| Domestic Air Transportation |
Served as liaison counsel and part of a leadership committee representing the plaintiffs in this national antitrust class action. Resulted in a $458 million settlement. |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia |
Served as lead counsel for plaintiff charities attacking the conversion of Blue Cross/Blue Shield from a charitable organization under the laws of the State of Georgia to "for-profit status." The case concluded for cash and securities valued at approximately $119 million. |
| Medaphis Securities |
Served as liaison counsel in this securities fraud class action. Reached a settlement valued at $80 million. |
| T(2) Medical, Inc. |
Served as co-lead and liaison counsel in this national securities fraud class action, which was concluded for cash and securities valued at approximately $50 million. |
| Pediatric Services of America |
Served as co-lead counsel in this securities fraud class action against Pediatric Services of America. More than $2 million was recovered from the company and outside auditors. |
| G&W Financial Corporation |
Served as co-lead counsel for plaintiffs in this nationwide negligent misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duty class action. Over $2 million was recovered from the company’s Indenture Trustee. |
| Carpet Antitrust |
Served as co-lead counsel in this nationwide antitrust class action against several major carpet manufacturers for price fixing. Recovered $50 million. |
| KnowledgeWare Securities |
Served as co-lead and liaison counsel in this nationwide securities fraud class action, which concluded for approximately $4 million. |
| KnowledgeWare Shareholder II |
Served as co-lead and liaison counsel in this case, which resulted in $18 million in cash and securities. |
| National Data Corporation |
Served as liaison counsel in this national securities fraud class action. Recovered approximately $6.95 million. |
| DCA Securities |
Served as counsel of record for all representative plaintiffs in this securities class action. Recovered approximately $6.25 million. |
| Flight International Securities |
Served as liaison counsel in this securities class action suit. Recovered approximately $5.4 million. |
| Atlanta Waste Services |
Acted as liaison counsel in this antitrust class action suit. Recovered approximately $1.1 million. |
| C & S/Sovran Shareholders |
Represented named plaintiffs in this nationwide securities fraud case, which was filed as a class action. Recovered approximately $9 million. |
| Retired Major League Baseball Players |
Served as lead counsel in this action against several computer game companies for the unauthorized use of the likenesses and statistical information of all living, retired major league baseball players. The case pended in the Superior Court of Fulton County, State of Georgia. In the Spring of 2000, the Court approved a settlement of the case as to certain of the defendants. Recovered royalties for the plaintiffs and certain defendants enjoined from complained actions. |
| Griffin et al v. AirTouch Cellular of Georgia, Inc. |
Served as class counsel in this action, which was transferred from Georgia to California. Billions of dollars were recovered for the class. |
| Farrington v. ConAgra, Inc. |
Represented plaintiffs as co-lead counsel in this commercial fraud case certified as a statewide class action in Indiana. Recovered approximately $2.9 million. |
| Pontiac 6000 |
In this Moss-Magnuson Act Case, the firm was one of several firms representing a class action which resulted in recovery for plaintiffs and partial recall of the subject vehicles. |
| Roy and Furgason et al. v. Check 'n Go, et al. |
Represented a class of customers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The case was brought against a company and its owners and operators who made short-term, high interest loans, commonly known as "payday loans." Plaintiffs contended that the transactions were usurious loans that violated the Indiana usury laws, the "collection on unlawful debt" provisions of RICO, and the Truth In Lending Act. The case was settled on a class basis for the payment of $2.4 million in cash, the forgiveness of approximately $3.46 million in debt owed by the class (a total economic value of $5,860,449.00), and the discontinuation of the subject transactions by the defendants. |
| Baker and Furgason, et al v. Check Into Cash of Indiana, LLC, et al. |
Represented a class of customers in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The case was brought against a company and its owners and operators who made short-term, high interest loans, commonly known as "payday loans." Plaintiffs contended that the transactions were usurious loans that violated the Indiana usury laws, the "collection of unlawful debt" provisions of RICO, and the Truth In Lending Act. The case was settled on a class basis for the payment of approximately $3.9 million in cash, the forgiveness of approximately $1.6 million in debt owed by the class (a total economic value of $5,501,481.64), and the discontinuance of the subject transactions by the defendants. |
| Gibbens, et al v. Cashback Catalog Sales, Inc., et al. |
