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Gender Discrimination
Race Discrimination
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Gender Discrimination

Dell Computers Gender Discrimination Class Action

Click here to see the Dell Computers Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at Dell Computers, click here.

General Electric Gender Discrimination Class Action

Click here to view the General Electric Class Action Complaint.

Click here to view the Plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Strike Class Action Allegations

Click here to view the Order Denying Defendants' Motion to Strike Class Action Allegations.

Click here to view media about the General Electric Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at GE, please click here to contact us.

Novartis Gender Discrimination Class Action

Click here to view the Novartis Class Action Complaint.

Click here to view the Court’s order granting class certification in the Velez v. Novartis matter.

Click here to view media about the Novartis Gender Discrimination Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at Novartis, please click here to contact us.

Kyphon Class Action

Should you have information regarding discrimination at Kyphon, please click here to contact us.

Sanofi-Aventis Class Action

Click here to view the Sanofi-Aventis Amended Class Action Complaint.

Click here to view media about the Sanofi-Aventis Gender Discrimination Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at Sanofi-Aventis, please click here to contact us.

Fairfield Class Action

Click here to view the Preliminarily Approved Consent Decree if you have received a Notice of Class Action Settlement indicating that you may be a member of the Settlement Class.

Click here to view the Type I Claim Form for Settlement, Exhibit B to the Preliminarily Approved Consent Decree.  

Click here to view the Type II (Arbitration) Claim Form for Settlement, Exhibit C to the Preliminarily Approved Consent Decree.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at Fairfield, please click here to contact us.

Race Discrimination

Whirlpool Class Action

Click here to view the Whirlpool Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at Whirlpool, please click here to contact us.

AK Steel

Click here to view the AK Steel Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at AK Steel, please click here to contact us.

General Electric Race Discrimination Class Action

Click here to view the General Electric Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding discrimination at AK Steel, please click here to contact us.

Wage and Hour

Novartis Wage and Hour Class Action

Click here to view the New York Novartis Wage & Hour Class Action Complaint.

Click here to view the California Novartis Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour practices at Novartis, please click here to contact us.

Kaiser Class Action

Click here to view the Kaiser Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour practices at Kaiser, please click here to contact us.

C&S Wholesale Grocers Class Action

Click here to view the C&S Wholesale Grocers Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour and labor practices at C&S Wholesale Grocers, please contact us at C&S-lawsuit@nydclaw.com.

J & J Class Action

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at J&J, please click here to contact us.

Merck Class Action

Click here to view the Merck Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at Merck, please click here to contact us.

Roche Class Action

Click here to view the Roche Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at Roche, please click here to contact us.

Bristol Myers-Squibb Class Action

Click here to view the BMS Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at BMS, please click here to contact us.

Pfizer Class Action

Click here to view the Pfizer Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at Pfizer, please click here to contact us.

Abbott Labs Class Action

Click here to view the Abbott Labs Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at Abbott Labs, please click here to contact us.

Ameriquest Class Action

Click here to view the Ameriquest Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at Ameriquest, please click here to contact us.

Guardsmark Class Action

Click here to view the Guardsmark Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at Guardsmark, please click here to contact us.

AutoTrader Class Action

Click here to view the AutoTrader Class Action Complaint.

Should you have information regarding unfair wage and hour labor practices at AutoTrader, please click here to contact us.

Consumer Fraud

Shroyer v. Cingular

Click here to view the Decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Should you have any information regarding consumer fraud or other deceptive consumer practices, please click here to contact us.

Securities

Lan v. Erie Family Life et al. Settlement

The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania approved the $5.234 million Settlement of the Erie Family Life class action by Memorandum Opinion dated March 21, 2008, and by Order and Final Judgment dated March 27, 2008.  The Settlement became effective on April 28, 2008.  Distributions to shareholders in an amount slightly in excess of $1.82 per share should begin by mid-May, 2008. 

No claim form is required to receive distributions.  However, distribution checks must be cashed within 180 days of the issue date on the check.  Checks not negotiated within 180 days will be cancelled, and the distribution amounts will instead be paid to a designated charity in accordance with the governing Stipulation of Settlement.

Click here to view the Court’s March 21, 2008 Opinion approving the Settlement

Click here to view the Court’s March 27, 2008 Order and Final Judgment approving the Settlement

Click here to view the Stipulation of Settlement.

Click here to view the First Amended Class Action Complaint

Click here to view the Court’s May 24, 2007 Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement

Click here to view the Notice of Settlement

Should you have any information regarding securities fraud or other unfair shareholder treatment, please click here to contact us.

Predatory Lending

King's Court Class Action

Click here to view the King's Court Class Action Complaint. 

Should you have information regarding the King's Court condominiums in Southeast Washington, D.C., please click here to contact us.

Medical Malpractice

Vioxx Litigation

If you have been harmed as a result of taking Vioxx, please click here to contact us.

Whistleblower

Should you have information regarding a whistleblower claim, please click here to contact us.

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