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  • $92 Million Recovered Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation

    Our firm was part of a legal team that recovered $92 million from Johnson & Johnson on behalf of consumers in a case involving collusion in the disposable contact lens industry.

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  • $16 Million+ Holding Credit Card Companies Accountable

    The complaint alleged that this "honor all cards" policy forced merchants to accept Visa and MasterCard debit cards and pay artificially inflated fees, which were passed on to consumers. The case settled in 2008 for more than $16 million.

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  • $39 Million+ Recovered Representing California Counties Against Gas Companies

    The counties of Los Angeles and San Bernardino retained CGL to pursue litigation against El Paso Natural Gas Co. and Sempra Natural Gas, suppliers of natural gas in Southern California. Serving as co-counsel for both counties as well as several public and private entities in this major antitrust case, we achieved settlements for our clients in excess of $39 million.

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    • Protein Antitrust
    • Leading Antitrust Fight Pork Antitrust Litigation

      Mr. Finley and CGL serve as putative co-lead counsel on behalf of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers, as per the group’s pending motion for class certification in a lawsuit alleging the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy to artificially inflate prices for pork products.

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    • Securing Antitrust Settlements Turkey Antitrust Litigation

      Mr. Finley and CGL have been appointed co-settlement counsel to represent a putative class of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers in a lawsuit alleging the existence of an information sharing antitrust conspiracy to artificially inflate prices for turkey.

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    • Challenging Price-Fixing Farm-Raised Salmon Antitrust Litigation

      CGL assisted in representing a putative class of indirect purchasers in a lawsuit alleging the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy in the market for farm-raised salmon.

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    • Historic Victory Packaged Seafood Products Antitrust Litigation

      CGL has been appointed lead counsel on behalf of a class of commercial food preparers in a lawsuit alleging the existence of a price-fixing conspiracy to artificially inflate prices for packaged tuna products.

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    • Leading Price-Fixing Fight Beef Antitrust Litigation

      Mr. Finley and CGL have been appointed interim co-lead counsel on behalf of a putative class of commercial and institutional indirect purchasers in a lawsuit alleging the existence of a price- fixing conspiracy the markets for cattle and beef products.

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      • Defective Building Products
      • Up to $100 Million Settlement Building Products of Canada

        Charles J. LaDuca and Brendan S. Thompson served as co-lead counsel in the nationwide Building Products of Canada (BPC) Litigation. On December 19, 2012, the District Court for Vermont approved a settlement valued between $39 million and $100 million.

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      • Up to $741 Million Certainteed Defective Roofing Shingles

        In another major product defect settlement, Charles LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the CertainTeed Roof Shingle litigation. In the fall of 2010, the late District Judge Louis H. Pollak of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved a settlement valued between $655 million and $741 million on behalf of consumers.

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      • $103 Million Certainteed Siding

        CGL led class actions against CertainTeed for its WeatherBoard Siding. On March 20, 2014, the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania approved a $103 million all-cash settlement.

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      • Consumer Victory Secured Congoleum Corporation – Defective Flooring Tiles

        CGL filed a class action lawsuit against Congoleum Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that the company's "DuraCeramic" floor tiles, used in residential and commercial applications, failed prematurely and that the company did not honor its warranties. On September 18, 2015, the court granted final approval of the settlement.

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      • $125 Million Kitec Defective Plumbing Systems Settlement

        Charles LaDuca was co-lead counsel in the Kitec Brass Fitting Litigation. On November 17, 2011, Judge Royal Furgeson of the Northern District of Texas approved a $125 million settlement concerning defective Kitec Plumbing Systems.

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      • $340 Million GAF Roofing Shingles

        On April 22, 2015, the District Court for South Carolina granted final approval of a nationwide settlement, providing substantial monetary relief to approximately six million class members. This is one of the largest home building material class actions in U.S. history.

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      • Settlement Gentek Building Products

        Charles J. LaDuca served as co-lead counsel in the Gentek Building Products Litigation. After years of litigation, LaDuca helped negotiate a settlement that was approved by the District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on August 1, 2013.

