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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 2, 2021, Vol. 23, No. 61
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[^] Notable Class Action Settlements in 2020
Asbestos Litigation
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[^] Notable Class Action Settlements in 2020
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Settlement Amount Class Action
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$9,600,000,000 In re Roundup Products Liability Litigation
(MDL No. 2741), Case No. 3:16-md-02741
(N.D. Cal.)
Consumers from across the United States who
were exposed to The Monsanto Company's
Roundup(TM) (glyphosate) weed killer sued
the company over medical bills and lost
wages due to a cancer diagnosis. Roundup
has been designated as a probable human
carcinogen by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of the
World Health Organization (WHO), and those
exposed are at risk of developing non-
Hodgkin lymphoma and other forms of cancer.
In September 2016, Monsanto agreed to be
acquired by Bayer AG for $66 billion. In
June 2020, Bayer publicly announced the
settlement with five of the leading law
firms in the Roundup cancer litigation. The
agreements were reached after more than a
year of negotiations and three consecutive
trial losses for Bayer that resulted in a
combined $2.424 billion in jury verdicts
for the plaintiffs. The settlement includes
funding for medical and scientific research
into the diagnosis and treatment of NHL.
Bayer has agreed to separately pay up to
$2 billion to resolve future claims.
Announced June 24, 2020.
Judge: The Honorable Vince Chhabria
Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Settlement
Class:
Robert L. Lieff, Esq.
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Esq.
Kevin R. Budner, Esq.
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Tel: (415) 956-1000
Fax: (415) 956-1008
E-mail: rlieff@lchb.com
ecabraser@lchb.com
kbudner@lchb.com
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Steven E. Fineman, Esq.
Wendy R. Fleishman, Esq.
Rhea Ghosh, Esq.
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013
Tel: (212) 355-9500
E-mail: sfineman@lchb.com
wfleishman@lchb.com
rghosh@lchb.com
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Andrew R. Kaufman, Esq.
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
222 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1640
Nashville, TN 37201
Tel: (615) 313-9000
E-mail: akaufman@lchb.com
Counsel for Subclass 1:
William M. Audet, Esq.
Ling Y. Kuang, Esq.
AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP
711 Van Ness, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94102-3229
Tel: (415) 568-2555
E-mail: waudet@audetlaw.com
lkuang@audetlaw.com
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Samuel Issacharoff, Esq.
40 Washington Square South, Suite 411J
New York, NY 10012
Tel: (212) 998-6580
E-mail: si13@nyu.edu
Counsel for Subclass 2:
James R. Dugan, II, Esq.
TerriAnne Benedetto, Esq.
David S. Scalia, Esq.
THE DUGAN LAW FIRM, APLC
One Canal Place
365 Canal Street, Suite 1000
New Orleans, LA 70130
Tel: (504) 648-0180
E-mail: jdugan@dugan-lawfirm.com
tbenedetto@dugan-lawfirm.com
dscalia@dugan-lawfirm.com
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Elizabeth A. Fegan, Esq.
FEGAN SCOTT LLC
150 S. Wacker Dr., 24th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: (312) 741-1019
E-mail: beth@feganscott.com
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Melissa Ryan Clark, Esq.
FEGAN SCOTT LLC
140 Broadway, 46th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (347) 353-1150
E-mail: Melissa@feganscott.com
Counsel for Defendant Monsanto Company:
William Hoffman, Esq.
David Weiner, Esq.
Ashley Burkett, Esq.
ARNOLD & PORTER KAYE SCHOLER LLP
601 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 942-5000
E-mail: william.hoffman@arnoldporter.com
david.weiner@arnoldporter.com
ashley.burkett@arnoldporter.com
Claims Administrator:
VERUS, LLC
3967 Princeton Pike
Princeton, NJ 08540
Tel: (888) 681-1129
Fax: (609) 466-1449
https://verusllc.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$1,210,000,000 In re Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International, Inc. Securities Litigation,
Master No. 3:15-cv-07658-MAS-LHG (D.N.J.)
