CGL filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, N.A. in DC Superior Court on behalf of Andrea S. Paterson, alleging the Bank made repeated errors that resulted in missing and terminated Social Security benefits owed to Ms. Paterson’s minor son. The lawsuit alleges that the Bank first refused to process one Social Security payment, then [...]
Thread Count Litigation
CGL brought a series of class actions against sellers of bedding sheets who allegedly inflated thread counts to charge more money . These cases include: Hill, et al. v. AQ Textiles LLC, Creative Textile Mills, 19-cv-00983 ( Middle District of North Carolina). Hawes, et al. v. Macy’s West Stores, Inc., 17-cv-1754 (Southern District of Ohio). [...]
CPVC Plumbing Systems
Jones, et al. v. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., No. 20-cv-00511 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio). CGL brought a case against Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company and Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc. alleging that chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (“CPVC”) pipe and fitting plumbing systems sold under the brand [...]
Hard Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies Antitrust Litigation
In re: Hard Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2918 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California) Victoria Sims and CGL have been appointed Interim Co-Lead counsel in the Hard Disk Drive Suspension Assemblies Antitrust Litigation. Judge Chesney, in the Northern District of California appointed Ms. Sims and CGL as Interim Co-Lead counsel [...]
Turkey Antitrust Litigation
In re Turkey Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 20-02295 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois) 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. [...]
Farm-Raised Salmon Antitrust Litigation
In re Farm-Raised Salmon and Salmon Products Litigation, Case Nos. 20-21463, 20-21509 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida) 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. For additional information, please contact Blaine Finley at [...]
CGL partner Victoria Sims co-authored the cover article in the inaugural issue of a major new legal publication, the Class Action Monthly, with highly respected Philadelphia attorney and COSAL President Robert Kitchenoff. The article, titled “Running Up Against the Illinois Brick Wall,” discusses the pressing need for states without statutes permitting indirect purchaser recoveries under [...]
Federal Court Approves Hospital Complaint on Opioids MDL Judge Dan Aaron Polster issued an order on April 3, 2020, upholding in principal part, hospital claims against manufacturers, distributors and large retail pharmacies who, the complaint allege, were responsible for the national opioid crisis. Judge Polster’s opinion is the third opinion upholding hospitals’ claims. State courts [...]
Pamela Gilbert is the 2019 recipient of the Public Interest Network’s Alumni Achievement Award, which is designed to recognize outstanding contributions to the public interest. January 7, 2020: Pamela Gilbert is quoted in Consumer Reports magazine about the settlement of a lawsuit involving the death of a two-year-old killed by the tip-over of an [...]
CGL on path to prove industry-wide conspiracy rigged prices of generic drugs August 15, 2019: CGL sustained claims of an overarching conspiracy in the generic drug market against a motion to dismiss filed by 29 generic drugmakers. CGL defeated the drugmakers’ motion by showing that their price-fixing scheme was an overlapping, interdependent conspiracy (an illegal [...]