DiCello Levitt Grows D.C. Office with Diverse Trio of Lawyers

WASHINGTON, DC, November 2, 2022 – DiCello Levitt today announced the expansion of its Washington, D.C. office with the addition of three attorneys. They include senior counsel, Bernadette Armand, and associates Elizabeth Paige White and Éviealle Dawkins. The three will work closely with Birmingham-based partner Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, an acclaimed mass torts and civil … Continued

Family of Jayland Walker and Walker Family Legal Team Join Akron Community Leaders in Condemning Reinstatement of Officers Under Investigation for Killing of Jayland Walker   

Statement from Bobby DiCello and Kenneth Abbarno, Walker Family Legal Team  The family of Jayland Walker and the Walker family legal team expresses its thanks and wholehearted support for a letter sent this week by 43 Akron faith and community leaders to Chief of Police, Steve Mylett, condemning the reinstatement of the eight officers currently … Continued

DiCello Levitt Labor and Employment Litigation Chair and Trial Advocacy Leader Secure Class Certification for 5,000 Wisconsin Department of Corrections Officers in Overtime Case Against the State of Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, October 11, 2022 – On September 6, DiCello Levitt’s Labor and Employment Litigation Chair, Laura Reasons, and Partner Christopher Stombaugh, together with co-counsel Gary Burger of Burger Law, LLC and Michael Flannery of Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, appeared in court in Milwaukee County on Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, seeking certification of a … Continued

General Motors Hit With $102.6 Million Jury Verdict in Class Action Over Defective Engines

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

Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann Becomes First Black Woman Ever Appointed to Lead a Multidistrict Litigation with Co-Lead Counsel Selection in Baby Formula MDL

CHICAGO – Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann made legal history today, becoming the first black woman ever appointed plaintiffs’ co-lead counsel in a multidistrict litigation. Debrosse Zimmermann was appointed to the role in the massive products liability MDL, In Re: Abbott Laboratories, et al., Preterm Infant Nutrition Products Liability Litigation, against two of the world’s largest … Continued

DiCello Levitt Reaches $13 Million Settlement with JPMorgan in European Government Bonds Antitrust Litigation

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