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$330 Million
Class Actions
$330 million class action settlement against American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc. in Multi-District Litigation (MDL) proceedings on behalf of all present
and former Honda dealers alleging RICO violations relating to misallocation
of vehicles in a nationwide bribery conspiracy.
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$180 Million
Class Actions
$180 million common fund settlement in a class action involving 65,000
class members following a toxic spill at General Chemical plant in Richmond,
California.
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$87 Million
Class Actions
$87 million class action settlement against United Parcel Service, Inc.
(UPS) on behalf of 23,600 UPS drivers to recover unpaid wages based on
allegations the employer failed to provide meal and rest periods required
under California wage and hour law. The cases settled for an $87 million
cash payment and other benefits to class members valued at more than $4
million. This is the largest “meal and rest period” settlement
in California history, and considered one of the largest nationwide wage
and hour settlements.
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$46 Million
Class Actions
$46 million settlement against Jenny Craig, Inc. in a class action under
the Consumers Legal Remedies Act.
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$45 Million
Class Actions
$45 Million Jury Verdict against Ford Motors Company: A $29.6 million
jury verdict on behalf of eleven heavy truck dealers in the Ford Motors
breach of contract lawsuit increased to $45 million to reflect interest
accrued over the life of the suit. The case, which took 13 years of litigation,
was based on allegations that Ford violated its franchise agreement for
failing to supply the dealers with heavy trucks following sale by Ford
of its heavy truck business to Freightliner. The eleven dealerships were
located throughout the United States.
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$39 Million
Class Actions
A $39 million class action settlement against VeriSign, Inc. on behalf
of 400,000 class members nationwide alleging misrepresentation to U.S.
businesses regarding the degree of security provided by VeriSign’s
Secure Site Pro encrypted security certificates.
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$32.5 Million
Class Actions
A $32.5 million settlement on behalf of family members alleging improper
dumping of cremated remains in Amador County. Mr. Kershaw served as lead
class counsel, and coordinated with individual cases. The case involved
approximately 5,300 decedents.
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$25 Million
Class Actions
$25 million class action settlement against AOL Inc., in a Multi-District
Litigation (MDL) proceeding wherein it was alleged that millions of AOL
subscribers improperly had screen names “spun-off” into separate
accounts and were then billed additional fees for these “spun-off” accounts.
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$16.5 Million
Class Actions
$16.5 million settlement in the Sconce/Lamb Cremation Cases involving
the improper handling of cremated remains of approximately 19,000 decedents.
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$15.5 Million
Class Actions
A $15.5 million settlement distributed to the class in a class action
involving a toxic spill in Dunsmuir, California following the derailment
of a Southern Pacific rail-car in the Sacramento River.
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$10.8 Million
Class Actions
A $10.8 million settlement against McCormick Crematory in a wrongful cremation
class action. The case was brought on behalf of the families of over 4,500
decedents who were wrongfully cremated.
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