Represented a class of customers in the United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia. The case was brought against a company and its owners and operators who, plaintiffs alleged, were making short-term, high interest loans, commonly known as "payday loans," under the guise of selling "gift certificates," which were issued to the customers along with a cash advance in exchange for the customers' check to be held until payday. Plaintiffs contended that the transactions were usurious loans that violated the Georgia usury laws, the "collection of unlawful debt" provisions of RICO, and the Truth In Lending Act. The case was settled on a class basis for the payment of $2.35 million in cash, the forgiveness of approximately $1,2 million in debt owed by the class (a total economic value of $3,539,250.00) and the discontinuance of the subject transactions by the defendants. |
| Southern States Police Benevolent Assn., Inc. et al. v. Point Blank Body Armor, Inc. (“Point Blank I) |
Served as lead class counsel to a class of law enforcement officers and agencies who purchased defective ballistic protection vests containing Zylon®. The case resulted in a nationwide class settlement in 2005 that provided replacement vests and other benefit to law enforcement officers with a total economic value of approximately $2 million. |
| Southern States Police Benevolent Assn., Inc. et al. v. Point Blank Body Armor, Inc. (“Point Blank II”) |
Served as lead class counsel to a class of law enforcement officers and agencies who purchased defective ballistic protection vests containing Zylon®. The case resulted in a nationwide class settlement in 2006 that provided replacement vests and other benefit to law enforcement officers with a total economic value of approximately $50 million. |
| Thomas Kiefer et al. v. Protective Products International |
Served as lead class counsel to a class of law enforcement officers and agencies who purchased defective ballistic protection vests. The case resulted in a nationwide class settlement in 2006 that provided replacement vests and other benefit to law enforcement officers with a total economic value in excess of $1.5 million. |
| Scott Martin et al. v. Gator Hawk Armor, Inc |
Served as lead class counsel to a class of law enforcement officers and agencies who purchased defective ballistic protection vests. The case resulted in a nationwide class settlement in 2006 that provided replacement vests and other benefit to law enforcement officers with a total economic value in excess of $3.3 million. |
| Southern States Police Benevolent Assn., Inc. et al. v. Armor Holdings, Inc., Armor Holdings Products, LLC and Safari Land Ltd., Inc. |
Served as lead class counsel to a nationwide class of law enforcement officers and agencies who purchased defective ballistic protection vests. The case resulted in a nationwide class settlement in 2005 that provided replacement vests and other benefit to law enforcement officers with a total economic value in excess of $33 million. |
| Steven W. Lemmings et al. v. Second Chance Body Armor, Inc., Toyobo Co., Ltd et al |
Served as co-lead class counsel to a nationwide class of law enforcement officers and agencies who purchased defective ballistic protection vests containing Zylon®. The case resulted in a nationwide settlement in 2005 that provided $29 million in cash to the class. |
| Southern States Police Benevolent Assn., Inc. et al. v. Armor Holdings, Inc., et al. |
Served as lead class counsel to a nationwide class of law enforcement officers and agencies who purchased defective ballistic protection vests. The case resulted in a nationwide class settlement in 2004 that provided replacement vests and other benefit to law enforcement officers with a total economic value in excess of $20 million. |
| Mildred Pipkin, et al. v. Colonial Motor Freight Line, Inc., et al., and related cases |
Represented approximately 280 plaintiffs in this environmental action based on underground water supply contamination in Laurinburg, North Carolina. Recovery was made for all plaintiffs subject to a confidentiality order. |
| Louise Brusher, et al. v. Alternate Energy Resources |
Represented approximately 100 plaintiffs in this environmental action based on underground water supply contamination. Plaintiffs received compensation in excess of $1 million. |
| Alice Massa, et al. v. Peabody Coal Company |
Represented approximately 100 plaintiffs in an action against Peabody Coal Company in Blanford, Indiana. The firm represented the plaintiffs in obtaining a preliminary injunction against Peabody Coal Company to severely limit the noise, dust and vibration being produced by the coal company from its blasting operations. The case was then concluded while on appeal with recovery on behalf of all plaintiffs and a permanent injunction. Settlement is subject to a confidentiality order. |
| Glenn W. Brown, et al. v. Bulk Distribution Centers, Inc. |
Represented approximately 20 plaintiffs in the Underwood Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, in an action against Bulk Distributors, Inc., due to its releasing of toxic fumes and chemicals into the environment in the plaintiffs' neighborhood. Litigation resulted in the defendant being restrained from unlawful releases and a settlement was reached for financial recovery on behalf of plaintiffs. |
| Vista 2000, Inc. Securities |
Served as co-lead counsel in this securities fraud class action, which was concluded in exchange for 40% of the defendant corporation’s outstanding stock. |
| Landgraff v. Columbia HCA |
Served as co-lead counsel for plaintiffs on behalf of ERISA governed retirement plan. The case is presently on appeal to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals. |
| Atlanta Water Rates |
Served as lead counsel on behalf of the residents of Fulton County, Georgia seeking to enjoin the City of Atlanta from charging excessive fees for water. Damages were also sought for past overcharges. |
