Current Cases

DiCello Levitt represents consumers in a nationwide class action lawsuit against General Motors LLC (GM) for selling and leasing vehicles equipped with dangerously defective 6.2-liter V8 EcoTec3 L87 engines. The lawsuit alleges that GM knowingly concealed a serious engine defect that can cause sudden and catastrophic engine failure—putting drivers, passengers, and others on the road … Continued

DiCello Levitt achieved a landmark victory for users of Google’s Chrome web browser, reinstating a nationwide data privacy class action that challenges Google’s intentional collection of Chrome users’ personal information without their consent.  On August 20, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the Northern District of California’s summary judgment in … Continued

DiCello Levitt continues to champion workers’ rights and to fight for fair labor standards across the country. The firm achieved significant milestones in two wage and hour cases on behalf of tens of thousands of corrections officers in North Carolina and Wisconsin, with trial courts certifying classes in both states. The lawsuits allege corrections officers … Continued

DiCello Levitt won a major victory in our efforts to achieve justice for the victims of the racially motivated mass shooting in a Buffalo, New York, grocery store when, in May 2024, a New York State Supreme Court judge ordered that a lawsuit move forward against Meta, TikTok, and numerous other social media companies, as … Continued

DiCello Levitt represents South Carolina public water utility Greenville Water in a lawsuit against United States Pipe and Foundry Company LLC and its distributors over defective ductile iron pipes installed in Greenville Water’s public water systems. The case, filed in the South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, alleges that ductile iron pipe … Continued

DiCello Levitt represents plaintiffs in a major multidistrict litigation that addresses unauthorized tracking and collection of consumer vehicle driving data. Pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, this case consolidates numerous claims against major corporations, including General Motors (GM), OnStar, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc. (LNRS), and Verisk Analytics Inc., for … Continued

DiCello Levitt, alongside Hausfeld LLP, serves as Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel in an antitrust class action aimed at dismantling an alleged price-fixing scheme that artificially inflated lot rents across the United States. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, this litigation targets nine manufactured home community management companies and … Continued

In one of the largest maritime disasters in U.S. history, on March 26, 2024, the historic Francis Scott Key Bridge in the City of Baltimore collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship, the M/V Dali, after it lost power while beginning to transit the bridge. This tragedy not only resulted in a devastating loss … Continued

DiCello Levitt represents consumers in a group of class action lawsuits against Honda for selling and leasing certain Honda and Acura models that suffer from a dangerous defect that can cause their engines to stall while idling, putting the vehicles’ drivers and other motorists at risk of serious injury and death. The affected vehicles—which include … Continued

Hair relaxers are widely used. Studies suggest up to 90% of Black and Brown women have used hair relaxers and straighteners. Hair relaxers contain a wide range of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that interfere with the normal activity of the endocrine system. Exposure to hair relaxers usually begins in a woman’s formative childhood years and continues … Continued

For decades, over a million of our nation’s dedicated service members and their families were poisoned by contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Fortunately, recently enacted legislation empowers people to recover damages for their injuries. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act, a bipartisan bill signed into law in August 2022, … Continued

Since at least the mid‐1960s, experts have known that the herbicide paraquat—manufactured, marketed, and distributed by Chevron and Syngenta—is highly toxic to both plant and animal cells. Paraquat has been used since that time to kill broadleaf weeds and grasses before the planting or emergence of more than 100 field, fruit, vegetable, and plantation crops. … Continued

In January 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tepezza, manufactured by Horizon Pharmaceuticals, to treat thyroid eye disease. TED inflames the eye muscles, eyelids, tear glands and fatty tissues behind the eye, which pushes the eyes forward causing bulging (known as proptosis) and may cause double vision. The signs and symptoms of TED … 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 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