Investors allege that defendants made
materially false and misleading statements
or omitted material facts, artificially
inflating the price of Valeant's
securities. Specifically, defendants
failed to disclose that Valeant had
deficient internal controls; Valeant had a
relationship with a network of specialty
pharmacies used to boost sales of its high-
priced drugs; the use of specialty
pharmacies left Valeant vulnerable to
increased regulatory risks; defendants were
under government scrutiny for its financial
assistance programs for patients, pricing
decisions and the distribution of its
products; Valeant faced the risk of
scrutiny over its price increases; without
using specialty pharmacies, Valeant's
financial performance would be negatively
impacted; without using specialty
pharmacies, Valeant's class period
performance would have been negatively
impacted; Valeant's true relationship with
Philidor and the extent of that
relationship; Valeant controlled Philidor;
Valeant's subsidiary KGA had a secured lien
interest on Philidor's ownership;
Defendants were engaged in a scheme to
manipulate Valeant's stock price; and as a
result, Valeant's public statements were
materially false and misleading and/or
lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant
times. When the true details entered the
market, the investors suffered damages. An
amended complaint alleges that certain
defendants sold Valeant securities while in
possession of material, nonpublic
information. The parties vigorously
litigated this case for four years before
agreeing to mediation. Defendant
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not a party
to the settlement.
Announced December 15, 2019.
Final Approval entered January 31, 2021.
Judge: Honorable Michael A. Shipp
Special Master: Honorable Dennis M.
Cavanaugh, U.S.D.J. (ret.)
Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs:
Darren J. Robbins, Esq.
Theodore J. Pintar, Esq.
Robert R. Henssler Jr., Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, CA 92101
Tel: (619) 231-1058
Fax: (619) 231-7423
E-mail: darrenr@rgrdlaw.com
tedp@rgrdlaw.com
bhenssler@rgrdlaw.com
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James E. Barz, Esq.
Frank A. Richter, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
200 South Wacker Drive, 31st Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Tel: (312) 674-4674
Fax: (312) 674-4676
E-mail: jbarz@rgrdlaw.com
frichter@rgrdlaw.com
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Robert J. Robbins, Esq.
Kathleen B. Douglas, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Tel: (561) 750-3000
Fax: (561) 750-3364
E-mail: rrobbins@rgrdlaw.com
kdouglas@rgrdlaw.com
Local Counsel for Plaintiffs:
Christopher A. Seeger, Esq.
David R. Buchanan, Esq.
SEEGER WEISS LLP
55 Challenger Road, 6th Floor
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Tel: (212) 584-0700
Fax: (212) 584-0799
E-mail: cseeger@seegerweiss.com
dbuchanan@seegerweiss.com
Counsel for Defendants Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Robert
L. Rosiello, Ari S. Kellen, Robert A.
Ingram, Ronald H. Farmer, Colleen Goggins,
Anders Lonner, Theo Melas-Kyriazi, Robert
N. Power, Norma Provencio, Katharine B.
Stevenson, and Tanya Carro:
Paul C. Curnin, Esq.
Craig S. Waldman, Esq.
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 455-2000
Fax: (212) 455-2502
E-mail: paul.curnin@stblaw.com
craig.waldman@stblaw.com
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Richard Hernandez, Esq.
McCARTER & ENGLISH LLP
100 Mulberry Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Tel: (973) 848-8615
Fax: (973) 297-6615
E-mail: rhernandez@mccarter.com
Counsel for the Stock Underwriter Defendants
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.; HSBC
Securities (USA) Inc.; MUFG Securities
Americas Inc. f/k/a Mitsubishi UFJ
Securities (USA) Inc.; DNB Markets, Inc.;
Barclays Capital Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co.
LLC; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; and Suntrust
Robinson Humphrey, Inc.; and Former
Defendants Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC f/k/a
Goldman Sachs & Co.; J.P. Morgan Securities
LLC; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Inc.; CIBC World Markets Inc.; Citigroup
Global Markets Inc.; DBS Bank Ltd.; TD
Securities (USA) LLC; BMO Capital Markets
Corp.; and SMBC Nikko Securities America:
Richard A. Rosen, Esq.
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &
GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
Tel: (212) 373-3000
Fax: (212) 757-3990
E-mail: rrosen@paulweiss.com
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Mark A. Berman, Esq.
