A key component in plaintiff-side litigators making the Lawdragon 500 guide is the impact of their cases. In this assessment, it's hard to top the work done by Steve Berman, a master class-action attorney and the managing partner of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro in Seattle.
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civil charges that it sought and received kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories, multiple schemes to defraud a multi-billion dollar United States foreign aid program, 18 Years for Funneling Millions in Grant Money to Private Companies, improper reporting of a significant amount of fake revenue, High fees paid to hedge fund managers whose strategies underperform
allegations that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles manufactured certain vehicles with defective electronic gearboxes, The potentially dangerous tires will be replaced for free on the more than 250,600 affected vehicles
Navinder Singh Sarao could be sent to US within 28 days, a series of transactions that the fund claimed led to more than $1 billion in losses, Escobar related ruling, complaint claiming retaliation by Wells Fargo, "fantasy sports for stocks."
Honda says the electric parking brake may not work if it's applied immediately after turning the ignition off
raised questions about Wells Fargo & Co's aggressive cross-selling in late 2014, Many visa-holders are vulnerable to entrapment in what some call a pseudo-slave-market regime that affects skilled and unskilled labor alike, SEC Enforcement Division filed a record 868 enforcement actions in fiscal year 2016
bowing to public outcry, 37-year-old will appear in a London court for his last chance to fight a ruling forcing him to be extradited, discusses the commission's work to seek reasonable checks and controls on trading firms, civil charges that it failed to properly safeguard material non-public information, scheme to fraudulently produce biofuels credits
Burlington submitted false claims & received overpayments, fraudulent methods to attract an investment of nearly $100 million, Most Ever Whistleblower Money Distributed in a Single Year, international investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering, a broad package of new rules, $200 million allegedly misused by the owner of Vermont ski resort
parking brake could become inoperative, 3.0 liter diesel engines' emission-control components inoperative prior to sale, Lincoln and Ford Headlights and ABS recalls
cache of documents, passed by a whistleblower, The pound resumed its decline as investors waited for clues, Investor Sues Tenet, after finding he was wrongly fired in retaliation for blowing the whistle on agency practices. penalties and disgorged profits that have amounted to more than a billion dollars this year
The General Services Administration is in the congressional hot seat following a new report that found the federal agency has been selling recalled vehicles to the public. Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations, has vowed to get answers from the GSA about its auction practices and is calling for greater government...
Corzine presided over the collapse of the brokerage firm MF Global, Corzine presided over the collapse of the brokerage firm MF Global, overcharged Medicaid for the EpiPen by improperly classifying it as a generic drug, Algorithmic trading seen exacerbating pound's extreme drop, lender accused of charging excessive interest rates disguised as account fees,
Owners of vehicles with the MyFord Touch infotainment system have not been alone in their frustration, will spend $14.5 million to reduce pollutants and pay a $14 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the U.S. Clean Air Act
prohibits him from further participation in any manner, bribed government officials in markets from Mexico to India and China, illegally promoting a drug for infants, Congress never defined what constitutes insider trading, violated the False Claims Act by misreporting data, $90 million penalty and admit wrongdoing
Around 10,000 small business accounts were affected, feet are being held to the fire in Canberra this week, waited to allocate the trades until after they were executed, issuing a string of petition denials, old about $35 million worth of unregistered securities and lied to investors
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV must face a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by overstating its ability to comply with vehicle safety laws, saying the multidistrict litigation created to handle the suits lacks jurisdiction over their cases.
a sudden and complete loss of brakes, air bags on some Nissan Versa small cars can inflate if the driver or passenger doors are slammed to hard.
Mortgage Insurance Lawsuit, disguised bribes to foreign officials in China, suspending its annual $30 billion in investment activity with Wells Fargo Co, collateral consequences of a prosecution and civil enforcement action, Morgan's "dishonest and unethical conduct" ,
accused of helping trigger a multi-billion-dollar Wall Street crash, $3.3 billion claims in London courts, internal investigation into whether some payments in India violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. case that could limit the ability of prosecutors, engaged in a long-running securities fraud
federal appeals court denied GM's motion to stay the ruling pending the Supreme Court's decision, Ford owner plaintiffs represented by the law firm of Hagens Berman, safety issues such as doors opening while driving
