CONSUMER LITIGATION
The Firm is actively involved in the prosecution of numerous consumer protection cases nationwide, in both state and federal courts. The Firm and its attorneys have had a leadership role representing consumers in many of these class action cases, including, for example: LaRaia v. Rexall Sundown (Cir. Ct., Palm Beach Cty., FL) (Co-Lead Counsel) (marketing and sale of dietary supplements); Hurkes Harris Design Associates, Inc. v. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (Sup. Ct., Santa Clara Cty., CA) (Lead Counsel) (computer hard drives); Hapner v. Sony Electronics Inc. (Sup. Ct., CA) (Lead Counsel) (laptop computers); Mathieu v. General Electric Company (Sup. Ct. CT) (defective refrigerators); Salzberg v. General Electric Company, (Sup. Ct., D.C.) (defective dishwashers); Cress v. Independence Blue Cross (U.S.D.C., E.D. PA) (health plan subscribers recover 99% of alleged overcharges) (Lead Counsel); Doh v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Cir. Ct., Cook Cty., IL) (Co-Lead Counsel) (carpet cleaning service); Stoddard v. Advanta National Bank (Sup. Ct., New Castle Cty., DE) (Co-Lead Counsel) (credit card interest rates); In re American Family Publishers Business Practices Litigation (U.S.D.C., D. N.J.) (sweepstakes fraud); Ferguson v. Columbia/HCA (Cir. Ct., Washington Cty., TN) (hospital charges); In re: Providian Financial Corp. Credit Card Terms Litigation (U.S.D.C., E.D. PA) (credit card practices); Chavers v. Fleet (RI) N.A. (Sup. Ct., R.I.) (credit card practices); Morris v. Odimo.com (Cir. Ct., Broward Cty., FL) (Lead Counsel) (grey market watch sales); Fanelli v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Sup. Ct., Gloucester Cty., N.J.) (Lead Counsel) (grey market watch sales); Vega v. B.J.'s Wholesale Club, Inc. (C.C.P. Phila., PA) (Co-Lead Counsel) (grey market watch sales); Troilo v. Oriental Trading Company (Dist. Ct., Douglas Cty, NE) (Lead Counsel) (catalog company charges).
The Firm currently represents the State of Connecticut in four separate lawsuits pending in the Superior Court of Connecticut against pharmaceutical companies arising under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act alleging the manipulation of the average wholesale price of certain prescription drugs. State of Connecticut v. Dey, Inc. et al., State of Connecticut v. Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; State of Connecticut v. Pharmacia Corp.; and State of Connecticut v. GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C. et al.
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James E. Miller
James C. Shah
Scott R. Shepherd
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Patrick A. Klingman
Karen M. Leser
Nathan Zipperian
Laurie Rubinow
Natalie Finkelman Bennett
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