Robin D. Fineman, Esq.
HARTMANN DOHERTY ROSA BERMAN &
BULBULIA, LLC
65 Route 4 East
River Edge, NJ 07661
Tel: (201) 441-9056
Fax: (201) 441-9435
E-mail: mberman@hdrbb.com
rfineman@hdrbb.com
Counsel for Defendants ValueAct Capital; VA
Partners; ValueAct Holdings; ValueAct
Capital Master Fund; and ValueAct Co-Invest
Fund; and Defendant Jeffrey W. Ubben:
Jonathan Rosenberg, Esq.
O'MELVENY MYERS LLP
7 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 326-2000
Fax: (212) 326-2061
Email: jrosenberg@omm.com
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Kate E. Janukowicz, Esq.
GIBBONS P.C.
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
Tel: (973) 596-4913
E-mail: kjanukowicz@gibbonslaw.com
Counsel for Defendant J. Michael Pearson:
Bruce E. Yannett, Esq.
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 909-6000
Fax: (212) 909-6836
E-mail: beyannett@debevoise.com
Counsel for Defendant Tanya Carro:
William J. Schwartz, Esq.
Sarah Lightdale, Esq.
COOLEY LLP
55 Hudson Yards
New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212) 479-6000
Fax: (212) 479-6275
E-mail: wschwartz@cooley.com
slightdale@cooley.com
Counsel for Defendant Deborah Jorn:
Barry A. Bohrer, Esq.
SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 756-2000
Fax: (212) 593-5955
E-mail: barry.bohrer@srz.com
Counsel for Defendant Howard B. Schiller:
Joseph L. Motto, Esq.
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
35 W. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: (312) 558-5600
Fax: (312) 558-5700
E-mail: jmotto@winston.com
Mediator: Eric D. Green
Claims Administrator:
GILARDI & CO. LLC
3301 Kerner Boulevard
San Rafael, CA 94901
On the Net:
http://www.valeantsecuritiessettlement.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$763,000,000 In re Mercedes-Benz Emissions Litigation,
Civil Action: 16-cv-881(KM)(ESK) (D.N.J.)
Owners and lessees of certain Mercedes-Benz
and Sprinter BlueTEC vehicles sued Daimler
AG, and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, and Robert
Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch LLC, alleging
that the vehicles were equipped with
emission control systems that caused the
vehicles to emit more nitrogen oxides
("NOx") than consumers reasonably expected,
and more NOx than was permitted under
federal and state clean air laws.
Plaintiffs also claim that the Defendants
intentionally misled consumers about the
qualities and characteristics of the
vehicles. Daimler and Mercedes agreed to
resolve the lawsuits for $700 million.
Bosch agreed to settle for more than
$63 million.
Mercedes Settlement announced September 14,
2020.
Bosch Settlement announced October 16,
2020.
Judge: The Honorable Kevin McNulty
Lead Counsel for the Settlement Class:
James E. Cecchi, Esq.
Caroline F. Bartlett, Esq.
Donald A. Ecklund, Esq.
CARELLA, BYRNE, CECCHI, OLSTEIN, BRODY,
& AGNELLO, P.C.
5 Becker Farm Rd.
Roseland, NJ 07068
Tel: (973) 994-1700
E-mail: jcecchi@carellabyrne.com
cbartlett@carellabyrne.com
decklund@carellabyrne.com
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Steve W. Berman, Esq.
Sean R. Matt, Esq.
HAGENS BERMAN SOBOL SHAPIRO LLP
1301 2nd Ave., Suite 2000
Seattle, WA 98101
Tel: (206) 623-7292
Fax: (206) 623-0594
E-mail: steve@hbsslaw.com
sean@hbsslaw.com
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Christopher A. Seeger, Esq.
Jennifer Scullion, Esq.
David Tawil, Esq.
SEEGER WEISS LLP
55 Challenger Road, 6th Floor
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Tel: (973) 639-9100
Fax: (973) 639-9393
E-mail: cseeger@seegerweiss.com
jscullion@seegerweiss.com
dtawil@seegerweiss.com
Counsel for Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and
Daimler AG:
Daniel W. Nelson, Esq.
