melissa Foster Bird, Esq. (for Bard)
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP
949 Third Avenue, Suite 200
Huntington, WV 25701
Tel: (304) 526-3503
Fax: (304) 526-3543
E-mail:
melissa.fosterbird@nelsonmullins.com
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Michael Farrell, Esq. (for AMS)
FARRELL, WHITE & LEGG PLLC
914 Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 647
Huntington, WV 25772
Tel: (304) 522-9100
Fax: (304) 522-9162
E-mail: MJF@farrell3.com
- and -
Michael Bonasso, Esq.
(for Boston Scientific)
FLAHERTY SENSBAUGH BONASSO PLLC
P.O. Box 3843
Charleston, WV 25338-3843
Tel: (304) 345-0200
Fax: (304) 345-0260
E-mail: mbonasso@fsblaw.com
- and -
David B. Thomas, Esq.
(for Ethicon & Mentor)
THOMAS COMBS & SPANN
P.O. Box 3824
Charleston, WV 25338-3824
Tel: (304) 414-1800
Fax: (304) 414-1801
E-mail: dthomas@tcspllc.com
- and -
Thomas L. Craig, Esq. (for Coloplast)
BAILES, CRAIG & YON, PLLC
401 Tenth Street, Suite 500
Huntington, WV 25701
Tel: (304) 697-4700
Fax: (304) 697-4714
E-mail: tlc@bcyon.com
- and -
A. Timothy Jones, Esq. (for Cook)
HAWKINS, PARNELL, THACKSTON & YOUNG, LLP
109 Capitol Street, Suite 1000
Charleston, WV 25301-2609
Tel: (304) 345-8545
Fax: (304) 345-8544
E-mail: tjones@hptylaw.com
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$650,000,000 In re Pradaxa Products Liability
Litigation 12-MD-02385 (S.D. Ill.)
Germany-based Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
agreed to settle about 4,000 lawsuits
filed over its blood thinner drug Pradaxa,
which has been linked to more than 500
patient deaths. The settlement would
provide an average per-case payout of
$162,500.
Settlement announced on May 28, 2014.
Judge: Hon. David Herndon
Plaintiffs' Co-Lead Counsel:
Seth A. Katz, Esq.
BURG SIMPSON et al.
40 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112
Tel: 303-792-5595
E-mail: skatz@burgsimpson.com
- and -
Mikal C. Watts, Esq.
WATTS GUERRA CRAFT, LLP
5250 Prue Road, Suite 525
San Antonio, TX 78240
Tel: 210-448-0500
Fax: 210-448-0501
E-mail: mcwatts@wgclawfirm.com
- and -
Tor A. Hoerman, Esq.
TORHOERMAN LAW LLC
101 West Vandalia Street, Suite 350
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Tel: 618-656-4400
Fax: 618-656-4401
E-mail: thoerman@torhoermanlaw.com
- and -
Michael A. London, Esq.
DOUGLAS & LONDON. P.C.
59 Maiden Lane, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10038
Tel: 212-566-7500
E-mail: mlondon@douglasandlondon.com
- and -
Roger C. Denton, Esq.
SCHLICHTER, BOGARD et al.
100 South Fourth Street, Suite 900
St. Louis, MO 63102
Tel: 314-621-6115
Fax: 314-621-7151
E-mail: rdenton@uselaws.com
Plaintiffs' Co-Liaison Counsel:
Mark R. Niemeyer, Esq.
NIEMEYER, GREBEL & KRUSE, LLC
10 South Broadway, Ste 1125
St. Louis, MO 63102
Tel: 314-387-9181
E-mail: niemeyer@ngklawfirm.com
- and -
Steven D. Davis, Esq.
TORHOERMAN LAW
101 Vandalia Street, Suite 350
P.O. Box 536
Edwardsville, IL 62025
Tel: 618-656-4400
Fax: 618-656-4401
E-mail: sdavis@torhoermanlaw.com
Lead Counsel as to the "U.S. Defendants"
(Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals,
Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation,
Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation,
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., and
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane, Inc.):
Paul W. Schmidt, Esq.
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
P.O. Box 7566
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: 202-662-5272
Fax: 202-778-5272
E-mail: pschmidt@cov.com
Co-Liaison Counsel as to the U.S.
Defendants:
Dan H. Ball, Esq.
BRYAN CAVE
211 North Broadway
One Metropolitan Square, Suite 3600
St. Louis, MO 63102
Tel: 314-259-2000
E-mail: dhball@bryancave.com
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Eric E. Hudson, Esq.
BUTLER SNOW et al.
