SANTA FE, N.M. —A New Mexico court today entered a historic $25 billion judgment against Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook, after calculating nearly $219.5 billion in civil penalties for violations of the state’s Unfair Practices Act. The ruling represents the largest commercial judgment in U.S. history. In an order issued today, Judge Francis J. Mathew … Continued
SANTA FE, N.M. — The State of New Mexico, represented by DiCello Levitt LLP and Randi McGinn of McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers P.A., has secured a resounding jury victory against Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook, following a trial over the company’s representations about user privacy, third-party access to personal data, and its civic … Continued
NEW YORK – DiCello Levitt LLP today filed a human rights lawsuit against Ubiquiti Inc., alleging the New York-based technology company helped power the battlefield communications network Russia uses to hunt, target, and kill Ukrainian civilians with drones. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit is brought … Continued
CLEVELAND, Ohio—DiCello Levitt, one of the largest plaintiffs’ law firms in the country, has launched Rectifi, a new personal injury-focused platform designed to serve the legal needs of individuals and families across Ohio. This is the brand’s first market, reflecting the law firm’s continued investment in the region and commitment to the community. Rectifi, powered by the lawyers … Continued
NEW YORK — DiCello Levitt, Berger Montague PC, and Salahi PC have filed a federal antitrust class action on behalf of skiers and snowboarders nationwide against Vail Resorts, Inc. and Alterra Mountain Company, alleging that the two dominant ski resort operators have each unlawfully inflated prices and suppressed competition through anticompetitive bundling practices tied to their multi‑mountain season passes. … Continued
NEW YORK—October 17, 2025—In a landmark decision, a Manhattan federal jury has found BNP Paribas liable for its role in enabling the genocidal atrocities committed against Black African civilians in Sudan by the al-Bashir dictatorship from 1997 to 2011, paving the way for more than 20,000 Sudanese refugees living in the United States to seek … Continued
HARRISBURG, Penn. — May 22, 2025 — The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, represented by DiCello Levitt, Selendy Gay, Fields Han Cunniff, and Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky, have filed a landmark lawsuit against the United States Government arising out of an historic—and, for too long, ignored—tragedy: the United States’ … Continued
BALTIMORE – April 3, 2025 – The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, represented by the Baltimore City Department of Law and DiCello Levitt, have filed a lawsuit against DraftKings Inc. and Flutter Entertainment plc, doing business as FanDuel Inc., for engaging in deceptive and unfair practices by targeting and exploiting vulnerable gamblers in violation … Continued
SAN DIEGO – March 24, 2025 – The United States District Court for the Central District of California on Friday appointed DiCello Levitt as Lead Counsel in the shareholder class action against AstraZeneca PLC and certain of its senior executives. The lawsuit involves allegations that AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company headquartered in Cambridge, United … Continued
SAN DIEGO – February 18, 2025 – DiCello Levitt filed a major class action lawsuit today against Southern California Edison Company (SCE) and John Does Nos. 1-100 on behalf of plaintiffs affected by the Eaton Fire in Los Angeles, California. The fire caused extensive damage, resulting in at least 17 fatalities and numerous injuries, burning over … Continued
LAS VEGAS, February 5, 2025—As part of an innovative alliance with O’Reilly Law Group, a top legal services provider in Southern Nevada, DiCello Levitt has opened a new office in Las Vegas, Nevada, expanding the law firm’s Western footprint to enhance its practice offerings and best serve its clients. Tim O’Reilly, president of O’Reilly Law … Continued
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
CHICAGO, March 2, 2023 –– DiCello Levitt partner Diandra “Fu” Debrosse 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 Mary … 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
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, 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 from Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, where he … Continued
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — DiCello Levitt LLP is serving as outside counsel to the State of Minnesota in a consumer protection lawsuit filed by Attorney General Keith Ellison against L’Oréal and its subsidiaries, alleging the companies deceptively marketed chemical hair relaxer products to Black women and children while concealing significant cancer risks associated with their … Continued
MARYLAND – A federal judge has rejected a constitutional challenge brought by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), TKO Group Holdings, and Vince and Linda McMahon in the ongoing “Ring Boys” child sexual abuse litigation. The ruling marks another victory for survivors who allege they were sexually abused as minors while working in connection with WWE events … Continued
On October 6, 2026, the Omaha City Council approved a $420,000 settlement with the family of Cameron Ford, who was shot and killed by an Omaha police officer during the execution of a no-knock warrant on August 28, 2024. Cameron, 37, was unarmed when he was shot. Following an internal investigation, Omaha Police Chief Todd … Continued
Founding Partner Adam J. Levitt and Amy Keller, CIPP/US, Chicago Managing Partner and Chair of the firm’s Privacy, Technology, and Cybersecurity Litigation Practice Group, were published in Bloomberg Law on October 6, 2026, for their article titled, “Uber Ruling on Obtaining Assent Tests the Limits of Arbitration.” Adam and Amy write, “Walker, Ford, and Olson … Continued
Arguing Class Actions is a monthly column by Adam J. Levitt for the National Law Journal. Reprinted with permission from the October 5, 2026, edition of the National Law Journal. © 2026 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Call something a “transparency” measure and half the argument is already won. Transparency sounds neutral, … Continued
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — DiCello Levitt LLP and co-counsel have filed a proposed class action on behalf of the City of Baltimore against Bausch Health Companies Inc. and its Salix Pharmaceuticals subsidiaries. The lawsuit alleges that the drugmakers engaged in a years-long anticompetitive scheme to delay lower-cost generic versions of Xifaxan and cause purchasers to pay … Continued
CANTON, OH — September 24, 2026 — Following today’s sentencing of two former Canton police officers in connection with the death of Frank E. Tyson, Bobby DiCello, legal counsel to the Tyson family and Partner at DiCello Levitt, issued the following statement: “Frank’s family understood coming into court today that, given the charges before the … Continued