Geoffrey M. Sigler, Esq.
Lucas C. Townsend, Esq.
Chantale Fiebig, Esq.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-5306
Tel: (202) 887-3731
Fax: (202) 530-4254
E-mail: dnelson@gibsondunn.com
gsigler@gibsondunn.com
ltownsend@gibsondunn.com
cfiebig@gibsondunn.com
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Troy M. Yoshino, Esq.
Matthew J. Kemner, Esq.
Eric J. Knapp, Esq.
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP
275 Battery Street, Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 743-2441
Fax: (415) 989-0932
E-mail: troy.yoshino@squirepb.com
matthew.kemner@squirepb.com
eric.knapp@squirepb.com
Counsel for Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert
Bosch LLC:
Matthew D. Slater, Esq.
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
2112 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Tel: (202) 974-1500
Fax: (202) 974-1999
E-mail: mslater@cgsh.com
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Jeffrey A. Rosenthal, Esq.
Carmine D. Boccuzzi, Jr., Esq.
Jennifer Kennedy Park, Esq.
Abena Mainoo, Esq.
CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Tel: (212) 225-2000
Fax: (212) 225-3999
E-mail: jrosenthal@cgsh.com
cboccuzzi@cgsh.com
jkpark@cgsh.com
amainoo@cgsh.com
Claims Administrator:
JND LEGAL ADMINISTRATION
1100 Second Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98101
On the Net:
https://www.mbbluetecsettlement.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$650,000,000 In re Facebook Biometric Information
Privacy Litigation, Case No. 15-cv-03747-
JD) (N.D. Cal.)
The lawsuit alleges that Facebook collected
biometric information in the form of face
prints, for the purpose of supporting its
"face tagging" feature, in violation of the
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
Facebook has at all times denied any
wrongdoing. The settlement breaks new
ground when it comes to privacy settlements
simply by virtue of its sheer size: an all
cash fund of $650 million for the class.
Announced May 1, 2020.
Judge: The Honorable James Donato
Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Class:
Jay Edelson, Esq.
Benjamin H. Richman, Esq.
Alexander G. Tievsky, Esq.
EDELSON PC
350 North LaSalle Street, 14th Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
Tel: (312) 589-6370
Fax: (312) 589-6379
E-mail: jedelson@edelson.com
brichman@edelson.com
atievsky@edelson.com
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Shawn A. Williams, Esq.
John H. George, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
One Montgomery Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (415) 288-4545
Fax: (415) 288-4534
E-mail: shawnw@rgrdlaw.com
jgeorge@rgrdlaw.com
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Michael P. Canty, Esq.
Corban S. Rhodes, Esq.
LABATON SUCHAROW LLP
140 Broadway
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (212) 907-0700
Fax: (212) 818-0477
E-mail: mcanty@labaton.com
crhodes@labaton.com
Counsel for Defendant Facebook Inc.:
Michael G. Rhodes, Esq.
Whitty Somvichian, Esq.
COOLEY LLP
101 California Street, 5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Tel: (415) 693-2000
Fax: (415) 693-2222
E-mail: rhodesmg@cooley.com
wsomvichian@cooley.com
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Lauren R. Goldman, Esq.
Michael Rayfield, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Tel: (212) 506-2500
E-mail: lrgoldman@mayerbrown.com
mrayfield@mayerbrown.com
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John Nadolenco, Esq.
MAYER BROWN LLP
350 South Grand Avenue, 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Tel: (213) 229-9500
E-mail: jnadolenco@mayerbrown.com
Mediator: Jeff Bleich
Claims Administrator:
GILARDI & CO. LLC
3301 Kerner Boulevard
San Rafael, CA 94901
On the Net:
http://www.facebookbipaclassaction.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$641,250,000 In re Flint Water Litigation, No.
17-108646-NO (Mich. Cir., 7th Judicial,
Genesee County)
The lawsuits assert that when the City of
Flint switched to the Flint River as the
source of water in 2014, the water was not
treated correctly and that it caused pipes
to corrode and release lead and other
contaminants into the water. Flint
residents suffered personal injury,
property damage, economic loss, or any
other type of damage or injury as a result
of exposure to, use of, or being obligated
to pay for, the contaminated water.