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      • $345 Million Winning Justice for Homeowners

        Jonathan Cuneo and Charles LaDuca were co-lead counsel in a bi-national settlement of approximately $345 million for the defective Entran II radiant heating hose. The court praised the settlement.

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      • $33 Million Zurn Plumbing

        Charles J. LaDuca chaired the executive committee in the nationwide ZURN Plumbing Litigation. On February 27, 2013, the District Court for Minnesota approved a settlement valued at approximately $33 million.

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        • Civil Rights, Human Rights, and Workplace Disputes
        • Human Rights Victory Securing Freedom for Kenyan Human Rights Activist

          Jonathan Cuneo played a key role in securing the release of Kenyan writer, politician, and human rights activist Koigi Wa Wamwere. Falsely charged and sentenced to death in Kenya, Cuneo successfully advocated for his release from prison.

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        • Privacy Violation Victory Strip Search Cases

          We served as co-lead counsel in multiple class actions on behalf of individuals strip-searched in county jails. The outcomes in these cases will benefit thousands who suffered the indignity of being unlawfully strip-searched.

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        • Miranda Rights Upheld Supreme Court Upholds Miranda Rights

          CGL was retained by the House Democratic Leadership to represent it in Dickerson v. United States, a Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Miranda rights. The Supreme Court ultimately upheld the requirement that police must inform suspects of their rights upon arrest.

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        • $113 Million MDOC Verdict: Fighting for Fair Pay

          CGL and its Missouri co-counsel fought for over a decade to secure fair wages for corrections officers working in Missouri state prisons. These officers, among the lowest paid in the nation, were denied compensation for essential duties performed before and after their shifts. In 2018, CGL and its co-counsel secured a $113 million jury verdict.

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        • $25.5 Million Helping Holocaust Survivors

          Our firm served as co-lead counsel in a case representing Holocaust survivors from Hungary and their heirs, whose personal property, found on the 'Gold Train' during the final days of World War II, was looted by U.S. Army personnel. After four years of intense litigation, we secured a $25.5 million settlement to be distributed globally to survivors.

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        • $13.1 Million Convenience Store Managers Overtime Case

          We secured a $13.1 million settlement for tens of thousands of employees of a retail convenience store chain in the Midwest for overtime compensation they were owed for off-the-clock work. This is one of the largest settlements of its kind in the region.

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        • Groundbreaking Trafficking Victory D.C. Circuit Appeal Win

          CGL secured a victory in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which denied immunity to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for its involvement in human trafficking of Cuban doctors.

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          • Opioids
          • $700 Million Acute Care Hospitals Opioids Case

            CGL served as co-lead counsel in securing a $700 million settlement on behalf of acute care hospitals nationwide impacted by the opioid epidemic. After nearly eight years of litigation, our firm helped achieve financial relief and medication support for medical facilities burdened by the costs of treating opioid-related conditions.

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            • Consumer Protection
            • Confidential Settlement Buchwald V. Citibank, N.A.

              Jonathan Cuneo and Monica Miller represented the estate trustee of famed humorist Arthur Buchwald in a dispute with Citibank, N.A. The estate alleged that Citibank’s negligence allowed rogue financial advisor Kenneth Starr to embezzle funds through an unauthorized line of credit.

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            • Landmark Consumer Protection Victories Arguing that "Labels Matter"

              CGL partner Jonathan Cuneo led a legal team that secured significant injunctive relief for false advertising of products as 'Made in USA'. This landmark ruling established the principle that 'labels matter' under California’s Unfair Competition and False Advertising laws, becoming a cornerstone of American law.

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            • $4 Billion Compensating Prudential Investors

              CGL represented individual claimants against Prudential Insurance Company in post-settlement proceedings after a class action charging that Prudential had abused policyholders through deceptive sales practices. Our firm led a small army of lawyers who in turn conducted approximately 55,000 arbitration-like proceedings in this $4 billion settlement.