Crescent Center, Suite 500
6075 Poplar Avenue
P.O. Box 171443
Memphis, TN 38187-1443
Tel: 901-680-7309
Fax: 901-680-7201
E-mail: eric.hudson@butlersnow.com
Lead and Liaison Counsel as to the "Foreign
Defendants" (Boehringer Ingelheim
International GmbH, Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, and Bidachem S.p.A.):
Beth S. Rose, Esq.
SILLS CUMMIS & GROSS P.C.
One Riverfront Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102
Tel: 973-643-5877
Fax: 973-643-6500
E-mail: brose@sillscummis.com
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$480,000,000 Alan J. Meyers et al. v. Daimler Trucks
North America LLC et al., Case No.
2:14-cv-02361 (W.D. Tenn.)
A group of retirees and the United Auto
Workers accused Daimler of illegally
cutting their benefits. Daimler agreed to
contribute the settlement amount to a new
employee benefit plan to resolve the
lawsuit.
Settlement approved on final basis on
December 23, 2014.
Judge: Hon. Samuel H. Mays, Jr.
Counsel to Plaintiffs Alan J. Meyers; Rocco
H. Colanero; Allen Penley; Eddie Warren
Bridges; International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural
Implement Workers of America-UAW:
Andrew Nickelhoff, Esq.
Mami Kato, Esq.
SACHS WALDMAN, P.C.
2211 E. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 200
Detroit, MI 48207
Tel: (313) 496-9429
E-mail: anickelhoff@sachswaldman.com
mkato@sachswaldman.com
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Michael F. Saggau, Esq.
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, MI 48214
Tel: (313) 926-5216
E-mail: msaggau@uaw.net
Counsel to UAW:
Samuel Morris, Esq.
GODWIN MORRIS LAURENZI
& BLOOMFIELD, P.C.
Morgan Keegan Tower
50 N. Front St., Ste. 800
Memphis, TN 38103
Tel: (901) 528-1702
Fax: (901) 528-0246
E-mail: smorris@gmlblaw.com
Counsel to Defendants Daimler Trucks North
America, LLC; and Daimler Trucks North
America Welfare Benefit Plan:
John I. Houseal, Jr., Esq.
Arnold E. Perl, Esq.
Michael D. Tauer, Esq.
GLANKLER BROWN, PLLC
6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 400
Memphis, TN 38119
Tel: (901) 525-1322
Fax: (901) 525-2389
E-mail: jhouseal@glankler.com
aperl@glankler.com
mtauer@glankler.com
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Audrey E. Moog, Esq.
Jonathan L. Abram, Esq.
Stanley Joseph Brown, Esq.
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 637-8313
E-mail: audrey.moog@hoganlovells.com
jonathan.abram@hoganlovells.com
stanley.brown@hoganlovells.com
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$420,000,000 San Allen Inc. et al., v. Stephen Buehrer,
Administrator, Ohio Bureau of Workers'
Compensation, No. CV-07-644950 (Cuyahoga
County Court of Common Pleas)
Private employers in Ohio sued the state's
Bureau of Workers' Compensation relating to
workers' compensation premiums allegedly
overpaid. In March 2013, the trial court
entered a judgment for the plaintiff class
of $859,000,000. That judgment was
overturned in part and affirmed in part by
the Eighth District Court of Appeals in May
2014, in a ruling that had the effect of
reducing the judgment amount to
$650,900,000. The BWC then petitioned to
appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court, asking
that the high court reverse the entire
judgment. While that petition was pending,
the parties entered into the settlement. At
the parties' request the Ohio Supreme Court
has put further review of the case on hold
to allow the Settlement to move forward.
Preliminary Settlement Approval Order
entered on July 24, 2014, and Amendment to
Preliminary Approval Order entered on
August 20, 2014.
Judge: Hon. Richard J. McMonagle
Counsel to Plaintiffs, San Allen, Inc.
d/b/a Corky and Lenny's; Timely Advertising
Specialty Co. d/b/a S.E. Bennett Company;
Cambridge Manufacturing Jewelers, Ltd.; D&J
Structural Contracting, Inc.; Lifecenter
Plus, Inc.; and Nick Mayer Lincoln-Mercury:
James A. DeRoche, Esq.
GARSON JOHNSON LLC
101 W. Prospect Avenue
Midland Building, Suite 1610
Cleveland, OH 44115
Tel: (216) 696-9330
Fax: (216) 696-8558
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Patrick J. Perotti, Esq.
DWORKEN & BERNSTEIN CO., L.P.A.