Plaintiffs allege the Defendants made the
situation worse by, among other things,
concealing and misrepresenting the scope of
the water contamination, failing to take
effective action to eliminate the source of
the contamination, failing to properly
treat the water in general, failing to
properly provide engineering services and
advice on treating and addressing
contamination of the water, and then lying
about it to cover up the misconduct.
The total settlement fund is divided into
three general categories:
(1) 79.5% of the total fund (less fees and
expenses allowed by the Court) will be
allocated to children who were under
age 18 when they were first exposed to
the water.
(2) 2% of the total fund (less fees and
expenses allowed by the Court) will be
allocated to educational programs for
Flint children affected by the water.
(3) 18.5% of the total fund (less fees and
expenses allowed by the Court) will be
allocated to adults, property owners
and renters, and/or business owners and
operators, or are legally liable for
the water payments who are claiming
injury, damage, or loss of any kind.
Judge: The Honorable Joseph J. Farah
Co-Lead Class Counsel:
Theodore J. Leopold, Esq.
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
2925 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Tel: (561) 515-1400
E-mail: tleopold@cohenmilstein.com
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Emmy L. Levens, Esq.
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
1100 New York Ave. NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 408-4600
E-mail: elevens@cohenmilstein.com
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Michael L. Pitt, Esq.
PITT McGEHEE PALMER BONANNI & RIVERS PC
117 W. Fourth Street, Suite 200
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Tel: (248) 398-9800
E-mail: mpitt@pittlawpc.com
Co-Liaison Counsel:
Corey M. Stern, Esq.
LEVY KONIGSBERG, LLP
800 Third Ave, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: (212) 605-6298
Fax: (212) 605-6290
E-mail: cstern@levylaw.com
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Hunter Shkolnik, Esq.
NAPOLI SHKOLNIK
270 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Suite 201
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918
Tel: (787) 493-5088 Ext. 2007 / 5107
(347) 379-1688
E-mail: Hunter@NapoliLaw.com
Counsel for the State of Michigan and State
Defendants Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality (now known as
Michigan Department of Environment, Great
Lakes, and Energy), Michigan Department of
Health and Human Services, Michigan
Department of Treasury, former Governor
Richard D. Snyder, Governor Gretchen
Whitmer, the Flint Receivership Transition
Advisory Board, Lianne Shekter Smith,
Daniel Wyant, Stephen Busch, Patrick Cook,
Michael Prysby, Bradley Wurfel, Eden Wells,
Nick Lyon, Nancy Peeler, Robert Scott, Adam
Rosenthal, Dennis Muchmore, Kevin Clinton,
Linda Dykema, and Andy Dillon:
Richard S. Kuhl, Esq.
Margaret A. Bettenhausen, Esq.
Nathan A. Gambill, Esq.
Charles A. Cavanagh, Esq.
Assistant Attorneys General
Environment, Natural Resources, and
Agriculture Division
P.O. Box 30755
Lansing, MI 48909
Tel: (517) 335-7664
E-mail: kuhlr@michigan.gov
bettenhausenm@michigan.gov
gambilln@michigan.gov
ccavanagh2@michigan.gov
Counsel for Governor Gretchen Whitmer:
Todd R. Mendel, Esq.
Eugene Driker, Esq.
Special Assistant Attorneys General
BARRIS, SOTT, DENN & DRIKER, PLLC
333. W. Fort Street, Suite 1200
Detroit, MI 48226
Tel: (313) 965-9725
E-mail: tmendel@bsdd.com
edriker@bsdd.com
Counsel for Defendants The City of Flint,
Howard Croft, Michael Glasgow, Dayne
Walling, and Daugherty Johnson as City
Personnel; and Gerald Ambrose, Edward
Kurtz, Darnell Earley, and Michael Brown
as Emergency Managers:
William Y. Kin, Esq.
Assistant City Attorney
City of Flint, Department of Law
1101 S. Saginaw St., 3rd Floor
Flint, MI 48502
Tel: (810) 766-7146
E-mail: wkim@cityofflint.com
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Frederick A. Berg, Jr., Esq.
