Experience and knowledge to
lead complex class actions
Class Action and Multidistrict
Litigation Leadership
Class actions and multidistrict litigations are considered complex cases, requiring the skill, knowledge and leadership that can only be gained through decades of experience. When courts across the country are looking for the right attorneys to lead a case through these complicated environments, Levin Sedran & Berman is regularly appointed by courts to fulfil the role.
A hallmark of our firm’s approach has been to utilize our ability, experience and knowledge to manage large class action cases, often involving parallel state and federal court proceedings or Multidistrict Litigation.
Our record of professionalism and success in these cases is evident in the favorable commentary from judges and courts across the country.
“The court also finds that the standing and expertise of counsel for [plaintiffs] is noteworthy. First, class counsel is of high caliber and most PLC members have extensive national experience in similar class action litigation.”
– Court Opinion
“Each of the firms and the individual lawyers in this case have extensive experience in large, complex antitrust and securities litigation.” Furthermore, the Court notes that the quality of the legal services rendered was of the highest caliber.
– The Honorable Judge Bechtle
The Court recognized the “remarkable contribution” from Levin Sedran & Berman in the creation of the largest nationwide personal injury settlement to date.
– Court Opinion
Read More Court Opinions Regarding Our Work“there is no question that plaintiffs’ counsel is experienced in the conduct of a class action….”
– Court Opinion
Examples of Case Leadership
| Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Product Liability Leadership |
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| Plaintiffs’ Co-lead; Co-Class and Liaison counsel – Diet Drug Products Liability Litigation |
| Executive Committee – Vioxx Products Liability Litigation |
| Lead counsel – Orthopedic Bone Screws Product Liability Litigation |
| Member, Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee – Rezulin Products Liability Litigation |
| Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee – Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability Litigation |
| Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee – Xarelto Products Liability Litigation |
| Co-liaison counsel and Negotiating Plaintiffs Committee – Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella Products Liability Litigation |
| Plaintiff Executive Committee; Discovery and Law and Briefing Co-Chair – Fresenius Granuflo/Naturalyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation |
| Plaintiff Steering Committee – Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate) Products Liability Litigation |
| Antitrust Leadership |
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| Co-Lead Counsel – Air Cargo Shipping Services Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1775 |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Foundry Resins Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1638 (S.D. Ohio) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1542 (D. Conn.) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Electrical Carbon Products Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1514, 447 F.Supp.2d 389 389, (D. N.J. 2006) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Graphite Electrodes Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1244 (E.D. Pa.) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Commercial Explosives Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1093 |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Lazy Oil Co. v. Witco Corp., (M.D. Pa.) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Clozapine Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 874 (N.D. Ill.) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Maltol Antitrust Litigation |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Bulk [Extruded] Antitrust Litigation (D.N.J.) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – Shaw v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., 172 F.3d 299 (3rd Cir.) |
| Co-Lead Counsel – In re Magnetic Audiotape Antitrust Litigation, 334 F.3d 204 (2d Cir.) |
| Executive Committee – Klein et al. v Facebook, Inc., 5:20-cv-08570-LHK (N.D. Ca) |
| Executive Committee – In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1663 |
| Executive Committee – In re MSG Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1328 (D. Minn.) |
| Executive Committee – In re Catfish Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 928 |
| Executive Committee – In re Carbon Dioxide Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 940 (N.D. Miss.) |
| Executive Committee – Erie Forge and Steel, Inc. v. Cyprus Minerals Co., C.A. No. 94-0404 (W.D. Pa.) |
| Co-Trial Counsel – In re Thermal Fax Antitrust Litigation, C.A. No. 96-C-0959 (E.D. Wisc.) |
| Consumer and Product Liability Leadership |
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| Lead Counsel – Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation |
| Member, Steering Committee – In re Juul Prod. Liab. Litig. MDL 2913 (N.D. CA) |
| Member, Executive Committee and Lead Trial Counsel – Asbestos School Litigation |
| Other Case Leadership |
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| Co-Lead Counsel – Sutton v. Hoffman-La Roche, No. ESX-L-008724-14 (N.J. Super. Ct.) |
| Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee – National Football League Players’ Concussion Litigation |
It is our honor and privilege to help lead these cases; we take pride in our good name and reputation among other attorneys, judges and the clients we serve.