The Fight Night was a Great Success
The May 2, 2015 Fight Night to benefit YCS was a great success. Click here to see pictures and a short story on the event.
CGL Partner Jonathan Cuneo to Box Charity Fight Against Former No. 1 Heavyweight Contender Gerry Cooney
On Saturday, May 2, 2015, CGL founding partner Jonathan Cuneo will step into the ring against former No. 1 Heavyweight Contender Gerry Cooney, one of the hardest punchers in the history of the game. They are scheduled to fight three rounds at the W Hotel in Hoboken, New Jersey to benefit Youth Consultation Services, an [...]
Pamela Gilbert Testifies Before Congress
Pamela Gilbert, former executive director of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, testified on March 19th before the Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. The hearing was held to examine federal rulemaking challenges and areas of improvement within the existing regulatory process. Gilbert used her [...]
Debit Card Overdraft Fees
In Re: HSBC Bank USA, N.A. Debit Card Overdraft Fee Litigation, Case No. 2:13-md-02451-ADS-AKT (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York); In re HSBC Bank U.S.A., N.S., Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, Case No. 650562/2011 (New York Supreme Court). Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, and three other firms, were appointed as Co-Interim Lead [...]
Buchwald v. Citibank, N.A.
Jonathan Cuneo and Monica Miller recently represented the trustee of the estate of famed humorist Arthur Buchwald in a dispute with Citibank, N.A., Buchwald v. Citibank, N.A. (D.D.C. 2014), in which the estate alleged that Citibank’s negligence permitted rogue financial advisor Kenneth Starr to embezzle funds from the estate through the establishment of an unauthorized line [...]
Morris v. Directors Guild of America – Producer Health Plan
Jonathan Cuneo and Monica Miller recently represented documentary filmmaker Len Morris (director of Stolen Childhoods, an award winning documentary about child labor) in an ERISA action concerning eligibility for pension and health benefits with the pension and health plans associated with the Directors’ Guild of America. Morris v. Directors Guild of America – Producer Health [...]
Lumber Liquidators Flooring
Dana Gold, et al. v. Lumber Liquidators, Inc., Case. No. 3:14-cv-05373 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California). CGL is leading a case against Lumber Liquidator, Inc. alleging that bamboo flooring products that it developed, marketed and sold are defective. Alleged defects include gapping, swelling, cracking, and general deterioration. We successfully defended against [...]
WWE Class Action – Mercer and LoGrasso
Cuneo Gilbert and LaDuca, LLP filed a class action on behalf of former wrestlers Adam Mercer and Vito LoGrasso against the WWE for head trauma sustained during WWE events, seeking compensation and medical monitoring.
APPLE STORAGE LITIGATION
Orshan v. Apple Inc., Civil Action No. 5:14-cv-05659 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California). This case concerns allegations that the iOS 8 operating system on certain Apple devices consumes a substantial portion of the total available storage on the devices. The complaint asserts that Apple provides consumers materially less storage than they are [...]
CertainTeed – Defective Cement Fiberboard Siding
In re: CertainTeed Fiber Cement Siding Litigation, MDL No. 11-2270 (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania). We have joined other firms and brought several class action lawsuits alleging that "CertainTeed WeatherBoard" siding is prone to cracking, surface flaking, warping, shrinking and crumbling. In addition, our lawsuits allege that some of this product [...]