Iran Beirut Bombing Litigation
Iran Beirut Bombing Litigation (D.D.C.) Cohen Milstein is litigating three Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act lawsuits against the Islamic Republic of Iran for its alleged involvement in the 1983 Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing, which killed 241 American servicemembers. This bombing was the deadliest state-sponsored terrorist attack against United States citizens before September 11, 2001. The court has awarded plaintiffs more than $1.5 billion in default judgments.
Mincey v. Takata
Mincey v. Takata (Cir. Crt., Duval Cnty., Fla.): Cohen Milstein was lead counsel in one of the first lawsuits brought against Takata for a defectively designed airbag which deployed so aggressively during a collision that it rendered our client a quadriplegic. The suit charged that Takata, the manufacturer of the airbag system, not only knew of the airbag defect but hid the defect from millions of consumers. After years of intensive discovery and in-depth work with renowned experts, on the eve of trial Cohen Milstein successfully reached a confidential settlement on behalf of our client. Further, our discovery efforts furthered the U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Takata Corporation and subsequent recall efforts of Takata airbags – one of the largest recalls in U.S. history.
Saori Yamauchi, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al.
Saori Yamauchi, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al. (Cir. Crt., Dutchess Cty., N.Y.): Cohen Milstein and local New York co-counsel resolved a product liability and personal injury lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corporation, Autoliv, and related entities on behalf of Saori Yamauchi. Mrs. Yamauchi sustained a catastrophic injury during an accident in her Toyota Sienna as a result of the vehicle’s airbag system deploying in a dangerous manner.
Paz-Orjales v. Ford Motor Company
Paz-Orjales v. Ford Motor Company (Cir. Crt. Osceola Cnty., Fla.): Cohen Milstein successfully settled a catastrophic injury lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. Our client, Mr. Paz-Orjales, asserted that due to a defective design, the roof of the Ford truck, in which he was a passenger, collapsed and crushed him during a roll over accident, resulting in his quadriplegia.
H.C., et al. v. Ric Bradshaw, et al.
H.C., et al. v. Ric Bradshaw, et al. (S.D. Fla.): Cohen Milstein, in conjunction with the Human Rights Defense Center and the Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, successfully represented juvenile offenders against the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the Palm Beach County School Board, challenging the practice of placing juvenile offenders in solitary confinement and for allegedly denying mandated educational services to juvenile offenders held at the Jail, “including services needed to address their disabilities,” in violation of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Cohen Milstein and its co-counsel resolved the matter in 2018 by obtaining a settlement that was first-of-its-kind in Florida, as it ended the systemic practice of holding juveniles charged as adults in solitary confinement and ensures the provision of educational services to such juveniles.
Lindsay X-LITE Guardrail End Terminal Litigation
Lindsay X-LITE Guardrail End Terminal Litigation: Cohen Milstein represented a number of families of decedents and victims of catastrophic injuries in a series of individual products liability, wrongful death and catastrophic injury lawsuits in Tennessee and South Carolina state courts against the Lindsay Corporation and several related entities for designing, manufacturing, selling, and installing defective, X-Lite guardrails on state roadways.