Fusion Elite All Stars et al. v. Varsity Brands, LLC et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-02600-SHL-cgc (W.D. Tenn.) Victoria Sims, and CGL have been appointed Co-Lead Counsel in an antitrust case in the Western District of Tennessee, brought on behalf of All Star Cheer gyms, parents and other direct purchasers against Varsity Brands, Varsity Spirit, LLC [...]
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 [...]
In re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2724 (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania) CGL is court-appointed Lead Counsel in this case against what “might be the biggest price-fixing scheme in U.S. history,” according to 60 Minutes / CBS News. On behalf of a class of independent pharmacies and hospitals, CGL [...]
Jan Harrison, et al. v. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company, et al., Case No. 5:13-cv-01180-BLF (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California). The $3.5 million settlement of this lawsuit was finally approved by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on October 22, 2018. It alleged that United States producers of titanium dioxide [...]
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. We alleged collusion to restrict supply of natural gas, creating subsequent dramatic price increases. Serving as co-counsel for both counties as well as several public [...]
The Attorney General of West Virginia appointed Jonathan Cuneo and Daniel Cohen to prosecute an action against Visa/MasterCard for alleged violations of West Virginia's consumer and antitrust statutes. The case involved a policy maintained by Visa and MasterCard that required merchants to accept Visa/MasterCard debit cards if, as nearly all merchants do, they also accepted [...]
Our firm was part of a team that recovered $92 million from Johnson and Johnson for consumers in this case against collusion in the disposable contact lens industry. Major manufacturers of disposable contact lenses conspired with the American Optometric Association to boycott sales to online and 1-800 contact lens suppliers, who were selling the lenses [...]
In re: NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation, Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-01967 (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California). Our firm is involved in a class action involving thousands of former Division 1 men's basketball and football players who allege the NCAA violated federal antitrust law, by unlawfully preventing former players from [...]
In re: Automotive Parts Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 12-md-02311 (E.D. Mich.). The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, in the largest international antitrust investigation in its history, has charged 48 companies and 65 executives, and collected more than $2.9 billion in fines stemming from its investigation into price fixing, bid rigging, and other anticompetitive conduct [...]