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            • $205 Million Guidant Heart Defibrillator

              Charles LaDuca served as class counsel in the Guidant Heart Defibrillator litigation, which settled for over $205 million in 2008. The case alleged that Guidant Corporation misrepresented the safety of its Ventak Prizm defibrillators, which were prone to short-circuiting and malfunctioning.

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            • $85 Million Honda Hybrid False Advertising

              In John True v. American Honda Motor Co., plaintiffs challenged claims regarding the fuel efficiency of the Honda Civic Hybrid and a software update that further degraded the vehicle's performance. The case settled for a package of benefits valued by the judge at over $85 million.

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            • $15 Million Texas Prisons Privacy Case

              The Metromail case began when Ohio grandmother Beverly Dennis contacted us after receiving a sexually suggestive letter from a maximum-security inmate in Texas. Our firm brought a groundbreaking class action resulting in significant injunctive relief and a $15 million compensation fund for victims.

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            • $12 Billion Protecting Kids From "Joe Camel"

              Our firm played a key role in the California tobacco cases that led to the end of the "Joe Camel" advertising campaign, which targeted teens and children. Congressman Henry Waxman praised the legal team, including Jonathan W. Cuneo, as “real American heroes.”

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              • Government Regulation
              • Landmark Victory Secured Winstar Cases

                While at a previous firm, Mr. Cynkar was part of the team that brought and prosecuted the landmark case United States v. Winstar through the Supreme Court.

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              • Major Legislative Win McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform Challenged in Supreme Court

                In 2003, CGL represented members of Congress from both parties in defending the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold bill) before the Supreme Court. In McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, the Court upheld nearly all provisions of the law.

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              • Regulatory Victory Achieved Ameren Union Electric Co.

                CGL was part of a legal team representing AmerenUE, Missouri’s largest electric utility, in In the Matter of Union Electric Co., a major rate case. We handled two of the highest "dollar value" issues in the case.

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                • Healthcare & Pension Plans
                • Government Reimbursement Secured New York Life Insurance

                  While at another firm, Mr. Cynkar served as lead counsel for New York Life in New York Life Insurance Co. v. United States, a case against the federal government to recover medical expenses for older New York Life agents that should have been covered by Medicare.

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                • $450 Million ERISA Settlement

                  CGL acted as co-lead counsel in a class action involving 21,000 salaried retirees of McDonnell Douglas Corporation, seeking reinstatement of their benefits after the corporation terminated them. The firm secured a settlement of approximately $450 million on behalf of the retirees.

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                • $350 Million United Healtcare

                  In 2008, CGL served as counsel in a case where UnitedHealthcare paid $350 million to a settlement class of subscribers and providers for inadequate healthcare reimbursements and agreed to revise its reimbursement calculation methods.

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                  • Securities Fraud & Corporate Governance
                  • $6 Billion Worldcom

                    CGL assisted lead counsel and the lead plaintiff, the New York Common Public Retirement Fund, in this landmark securities class action. The plaintiffs recovered over $6 billion, the second-largest fraud recovery in history.

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                  • Victory Against Fraud Protecting Companies

                    IFF Data Solutions hired CGL’s Robert Cynkar at the last minute to defend it against bogus charges of defrauding the government of over $100 million in this “bet your company” case. In November 2009, after a three-week trial, Cynkar and his new legal team won a defense verdict.

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                  • $7 Billion Representing Enron Investors

                    CGL served as 'Washington Counsel' for the defrauded shareholders in the Enron Securities Litigation, which recovered over $7 billion for investors. The recovery in this case remains the largest in the history of federal securities litigation.

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                  • Securities Fraud Victory First Regional Bancorp Securities Litigation

                    CGL was appointed co-lead counsel to represent investors in a securities fraud class action. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants made misrepresentations and omissions about the company’s financial and operational condition, leading to an artificial inflation of FRB’s stock price.

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                  • Defending Jury Rights Pleading Standard Under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

                    The firm filed an amicus curiae brief, addressing the heightened pleading standard under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA). We urged the Court to interpret the standard in a way that aligns with the burden of proof and preserves the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial.