BUTZEL LONG, P.C.
150 West Jefferson, Suite 100
Detroit, MI 48226
Tel: (313) 225-7000
E-mail: berg@butzel.com
Co-Counsel for Defendants McLaren Health
Care Corporation, McLaren Regional Medical
Center, and McLaren Flint Hospital:
Susan E. Smith, Esq.
BEVERIDGE & DIAMOND, P.C.
1350 I Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005-3311
Tel: (202) 789-6000
E-mail: ssmith@bdlaw.com
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J. Brian MacDonald, Esq.
CLINE, CLINE & GRIFFIN
503 S. Saginaw St., Suite 1000
Flint, MI 48503
Tel: (810) 232-3141
E-mail: bmacdonald@ccglawyers.com
Counsel for Rowe Professional Services
Company:
Craig S. Thompson, Esq.
SULLIVAN, WARD, PATTON, GLEESON,
AND FELTY, P.C.
400 Galleria Officentre, Suite 500
Southfield, MI 48034
Tel: (248) 746-0700
E-mail: cthompson@sullivanwardlaw.com
Special Master:
Deborah Greenspan, Esq.
BLANK ROME LLP
1825 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 420-3100
E-mail: dgreenspan@blankrome.com
Claims Administrator:
ARCHER Systems, LLC
1775 St. James Place, Suite 200
Houston, TX 77056
On the Net:
https://www.officialflintwatersettlement.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$520,000,000 Cook, et al. v. South Carolina Public
Service Authority, et al., No. 2017-CP-25-
348, 2019-CP-23-6675 (S.C. Ct. Comm. Pls.)
Plaintiffs allege, among things, that
customers of Santee Cooper paid utility
rates for amounts related to the
construction of two new nuclear power
plants at the V.C. Summer nuclear power
station that they should not have been
charged. Under the deal, South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company will transfer to an
escrow agent a number of shares of Dominion
Energy, Inc. common stock, without par
value, equal to $320 million divided by the
average daily adjusted closing price over
the five trading days immediately preceding
the transfer or issuance of the shares, and
the escrow agent will sell the shares for
the benefit of the Common Benefit Fund.
Santee Cooper will pay $200 million to the
Common Benefit Fund in three annual
installments beginning in 2020, payable in
the third quarter of each year, in the
amounts of $65 million, $65 million and
$70 million.
Announced March 17, 2020
Judge: The Honorable Jean Hoefer Toal
Chief Justice, Retired
Acting Circuit Court Judge
Counsel for Plaintiffs and Class:
Dan Speights, Esq.
A.G. Solomons III, Esq.
SPEIGHTS & SOLOMONS, LLC
100 Oak Street
Hampton, SC 29924
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James L. Ward, Jr., Esq.
Ranee Saunders, Esq.
Whitney Harrison, Esq.
McGOWAN, HOOD & FELDER, LLC
321 Wingo Way, Suite 103
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
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Clayton B. McCullough, Esq.
Ross A. Appel, Esq.
McCULLOUGH KHAN, LLC
359 King St., Ste. 200
Charleston, SC 29401
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J. Preston Strom, Jr., Esq.
John R. Alphin, Esq.
Jessica L. Fickling, Esq.
STROM LAW FIRM, LLC
2110 Beltline Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29204
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Terry Richardson, Esq.
Edward J. Westbrook, Esq.
Jerry H. Evans, Esq.
Daniel S. Haltiwanger, Esq.
RICHARDSON, PATRICK, WESTBROOK &
BRICKMAN, LLC
P. O. Box 1368
1730 Jackson Street
Barnwell, SC 29812
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Gregory M. Galvin, Esq.
GALVIN LAW GROUP, LLC
PO Box 887
Bluffton, SC 29910
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Vincent Sheheen, Esq.
SAVAGE, ROYALL AND SHEHEEN, L.L.P.
1111 Church Street
Camden, SC 29020
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J. Edward Bell, Esq.
BELL LEGAL GROUP, LLC
219 N. Ridge Street
Georgetown, SC 29440
Counsel for Defendants South Carolina
Electric & Gas Company, SCANA Corporation,
and SCANA Services, Inc.:
Steven J. Pugh, Esq.
