Category: News

August 22, 2024

Sarah N. Westcot Appointed to Leadership in Nasal Decongestants Multidistrict Litigation

On April 3, 2024, Judge Brian Cogan of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York appointed Sarah N. Westcot to serve on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in In re Oral Phenylephrine Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 1:23-md-3089. The lawsuit revolves around the efficacy of phenylephrine, an active ingredient in over 250 over-the-counter products mark...
March 12, 2024

D.D. v. Niantic – Important Settlement Information

Class Action Complaint Motion for Preliminary Approval Declaration of Philip L. Fraietta in Support of Motion for Preliminary Approval Declaration of D.D. in Support of Motion for Preliminary Approval Supplemental Declaration of L. Timothy Fisher in Support of Motion for Preliminary Approval Second Supplemental Declaration of L. Timothy Fisher in Support of Motio...
August 3, 2022

Preliminary Settlement Approval Granted In Facebook Metadata Scraping Class Action

On August 3, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary settlement approval to a class defined as: “All persons in the United States who installed the Facebook Messenger and Facebook Lite apps for Android, and granted Facebook / Meta permission to access their contacts.” The case is captioned Olin et al. v. Facebook, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-01881-RS....
July 19, 2022

Payment Sent to Western Digital Class Members

On June 15, 2022, payments were sent to class members as part of the $5.7 million settlement in Malone, et al. v. Western Digital Corporation.  The settlement was approved by Judge Nathaniel P. Cousins of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on December 22, 2021.  After a pro-rata upward adjustment, class members who submitted claims will receive approximatel...
October 13, 2021

Payment Sent to Golden Entertainment Class Members

On August 10, 2021, payments were sent to class members as part of the $4.55 million settlement in Miranda, et al. v. Golden Entertainment (NV), Inc. The settlement was approved by Judge Andrew P. Gordon of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on May 12, 2021, and provides to class members (i) up to $200 in documented, out-of-pocket expenses stemming from the data breach (u...