David Meyer served as lead counsel on behalf of over 200 retirees in Ohio in an unauthorized trading and breach of fiduciary class action against Prudential Securities. Following a multiple week trial, the jury returned a verdict for $12 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages. After a seven year legal battle, including multiple appeals by Prudential, every retiree class member received more than 100% of their individual damages, even after deducting attorneys’ fees and expenses.
David Meyer served as lead counsel on behalf of over 200 retirees in Ohio in an unauthorized trading and breach of fiduciary class action against Prudential Securities. Following a multiple week trial, the jury returned a verdict for $12 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages. After a seven year legal battle, including multiple appeals by Prudential, every retiree class member received more than 100% of their individual damages, even after deducting attorneys’ fees and expenses.
In a case filed in Chicago, Meyer Wilson and its co-counsel achieved the largest all-cash class settlement in the history of the TCPA. Consumers who received automated or prerecorded calls on their cell phones were able to make claims for their share of the common fund; more than 1.4 million persons did so and received checks as a direct result of this historic settlement.
In a case filed in Chicago, Meyer Wilson and its co-counsel achieved the largest all-cash class settlement in the history of the TCPA. Consumers who received automated or prerecorded calls on their cell phones were able to make claims for their share of the common fund; more than 1.4 million persons did so and received checks as a direct result of this historic settlement.
In April 2015, HSBC agreed to pay $39.975 million into a settlement fund for the benefit of consumers, represented by Meyer Wilson, who received automated or prerecorded message on their cell phones from HSBC. This was one of the largest settlements in the history of the TCPA.
In April 2015, HSBC agreed to pay $39.975 million into a settlement fund for the benefit of consumers, represented by Meyer Wilson, who received automated or prerecorded message on their cell phones from HSBC. This was one of the largest settlements in the history of the TCPA.
Consumers were able to share in a common fund of $32 million, which Bank of America paid in a class action lawsuit brought by Meyer Wilson in San Francisco. The plaintiffs alleged that the debt collection robocalls they received were illegal. This was the largest such settlement in history at that time.
Consumers were able to share in a common fund of $32 million, which Bank of America paid in a class action lawsuit brought by Meyer Wilson in San Francisco. The plaintiffs alleged that the debt collection robocalls they received were illegal. This was the largest such settlement in history at that time.
Meyer Wilson was co-lead Class Counsel in this nationwide class action alleging unauthorized autodialer calls to the cell phones of borrowers. The $24.15 million class settlement was the largest in the history of the TCPA at that time.
Meyer Wilson was co-lead Class Counsel in this nationwide class action alleging unauthorized autodialer calls to the cell phones of borrowers. The $24.15 million class settlement was the largest in the history of the TCPA at that time.
Meyer Wilson’s clients had alleged that ING had promised them that their ability to modify the mortgage notes on their adjustable rate mortgages if interest rates went down would never be taken away, nor would it ever go up in price during the life of their loan. After nearly five years of litigation, Meyer Wilson achieved a class settlement of $20.35 million in cash for its clients.
Meyer Wilson’s clients had alleged that ING had promised them that their ability to modify the mortgage notes on their adjustable rate mortgages if interest rates went down would never be taken away, nor would it ever go up in price during the life of their loan. After nearly five years of litigation, Meyer Wilson achieved a class settlement of $20.35 million in cash for its clients.
Meyer Wilson’s class action lawyers obtained a settlement with PNC Bank that resulted in a payment of $7 million for mortgage loan officers who alleged that they had been improperly classified as exempt from the overtime laws.
Meyer Wilson’s class action lawyers obtained a settlement with PNC Bank that resulted in a payment of $7 million for mortgage loan officers who alleged that they had been improperly classified as exempt from the overtime laws.
Bank of the West paid more than $3.35 million in cash to fund a settlement with consumers who alleged that they were robocalled illegally.
Bank of the West paid more than $3.35 million in cash to fund a settlement with consumers who alleged that they were robocalled illegally.
Meyer Wilson sued big box retailers Lowe’s, Best Buy, and HH Gregg, alleging that those stores had installed the wrong type of vent on clothes dryers in their customers’ homes. The type of vents the stores were using could cause fires, according to the installation instructions given by manufacturers of the dryers themselves, the lawsuits alleged. As a result, Meyer Wilson argued that it wasn’t fair that the stores should be able to keep the money from their installation charges for such allegedly dangerous installations. In settling the cases on a classwide basis, each of the retailers agreed to re-do the installations with the proper type of vent - for any customer who wished - at no charge.
Meyer Wilson sued big box retailers Lowe’s, Best Buy, and HH Gregg, alleging that those stores had installed the wrong type of vent on clothes dryers in their customers’ homes. The type of vents the stores were using could cause fires, according to the installation instructions given by manufacturers of the dryers themselves, the lawsuits alleged. As a result, Meyer Wilson argued that it wasn’t fair that the stores should be able to keep the money from their installation charges for such allegedly dangerous installations. In settling the cases on a classwide basis, each of the retailers agreed to re-do the installations with the proper type of vent - for any customer who wished - at no charge.
Meyer Wilson is pursuing claims related to certain batches of Valsartan, Losartan and Irbesartan which became contaminated with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) but were nevertheless sold to US consumers for years.
NDMA and NDEA are highly potent carcinogenic compounds and have been identified as “cohorts of concern” by world regulatory agencies due to their propensity for causing genetic mutations. N-Nitroso compounds such as NDMA or NDEA serve no legitimate function aside from being used by researchers to induce cancer in laboratory animals.
As detailed in the master complaint, the Plaintiffs allege that this years-long contamination was a result of systemic and pervasive quality assurance failings occurring at manufacturing facilities in China and India operated by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals, and Hetero Labs Limited.
In 2018, upon discovering that these companies had been manufacturing and selling generic products containing a carcinogen for years, the FDA initiated an unprecedented recall for all unexpired batches of these products. Due to the observed and documented grossly non-compliant quality assurance practices, the FDA also placed many of these companies facilities on import alert, preventing the products manufactured from these facilities from even crossing the border into the United States.
Layne Hilton, the Lead Counsel in Meyer Wilson’s Mass Torts practice, was appointed to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the In re Valsartan, Losartan and Irbesartan Products Liability Litigation by the Hon. Robert Kugler of the District of New Jersey. In addition to generally serving on the Discovery, Law and Briefing, and Third-Party Payor committees, Layne was also appointed to serve as the co-chair of the Class Action committee. Since the beginning of the litigation, Layne has been integrally involved in many aspects of the case, including conducting 30(b)(6) depositions of company witnesses, conducting briefing related to Rule 12(b)(6) and Rule 23 Class Certification, working with experts on developing reports, and arguing discovery issues before the Court.
The Plaintiffs in the litigation seek recovery for either 1) the economic loss claims for the cost of the drug; 2) the cost of medical monitoring because of taking the drugs, or 3) for personal injuries suffered by those who developed certain cancers because of their ingestion of these defectively manufactured products.
Meyer Wilson is currently accepting clients who took the contaminated Valsartan, Losartan and Irbesartan and developed the following types of cancer:
If you would like to speak to someone about a potential claim related to your purchase and/or consumption of these products, please contact Meyer Wilson at (614) 532-4576.