Anthem Data Breach Litigation
In re Anthem Data Breach Litigation (N.D. Cal.): Cohen Milstein was co-lead counsel in a certified class action involving the 2015 cyberattack and massive data breach of Anthem, Inc., one of the nation’s largest for-profit managed health care companies, which resulted in the theft of personal identification and health information of 78.8 million insureds. On August 16, 2018, the Court granted final approval to a $115 million settlement in this class action – the largest data breach settlement in U.S. history.
Ariza v. Luxottica Retail North America (LensCrafters)
Ariza v. Luxottica Retail North America (LensCrafters) (E.D.N.Y.): On September 27, 2024, the court granted final approval of a $39 million settlement in this certified class action. Purchasers of LensCrafters’ Accufit Digital Measurement System (Accufit) services alleged that LensCrafters used false, misleading advertising, and deceptive sales practices about Accufit being “five times more accurate” in measuring pupillary distance than traditional methods to induce customers to purchase LensCrafter’s higher-priced prescription lens products. Cohen Milstein was Lead Counsel.
BK Trucking Co., et al. v. PACCAR, Inc. et al.
BK Tucking Co., et al. v. Paccar, Inc., et al. (D.N.J.): Cohen Milstein represented current and former truck owners and lessees in New Jersey, Ohio and Texas in a putative class action against PACCAR, the third-largest manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the world, and its subsidiaries, Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motors for breach of warranty, unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices related to the manufacture and sale of defective products.
Caterpillar, Inc. Engine Products Liability Litigation
Caterpillar Product Liability Litigation (D.N.J.): Cohen Milstein was co-lead counsel in a nationwide product liability class action lawsuit alleging Caterpillar sold diesel engines with defective exhaust emissions system that resulted in power losses and shutdowns. The case was settled in September 2016 for $60 million.
Herrera et al v. JFK Medical Center Limited Partnership and HCA, Inc.
Herrera v. JFK Medical Center and HCA, Inc. (M.D. Fla.): Cohen Milstein was lead counsel in a class action lawsuit alleging that four Florida plaintiffs and others like them were billed inflated and exorbitant fees for emergency radiology services, in excess of the amount allowed by law, covered in part by their mandatory Florida Personal Injury Protection insurance. When the district court struck plaintiffs’ class claims, Ms. Martin successfully petitioned the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to accept immediate appellate review and obtained a reversal of the district court’s order. Cohen Milstein resolved the case and secured final approval of a $220 million injunctive relief settlement.
In Re Equifax, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation
n re Equifax, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation (N.D. Ga.): Cohen Milstein was a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in this data privacy breach class action against Equifax, a leading credit-reporting company that safeguards some of the most sensitive financial and personal information of over 147 million individuals across the United States, for its failure to inform the public of a massive data breach and theft of client data. On December 19, 2019 the court granted final approval of a landmark $1.5 billion settlement, consisting of a record-breaking $425 million in monetary and injunctive benefits and requiring Equifax to spend $1 billion to upgrade its security and technology.
In re Google LLC Street View Electronic Communications Litigation
In re Google LLC Street View Electronic Communications Litigation (N.D. Cal.): Cohen Milstein was co-lead counsel in a nationwide class action alleging that Google violated the Wiretap Act when its Street View vehicles secretly collected payload data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks. Plaintiffs defeated a motion to dismiss raising novel Wiretap Act issues, and the ruling was affirmed on interlocutory appeal to the Ninth Circuit. The court approved a $13 million settlement in March 2020.
In re Lumber Liquidators Chinese-Manufactured Laminate Flooring Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation
In re Lumber Liquidators Chinese-Manufactured Laminate Flooring Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (E.D. Va.): Cohen Milstein is co-lead counsel in a consumer class action lawsuit, alleging the nationwide retailer sold Chinese-made laminate flooring containing hazardous levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde while falsely labeling their products as meeting or exceeding California emissions standards, a story that was profiled twice on 60 Minutes in 2015. On October 9, 2018, the Court granted final approval of a $36 million settlement. Mr. McNamara was involved in all aspects of the litigation, including discovery, writing and arguing pleadings, and settlement.
In Re: Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation
In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation (N.D. Cal.): On March 17, 2021, the Court granted final approval of a $500 million settlement fund, which the Court called one of the largest class action settlements in the Ninth Circuit. Apple will use the fund to pay impacted owners of Apple’s iPhone SE, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, and 7 Plus who claimed that Apple failed to disclose material information about Apple’s iOS software operating system updates. Douglas McNamara was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee and was co-chair of the Expert Committee.