We have represented plaintiffs in groundbreaking consumer protection litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country against companies accused of operating predatory online casinos, selling fraudulent software, marketing defective products, and engaging in other deceptive and unlawful practices.
Representative cases and settlements include:
- Having secured a watershed Ninth Circuit victory for consumers in Kater v. Churchill Downs Inc., 886 F.3d 784 (9th Cir. 2018), we have pursued consumer claims against more than a dozen gambling companies for allegedly profiting off of illegal internet casinos. Settlements in several of these cases total $651 million so far.
- The firm has been appointed lead counsel in multidistrict litigation seeking to hold mobile app platforms accountable for profiting from and facilitating online gambling. In re Apple Inc. App Store Simulated Casino-Style Games Litigation, No. 5:21-md-02985 (N.D. Cal.); In re Google Play Store Simulated Casino Style Games Litigation, No. 5:21-md-03001 (N.D. Cal.); In re Facebook Simulated Casino-Style Games Litigation, No. 3:21-cv-02777 (N.D. Cal.)
- Filed numerous first-of-their-kind consumer class actions under state right-of-publicity statutes, achieving adversarial class certification and securing precedent-setting settlements totaling more than $50 million, with many class members individually received nearly $1,000 in cash payments. See, e.g., Ramos v. ZoomInfo Technologies, LLC, No. 1:21-cv-02032 (N.D. Ill.) ($30M settlement reached after litigating case to class certification); Fischer v. Instant Checkmate, No. 19-cv-4892 (N.D. Ill.) ($10M settlement reached after adversarial class certification); Butler v. Whitepages, Inc., No. 19-cv-04871 (N.D. Ill.) ($4 million settlement fund in the first-ever right of publicity class action settlement).
- Litigated over 100 cases against the mobile content industry for cramming unauthorized charges onto consumer cell phone bills, which collectively settled for over $100 million. See, e.g., McFerren v. AT&T Mobility LLC, No. 08-cv-151322 (Sup. Ct. Fulton Cty., Ga.); Paluzzi et al. v. mBlox, Inc., et al., No. 2007-CH-37213, (Cir. Ct. Cook Cty., Ill.); Williams et al. v. Motricity, Inc. et al., No. 2009-CH-19089 (Cir. Ct. Cook Cty., Ill.).
- Filed a groundbreaking lawsuit seeking to hold a professional objector and his law firm responsible for the alleged unethical practice of objecting to class action settlements in order to extort payments for themselves. Edelson PC v. Christopher Bandas, et al., No. 1:16-cv-11057 (N.D. Ill.). After several years of litigation and discovery, we secured a first-of-its-kind permanent injunction against the objector and his law firm, which barred them from practicing law in Illinois or asserting objections to class action settlements in any jurisdiction absent meeting certain criteria.
- Brought numerous cases alleging that defendants deceptively designed and marketed computer repair software. Our cases collectively settled for over $45 million. See, e.g., Beaton v. SpeedyPC Software, 907 F.3d 1018 (7th Cir. 2018).
- Represented students at Devry University, one of the country’s largest for-profit colleges, alleging enrollment inducement and inflated job placement claims, resulting in a $45 million settlement—the largest private settlement secured against DeVry on these claims. McCormick, et al. v. Adtalem Glob. Educ., Inc., et al., No. 2018-CH- 04872 (Cir. Ct. Cook Cty., Ill):
- Represented a class of landlords in litigation against a laundry service provider for allegedly imposing unauthorized fees, securing a multifaceted settlement with a cash component worth up to $30 million. The unique settlement structure offered class members the option to receive immediate compensation or lock in more favorable rates for the next decade. 1050 W. Columbia Condo. Ass’n v. CSC ServiceWorks, Inc., No. 2019-CH-07319 (Cir. Ct. Cook Cty., Ill).
- Served as lead counsel in a complex consumer class action alleging AMD falsely advertised computer chips to consumers as “eight-core” processors that were, in reality, disguised four-core processors, securing a $12.1 million settlement. Dickey v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., No. 15-cv-4922 (N.D. Cal.).
- Served as co-lead counsel in lead paint recall case involving Thomas the Tank toy trains, securing a settlement valued at over $30 million that provided class with full cash refunds and reimbursement of certain costs related to blood testing. Barrett v. RC2 Corp., No. 2007 CH 20924 (Cir. Ct. Cook Cty., Ill.):
- Served on mediation team in litigation arising from the largest pet food recall in U.S. history, securing a $32 million settlement, including a $24 million common fund and $8 million in chargebacks. In re Pet Food Prods. Liability Litig., No. 07-cv-2867 (D.N.J.).