California Housing Voucher (“Section 8”) Mass Action
California Housing Voucher (Sec. 8) Mass Action (Cal. Civil Rights Dept.): Cohen Milstein represents Housing Rights Initiative, a housing watchdog group, in what appears to be the largest housing discrimination action in California’s history against 203 real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords for illegally discriminating against families with Housing Choice Vouchers (“Section 8 vouchers”). On October 8, 2024, more than 112 induvial complaints were filed en masse with the California Civil Rights Department.
Lite Star ESOP Litigation
Chea v. Lite Star ESOP Committee, et al. (E.D. Cal.): Cohen Milstein is representing participants in the Lite Star employee stock option plan in a putative ERISA class action. Plaintiff alleges that Prudent Fiduciary Services and Miguel Paredes, on behalf of the Lite Star ESOP, improperly negotiated and purchased 100% of B-K Lighting stock from Douglas W. Hagen, the chairman of B-K Lighting, for over $25 million, an overly inflated price, in violation of ERISA. Plaintiff also claims that the company’s board, the ESOP Committee, Prudent Fiduciary Services, and Miguel Parades breached their fiduciary duties by permitting the Hagen Family to continue to operate B-K Lighting as their personal piggy bank. On October 16, 2026, the court granted preliminary approval of a $2.25 million settlement.
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination (E.D.N.C.): Cohen Milstein is litigating personal injury claims on behalf of Camp Lejeune Military service members, their families, and civilian workers who were stationed at Camp Lejeune between 1953 and 1987, who may have consumed or bathed in the affected water.
Nvidia Corp., et al. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, et al.
Nvidia Corp., et al. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB, et al. (U.S.): On October 2, 2024, Cohen Milstein’s Laura Posner and Carol V. Gilden; and counsel from Schnapper-Cateras PLLC, Levi & Korsinsky, LLP, and Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP submitted a brief for amici curiae, distinguished scholars on economics, accounting, statistics, data science, and forensic analysis in support of the respondent before the Supreme Court.
Johnson & Johnson Prescription Drug Litigation
Lewandowski v. Johnson and Johnson (D.N.J.): Cohen Milstein represents participants in Johnson & Johnson’s Group Health Benefits Plan in a putative ERISA class action, accusing the pharmaceutical giant of mismanaging its own health plans’ prescription drug program, costing employees millions of dollars in the form of higher payments for prescription drugs, higher out-of-pocket costs and co-pays, and, ultimately, lower wages in violation of ERISA.
Wells Fargo Health Plan Litigation
Navarro, et al. v. Wells Fargo & Co. (D. Minn.): Cohen Milstein is representing members of the Wells Fargo & Company Health Plan in a putative class action against Wells Fargo and senior executives for mismanaging Wells Fargo’s prescription-drug benefits program. Plaintiffs allege that such breaches of fiduciary duties and prohibited transactions have cost their ERISA plan and their employees millions of dollars in the form of higher payments for prescription drugs, higher premiums, higher out-of-pocket costs, and lower wages or limited wage growth.
Hartford HealthCare Litigation
Estuary Transit District v. Hartford HealthCare Corporation (D. Conn.): Cohen Milstein, as court-appointed Co-Lead Counsel, is representing plaintiffs in a putative antitrust class action against Hartford HealthCare, one of Connecticut’s dominant hospital providers for unlawfully monopolizing, restraining trade, and engaging in price fixing in the Connecticut inpatient and outpatient health services markets.
Social Media Addiction
Social Media Addiction (Sup. Crt. Cal.): Cohen Milstein is currently investigating on behalf of families and young adults in personal injury, wrongful death, and product liability mass tort lawsuits against major social media platforms, including Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and others for knowingly and recklessly creating addictive platforms which can be harmful to users, and failing to warn minor users and their parents about the risks of addiction and resulting harm.
In Re PayPal Honey Browser Extension Litigation
In Re PayPal Honey Browser Extension Litigation (N.D. Cal.): Cohen Milstein represents social media influencers, bloggers, and other content creators against PayPal, Inc. and PayPal Holdings, Inc. for wrongfully and surreptitiously stealing their rightfully earned affiliate marketing commissions through the use of PayPal’s Honey browser extension.