NEW YORK – January 14, 2025 – DiCello Levitt and Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador have filed a class action lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company on behalf of Cole Unger and other consumers. The lawsuit alleges that Disney has engaged in anticompetitive practices in the streaming live pay TV (SLPTV) market. The complaint, filed in … Continued
BALTIMORE, October 23, 2024—DiCello Levitt and Murphy, Falcon & Murphy filed a major lawsuit today against World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC (WWE), Vincent K. McMahon and Linda McMahon (the McMahons), and TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) on behalf of five survivors of sexual abuse. The survivors (John Does 1-5) were known within WWE as “Ring Boys,” … Continued
ALM and The National Law Journal honored DiCello Levitt for the firm’s cutting-edge civil rights work at the Elite Trial Lawyers awards ceremony on July 11 in New York City. DiCello Levitt was named the Civil Rights Law Firm of the Year in recognition of our attorneys’ innovative and impactful advocacy for clients who have … Continued
DiCello Levitt is pleased to announce that it has been named a finalist or winner in 10 categories for ALM| Law.com and The National Law Journal’s 2023 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards. The firm is named a finalist in antitrust, civil rights, class action, consumer protection, environmental protection, plaintiffs firm of the year, privacy/data breach, product … Continued
Leading national plaintiffs’ law firm, DiCello Levitt, today announced that it will launch a new securities litigation practice and open its first California office as part of its ongoing strategic expansion. The firm will add a group of five leading securities class action and corporate governance lawyers from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, including … Continued
CHICAGO, March 2, 2023 –– DiCello Levitt partner Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann today was appointed Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel in a multidistrict litigation against L’Oréal and other makers of hair relaxer products marketed primarily to Black and Latin women, alleging that such products are directly linked to uterine and ovarian cancer. The appointments, made by Judge … Continued
DiCello Levitt is pleased to announce that co-founding partner Adam Levitt has been appointed co-lead interim class counsel for a group of putative class action lawsuits against American Honda Motor Co., one of the world’s leading automotive manufacturers.
CHICAGO, JANUARY 25, 2023 – DiCello Levitt announced today that Partners Amy Keller, Ken Abbarno, and Greg Asciolla have been named Managing Partners of the firm’s Chicago, Cleveland, and New York offices, respectively. “Our firm has been on a trajectory of expansive growth since our April 2017 founding. Amy, Ken, and Greg have provided extensive contributions … Continued
DiCello Levitt Partner and Privacy, Technology, and Cybersecurity Practice Chair Amy Keller has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ “40 Under 40” list. The annual list profiles leaders from the Chicago metropolitan area who have made an impact in their respective industries and the greater Chicagoland community. Amy’s meteoric rise to prominence began when she founded … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO, October 4, 2022 –In a rare class action trial verdict, a California federal jury today found that the nation’s largest automobile manufacturer hid an engine defect that resulted in excessive oil consumption, leading to engine damage, stalling, and premature breakdown in tens of thousands of General Motors’s (NYSE: GM) 5.3-liter SUVs and light … Continued
The National Law Journal recently launched a profile series of plaintiffs’ bar leaders. On September 6, DiCello Levitt Co-Founding Partner, Adam Levitt, was featured. Adam discussed diversity, authenticity, and various successes and challenges facing the plaintiffs’ bar during his interview with reporter Christine Schiffner. During the Q&A session, Adam was asked questions about his own … Continued
The family of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man shot more than 40 times by police officers in Akron, Ohio, have retained the law firm of DiCello Levitt to ensure transparency and accountability in investigations and possible prosecution of the actions leading to their son’s death. Body camera footage recently released by the City of … Continued
DiCello Levitt’s Antitrust and Competition Litigation Group achieved preliminary approval on May 2, 2022, for its settlement with JPMorgan in the European Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation alleging that several of the world’s largest banks colluded to manipulate prices in the primary and secondary European government bond (EGB) market from 2007 to 2012. The settlement provided … Continued
Addition of top-tier six lawyer team positions firm among nation’s premier plaintiffs’ antitrust practices and deepens its 50-lawyer national bench NEW YORK – DiCello Levitt Gutzler today announced a dramatic expansion of its national plaintiffs’ antitrust and competition practice with the addition of six litigators. The team, all based in New York, includes Gregory Asciolla, Karin Garvey, Robin A. van der … Continued
NEW YORK — National plaintiffs’ law firm, DiCello Levitt Gutzler, today announced that David Straite has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office. A veteran litigator with deep experience in cybersecurity, data privacy, securities, corporate governance, and hedge fund matters, Straite joins DiCello Levitt Gutzler from Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, … Continued
DiCello Levitt is a finalist for Benchmark Litigation’s Plaintiff Firm of the Year Award as part of the organization’s 2025 US Awards program. The firm is among seven law firms up for the honor. Winners will be named during a March 6 awards ceremony in New York. The shortlist is a result of months of … Continued
Diandra “Fu” Debrosse has been named to The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list, the 20th edition of the organization’s flagship guide. Fu is the managing partner of DiCello Levitt’s Birmingham office, chair of the firm’s Mass Torts Practice Group, and co-chair of its Civil and Human Rights Litigation Practice Group. Widely known as … Continued
White Mountain Apache Tribe Files Lawsuit to Hold TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube Accountable for Their Platforms’ Damaging Influence on the Mental Health of Tribal Youth Whiteriver, AZ—The White Mountain Apache Tribe has filed a lawsuit in the United States Federal Court for the Northern District of California to hold the five largest social … Continued
SAN DIEGO – January 6, 2025 – DiCello Levitt has filed a class action lawsuit against PayPal, Inc. and PayPal Holdings, Inc. on behalf of Claudia Jayne Young and other affiliate marketers—content creators who include bloggers, podcasters, and influencers. The lawsuit alleges that PayPal has been systematically stealing affiliate marketing commissions through its Honey browser extension … Continued
Fourteen DiCello Levitt attorneys have been named to 2024 Super Lawyers lists—including 10 recognized Super Lawyers and four recognized Rising Stars. Super Lawyers recognizes the top attorneys nationwide across more than 70 practice areas. The organization selects attorneys using a multiphase selection process of peer nominations and evaluations combined with independent research to create a … Continued
Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal. Reprinted with permission from the January 6, 2025 edition of the National Law Journal. © 2024 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. The advent of the new year seems an appropriate time to revisit the … Continued
CANTON, OH, December 19, 2024—On December 5, 2023, Zachary Fornash, a 24-year-old father, was shot and killed by police in Canton, Ohio. Today, it was announced that the officer’s shooting of Zachary was “within policy” after an internal review of the Canton Police Department. “The City’s recent, self-serving announcement that Zachary’s shooting was within policy … Continued
CHICAGO, Illinois/CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 18, 2024—DiCello Levitt has promoted nine attorneys to partner and senior counsel, effective January 1, 2025. Promotions span five firm offices—Birmingham, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and Washington, DC—and numerous practice areas. “These elevations are a testament to the hard work, dedication, and standard of excellence that these attorneys exhibited—and continue to … Continued