60 S Park Pl
Painesville, OH 44077
Tel: (216) 861-4211
E-mail: pperotti@dworkenlaw.com
Special Counsel to Defendant Stephen
Buehrer, Administrator, Ohio Bureau of
Workers' Compensation:
Robert A. Hager, Esq.
BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND, LLC
75 East Market Street
Akron, OH 44308
Tel: (330) 253-5060
Fax: (330) 253-1977
E-mail: rahager@bmdllc.com
Claims Administrator:
The Garden City Group, Inc.
5151 Blazer Parkway, Ste A
Dublin, OH 43017
Tel: (614) 289-5400
http://www.ohiobwclawsuit.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$395,000,000 In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel Economy
Litigation No. MDL 13-2424-GW-FFMx
(C.D. Cal.)
Current and former owners of vehicles sued
Hyundai Motor Corp. and Kia Motors,
claiming they misrepresented the fuel
economy (or miles per gallon estimates) on
certain vehicles in the model years 2011,
2012 and 2013. The Hyundai settlement is
valued at $210 million while the Kia
settlement is valued at $185 million.
Preliminary approval of Settlement entered
on August 29, 2014.
Judge: Hon. George H. Wu
Counsel to Plaintiffs Nicole Marie Hunter;
Kaylene Brady; Travis Brissey; Ronald
Burkard; Adam Cloutier; Steven Craig; John
Dixson; Erin Fanthorpe; Thomas Ganim; Eric
Hadesh; Michael Keeth; Lillian Levoff; John
Kirk MacDonald; Michael Mandahl; Nicolas
McDaniel; Mary Moran-Spicuzza; Gary Pincas;
Brandon Potter; Thomas Purdy; Rocco
Renghini; Michelle Singleton; Ken Smiley;
Gregory M. Sonstein; Roman Starno; Gayle
Stephenson; Andres Villicana; and Richard
Williams:
Elaine T. Byszewski, Esq.
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
301 North Lake Avenue, Suite 203
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: (213) 330-7150
Fax: (213) 330-7152
E-mail: elaine@hbsslaw.com
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Robert B. Carey, Esq.
John M. DeStefano, Esq.
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
11 West Jefferson Street, Suite 1000
Phoenix, AZ 85003
Tel: (602) 840-5900
Fax: (602) 840-3012
E-mail: rob@hbsslaw.com
johnd@hbsslaw.com
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Steve W. Berman, Esq.
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1918 Eighth Avenue, Suite 3300
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 623-7292
Fax: (206) 623-0594
E-mail: steve@hbsslaw.com
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Richard D. McCune, Esq.
McCUNEWRIGHT LLP
2068 Orange Tree Lane, Ste. 216
Redlands, CA 92374
Tel: (909) 557-1250
Fax: (909) 557-1275
Liaison Counsel:
Eric H. Gibbs, Esq.
GIRARD GIBBS LLP
601 California Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 981-4800
E-mail: ehg@GirardGibbs.com
Counsel to Defendant Hyundai Motor America:
Shon Morgan, Esq.
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN LLP
65 S. Figueroa St., 10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 443-3000
Fax: (213) 443-3100
E-mail: shonmorgan@quinnemanuel.com
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Michael L. Kidney, Esq.
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 637-5883
Fax: (202) 637-5910
E-mail: michael.kidney@hoganlovells.com
Counsel to Defendant Kia Motors
America, Inc.
Benjamin W. Jeffers, Esq.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC
400 Renaissance Center
Detroit, MI 48243
Tel: (313) 568-5340
E-mail: bjeffers@dykema.com
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$386,000,000 Curt Schlesinger, et al. v. Ticketmaster,
Case No. BC304565 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los
Angeles)
Five Ticketmaster customers filed a class
action lawsuit claiming that Ticketmaster's
Order Processing Fees and UPS Expedited
Delivery Prices of tickets are excessive
and deceptive. Pursuant to the settlement,
Ticketmaster will issue $386 million in
Discount Codes to Class Members, which will
be good for four years and will allow Class
Members to receive discounts for future
ticket purchases and/or receive additional
discounts on future UPS ticket deliveries.
If Class Members do not use at least
$42 million worth of codes, Ticketmaster
has agreed to make free tickets for certain
events available to Class Members on a
first come, first served basis. Beginning
a year after the Discount Codes are first
issued, the parties will evaluate their
redemption rates, and if less than $10.5
million a year in discounts have been
redeemed, Ticketmaster will make free
tickets available.
Preliminary settlement approval entered
on April 30, 2014.
Judge: Hon. Kenneth R. Freeman
Counsel to Plaintiffs Curt Schlesinger;
Peter Lo Re; Adam Russell; James Roth;
and Maryam Aghchay:
Robert J. Stein, III, Esq.