Benjamin P. Carlton, Esq.
RICHARDSON PLOWDEN & ROBINSON, P.A.
1900 Barnwell Street (29201)
P.O. Drawer 7788
Columbia, SC 29202
Tel: (803) 771-4400
E-mail: spugh@richardsonplowden.com
bcarlton@richardsonplowden.com
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David L. Balser, Esq.
Jonathan R. Chally, Esq.
KING & SPALDING LLP
1180 Peachtree St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: (404) 572-4600
E-mail: dbalser@kslaw.com
jchally@kslaw.com
Counsel for South Carolina Public Service
Authority, W. Leighton Lord, III, William
A. Finn, Barry Wynn, Kristofer Clark,
Merrell W. Floyd, J. Calhoun Land, IV,
Stephen H. Mudge, Peggy H. Pinnell, Dan J.
Ray, David F. Singleton, and Jack F. Wolfe,
Jr.:
William C. Hubbard, Esq.
B. Rush Smith III, Esq.
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP
1320 Main Street, 17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Tel: (803) 799-2000
E-mail:
william.hubbard@nelsonmullins.com
rush.smith@nelsonmullins.com
Counsel for Defendant Central Electric
Power Cooperative, Inc.:
Frank R. Ellerbe, III, Esq.
Kevin K. Bell, Esq.
ROBINSON GRAY STEPP & LAFFITTE, LLC
Post Office Box 11449
Columbia, SC 29211
Tel: (803) 929-1400
E-mail: fellerbe@sowellgray.com
kbell@sowellgray.com
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James L. Orr, Esq.
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP
999 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30309
Tel: (404) 853-8000
E-mail:
jamesorr@eversheds-sutherland.com
Counsel for Palmetto Electric Cooperative,
Inc.:
D. Jay Davis, Jr., Esq.
YOUNG CLEMENT RIVERS, LLP
P.O. Box 993
Charleston, SC 29402
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Daniel E. Henderson, Esq.
PETERS, MURDAUGH, PARKER, ELTZROTH &
DETRICK, P.A.
90 North Green Street
Post Office Box 2500
Ridgeland, SC 29936
Claims Administrator:
EPIQ CLASS ACTION & CLAIMS
SOLUTIONS, INC.
10300 Southwest Allen Blvd.
Beaverton, OR 97005
Tel: (503) 350-5800
On the Net:
http://www.santeecooperclassaction.com/
Settlement Amount Class Action
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$500,000,000 In re Apple Inc. Device Performance
Litigation, Case No. 18-MD-2827-EJD (N.D.
Cal.)
Plaintiffs claim that a performance
management feature introduced for iPhone 6,
6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, and SE devices in iOS
10.2.1, and introduced for iPhone 7 and 7
Plus devices in iOS 11.2, diminished the
performance of some of those devices. Under
the settlement, Apple will make a minimum,
non-reversionary payment of $310 million
and a maximum payment of up to $500
million, depending on the number of claims
submitted.
Judge: The Honorable Edward J. Davila
Co-Lead Class Counsel:
Joseph W. Cotchett, Esq.
Mark C. Molumphy, Esq.
Anya Thepot, Esq.
COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY LLP
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200
Burlingame, CA 94010
E-mail: jcotchett@cpmlegal.com
mmolumphy@cpmlegal.com
athepot@cpmlegal.com
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Laurence D. King, Esq.
Frederic S. Fox, Esq
Donald R. Hall, Esq.
David A. Straite, Esq
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1560
Oakland, CA 94612
E-mail: lking@kaplanfox.com
ffox@kaplanfox.com
dhall@kaplanfox.com
dstraite@kaplanfox.com
Counsel for Apple, Inc.:
Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Esq.
Richard J. Doren, Esq.
Christopher Chorba, Esq.
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
E-mail: tboutrous@gibsondunn.com
rdoren@gibsondunn.com
cchorba@gibsondunn.com
Claims Administrator:
ANGEION GROUP
1650 Arch St # 2210
Philadelphia, PA 19103
On the Net:
https://www.smartphoneperformancesettlement.com/
Asbestos Litigation
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