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DiCello Levitt Secures Historic Settlement in Twelve-Year Data Privacy Class Action Against Facebook In November 2022, DiCello Levitt and its co-lead counsel won final approval of a $90 million settlement with Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, resolving a long-running class action accusing Facebook of tracking its users’ activities on third-party websites—even while they were logged … Continued

DiCello Levitt seeks damages from ADM for ethanol market manipulation. On October 26, 2021, Green Plains Inc. and its subsidiaries filed a lawsuit against Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) for illegally manipulating the ethanol market to the detriment of other businesses in the industry, including Green Plains. As both a seller and trader of ethanol, … Continued

DiCello Levitt represents dozens of sex trafficking victims against the disgraced Peter Nygard. On June 11, 2020, Jane Does No. 1-57 filed their Second Amended Complaint against Peter Nygard and his network of privately-owned companies, alleging a sprawling international sex trafficking venture with hundreds of survivors and dozens of enablers. Since that filing, more than … Continued

DiCello Levitt takes AbbVie to trial for unwarned drug dangers and deceptive marketing. The State of New Mexico engaged DiCello Levitt to pursue claims against AbbVie and its affiliates, alleging that the drug manufacturers, putting profits over safety, recklessly endangered the lives of New Mexico citizens with their marketing and sale of the testosterone replacement … Continued

DiCello Levitt persuades court that consumer data has inherent value. In September 2018, Marriott International discovered a data breach on its network affecting more than 300 million American consumers. From 2014 to late 2018, hackers exploited a weakness in Marriott’s computer network, enabling them to access Marriott’s guest reservation system to steal customer data. Marriott … Continued

DiCello Levitt wins $50 million verdict on behalf of citizen injured by police misconduct. DiCello Levitt’s trial team was awarded Public Justice’s 2021 Trial Lawyer of the Year for leading the Arnold Black v. Detective Randy Hicks case to a groundbreaking $50 million verdict—one of the largest civil rights verdicts for any single person in … Continued

DiCello Levitt wins New Mexico maximum damages for clean diesel scandal. In August 2019, New Mexico secured a $13.5 million settlement against Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche. The car makers marketed and sold “clean diesel” vehicles that were advertised to be an environmentally friendly alternative to hybrid and electric cars. In fact, the vehicles contained “defeat … Continued

DiCello Levitt leads class action benefiting thousands of auto owners. DiCello Levitt, along with co-counsel, achieved final approval of the $135 million Navistar class settlement on January 3, 2020. The multidistrict litigation, brought on behalf of 66,000 truck owners and lessees, alleged that Navistar, Inc. and Navistar International, Inc. sold and leased 2011-2014 model year … Continued

DiCello Levitt wins $1.5 billion for consumers in historic leadership role. When Equifax, one of three U.S. credit reporting agencies, revealed in early September 2017 that a data breach at the company had disclosed the Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and – in some instances – drivers’ license and credit card numbers of more … Continued