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                    • Major Institutions With Large-Scale Damages
                    • Claims Sustained Missouri State Court Sustains Claims Brought by Florida Hospitals Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors, and National Pharmacy Chains

                      In Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, d/b/a Cox Medical Center, et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, et al., Case No. 2031-CC00459 (Cir. Ct. of Greene County, Mo. February 4, 2022), a Missouri trial court broadly sustained claims brought by a group of hospitals against several opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. Following several days of oral arguments on motions to dismiss, the court denied the motions in large part, allowing the case to move forward into discovery.

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                    • Case Advances Florida State Court Sustains Claims Brought by Florida Hospitals Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors, and National Pharmacy Chains

                      In Florida Health Sciences Center v. Sackler et al., a Florida trial court sustained claims brought by a group of hospitals against several opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. After several days of oral arguments on motions to dismiss, the court denied the motions in large part, allowing the case to proceed to discovery.

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                    • Claims Sustained Arkansas State Court Sustains Claims Brought by Arkansas Hospitals Against Opioid Manufacturers

                      In March 2021, an Arkansas trial court considered motions to dismiss in Fayetteville Arkansas Hospital Company, LLC, et al. v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC, et al., Case No. 72CV-20-156 (Cir. Ct. of Washington County, Ark.), brought by several hospitals.

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                      • Legislative Advocacy
                      • Achieved Favorable Legislative Outcomes American Association for Justice (AAJ)

                        CGL represents the American Association for Justice (AAJ), a national association of trial lawyers, in advocacy efforts before Congress to promote a fair and effective civil justice system.

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                      • Strengthened Antitrust Enforcement Advocating for Private Action Under PSLRA

                        On behalf of the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, Jonathan Cuneo led a coalition that successfully prevented the evisceration of private actions under the securities laws. As a result, since the PSLRA was enacted, investors have been able to make some of the biggest recoveries in history, including Enron, Worldcom and Tyco.

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                      • Partner to Uphold "Polluter Pays" Principle Center for Climate Integrity (CCI)

                        CGL is working with the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) to ensure that the "polluter pays" principle is upheld in any climate legislation passed by Congress.

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                      • House Passes Act to End Forced Arbitration House Passes the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act)

                        On March 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act (FAIR Act) by a vote of 222-209. If enacted, the FAIR Act would allow millions of individuals and small businesses access to courts instead of being forced into secretive arbitration proceedings.

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                      • Successfully Extended Statute of Limitations Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

                        Representing the National Association of Shareholder and Consumer Attorneys, CGL led the effort to extend the statute of limitations in securities fraud cases as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This landmark provision overruled a Supreme Court decision.

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                      • Key Antitrust Victories Secured The Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL)

                        CGL serves as the Washington, D.C. representative for COSAL, which was established in 1986 to promote and support strong antitrust laws in the United States. COSAL is the only organization in Washington, D.C. dedicated to lobbying for strong antitrust laws and effective private enforcement.

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                      • Bipartisan Support for App Market Fairness Senate Passes Open App Markets Act (OAMA)

                        On February 3, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the Open App Markets Act (OAMA) with a strong bipartisan vote of 20-2. The OAMA aims to prevent Apple and Google from leveraging their market power to require app developers to use specific in-app payment systems or to unfairly promote their own apps over competitors'.

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                        • Public Advocacy
                        • Key Campaign Finance Reforms Upheld McConnell v. Federal Election Commission

                          In 2003, CGL represented bipartisan Members of Congress in defending the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold bill) before the Supreme Court. This included filing an extensive amicus curiae brief, authored by Professor Charles Tiefer and Jonathan Cuneo.

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                        • Miranda Rights Protection Upheld Dickerson v. United States

                          In 1999, the House Democratic Leadership retained CGL to represent it in the Supreme Court case Dickerson v. United States, which questioned the constitutionality of Miranda rights. The case revolved around whether a provision passed by Congress had effectively overturned the Supreme Court’s ruling in Miranda v. Arizona.

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