Raul F. Salinas, Esq.
Claire M. Schmidt, Esq.
ALVARADOSMITH APC
1 MacArthur Place, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Tel: (714) 852-6800
Fax: (714) 852-6899
E-mail: rstein@AlvaradoSmith.com
rsalinas@AlvaradoSmith.com
cschmidt@AlvaradoSmith.com
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Steven P. Blonder, Esq.
MUCH SHELIST P.C.
191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: (312) 521-2000
E-mail: sblonder@muchschelist.com
Counsel to Defendant Ticketmaster:
Jeff E. Scott, Esq.
Gregory A. Nylen, Esq.
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
1840 Century Park East, 19th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2101
Tel: (310) 586-7700
Fax: (310) 586-7800
E-mail: scottj@gtlaw.com
nyleng@gtlaw.com
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Gail Lees, Esq.
Steven E. Sletten, Esq.
Julian W. Poon, Esq.
Theane Evangelis Kapur, Esq.
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3197
Tel: (213) 229-7000
Fax: (213) 229-7520
E-mail: Glees@gibsondunn.com
SSletten@gibsondunn.com
Claims Administrator:
THE GARDEN CITY GROUP INC.
5151 Blazer Parkway, Ste A
Dublin, OH 43017
Tel: (614) 289-5400
http://www.TicketFeeLitigation.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$362,500,000 In re Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust
Litigation Master File 06-MD-1775 (JG)(VVP)
(E.D.N.Y.)
The lawsuit alleges that various airline
companies and certain of their employees
conspired to fix, raise, maintain, or
stabilize prices of airfreight shipping
services for shipments to, from, or within
the United States from January 1, 2000 to
September 11, 2006. The District Court
has granted final approval to 17 prior
settlements reached in the case. The
present settlements involve the defendants
Singapore Air, Korean Air, Cathay Pacific,
and China Air. Including the present
settlements, the total gross settlement
proceeds recovered in the litigation so far
will be roughly $848 million.
Preliminary approval entered on January 28,
2014, for the Singapore Air settlement
($92 million); and the Korean Air
settlement ($115 million); March 3, 2014,
for the Cathay Pacific settlement
($65 million); and May 14, 2014, for the
China Airlines settlement ($90 million).
Judge: Hon. John Gleeson
Counsel to Class Representatives Benchmark
Export Services; FTS International Express,
Inc.; R.I.M. Logistics, Ltd.,; Ralph Olarte
d/b/a Olarte Transport Services; S.A.T.
Sea & Air Transport, Inc.; and Volvo
Logistics AB:
Michael D. Hausfeld, Esq.
HAUSFELD LLP
1700 K Street, NW Suite 650
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 540-7200
Fax: (202) 540-7201
E-mail: mhausfeld@hausfeld.com
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Robert N. Kaplan, Esq.
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
850 Third Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (800) 290-1952
(212) 687-1980
Fax: (212) 687-7714
E-mail: rkaplan@kaplanfox.com
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Hollis L. Salzman, Esq.
ROBINS, KAPLAN, MILLER & CIRESI LLP
601 Lexington Avenue Suite 3400
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 980-7400
E-mail: HSalzman@RobinsKaplan.com
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Howard J. Sedran, Esq.
LEVIN, FISHBEIN, SEDRAN & BERMAN
510 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 592-1500
Fax: (215) 592-1500
E-mail: HSedran@lfsblaw.com
Counsel for Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte
Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Limited:
Margaret M. Zwisler, Esq.
William R. Sherman, Esq.
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 637-1094
E-mail: Emargaret.zwisler@lw.com
Ewilliam.sherman@lw.com
Counsel for Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.:
Barry Sher, Esq.
Kevin Logue, Esq.
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
75 East 55th Street
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 318-6085
Fax: (212) 230-5185
E-mail: barrysher@paulhastings.com
kevinlogue@paulhastings.com
Counsel for Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.:
David H. Bamberger, Esq.
Deana Cairo, Esq.
Martin Dajani, Esq.
DLA PIPER LLP (US)
500 Eighth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 799-4500
Fax: (202) 799-5500
E-mail: david.bamberger@dlapiper.com
deana.cairo@dlapiper.com
Counsel for China Airlines, Ltd.:
James V. Dick, Esq.
SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP
1200 19th Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 626-6714
E-mail: james.dick@squirepb.com
Claims Administrator:
THE GARDEN CITY GROUP, INC.
5151 Blazer Parkway, Ste A
Dublin, OH 43017
Tel: (614) 289-5400
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