Current Cases
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First U.S. Civil Case Against the Tate Brothers
DiCello Levitt represents Jane Doe in the first U.S. civil case against the Tate brothers, who face international sex-trafficking and sexual-exploitation allegations. Together with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation Law Center, the firm is pursuing claims based on Doe’s allegations that Tristan Tate lured her from Florida to Romania and that the brothers later … Continued
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WWE Ring Boys Sexual Abuse Litigation
DiCello Levitt represents survivors in ongoing litigation alleging that WWE, TKO Group Holdings, Vince McMahon, and Linda McMahon allowed and enabled the sexual abuse of underaged “Ring Boys” who worked at and attended WWE events. DiCello Levitt represents survivors in John Doe 1 et al. v. World Wrestling Entertainment, LLC et al., a negligence case … Continued
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Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse Litigation
DiCello Levitt serves as Co-Lead Counsel for the City of Baltimore in litigation seeking accountability for the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. On March 26, 2024, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, collapsed after the cargo ship MV Dali lost power while beginning to transit the bridge and struck the … Continued
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Hair Relaxers Causing Cancer
DiCello Levitt leads the nationwide lawsuit seeking justice for women harmed by cancer-causing chemicals in hair straighteners. Billions of dollars in damages are at stake as manufacturers of toxic hair relaxers face growing legal pressure. For decades, beauty products marketed primarily to Black women contained harmful chemicals with known links to hormone-sensitive cancers. DiCello Levitt … Continued
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Sex Trafficking and Abuse by Fashion Mogul
DiCello Levitt represents dozens of survivors seeking justice against disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard. More than 130 women have come forward, exposing a sprawling sex trafficking operation built on coercion, intimidation, and abuse. On June 11, 2020, 57 women filed a landmark Second Amended Complaint against Peter Nygard and his privately held companies, alleging an … Continued
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Fairlife and Deceptive Animal Welfare Claims
DiCello Levitt secured a $21 million settlement for consumers misled by claims of humane treatment in the dairy supply chain. One of the largest animal welfare labeling settlements in history. In 2022, DiCello Levitt and its Co-Lead Counsel reached a $21 million settlement with Coca-Cola, Fairlife, and other related defendants over the deceptive, “ethical” marketing … Continued
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Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Litigation
DiCello Levitt represents thousands of military service members, civilian employees, and families seeking accountability and compensation for decades-long toxic water exposure at Camp Lejeune. With toxic exposure tied to devastating illnesses, survivors of Camp Lejeune’s contamination crisis are finally able to hold the government accountable. For more than three decades, the drinking water at Marine … Continued
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Paraquat Herbicide and Parkinson’s Disease
A nationwide lawsuit seeks justice for consumers debilitated by a toxic weedkiller. Despite being banned in over 60 countries, paraquat remains widely used across the United States, putting farmers and agricultural workers at risk of permanent neurological damage. For decades, the makers of paraquat, a potent weedkiller used to clear fields before planting, have known … Continued
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GM OnStar Vehicle Tracking and Consumer Privacy
DiCello Levitt leads a major national case over unauthorized vehicle data collection and consumer privacy violations. Consumers allege that GM and OnStar secretly harvested driving data—then shared it with data brokers and insurers, resulting in higher auto insurance rates. In a growing legal battle over digital privacy and corporate surveillance, DiCello Levitt represents consumers whose … Continued
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Google Chrome Privacy Litigation
DiCello Levitt co-leads ongoing data privacy litigation alleging Google collected Chrome users’ personal information without consent, despite Chrome-specific privacy promises. “Browser agnosticism is irrelevant because nothing in Google’s disclosures is tied to what other browsers do.” —U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit DiCello Levitt co-leads a data privacy action on behalf of Google … Continued
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North Carolina Correctional Officer Wage and Hour Litigation
DiCello Levitt represents more than 16,000 North Carolina correctional officers and sergeants in wage and hour litigation over unpaid work inside prison facilities. The firm secured a statewide liability ruling requiring compensation for all compensable time worked, then defeated the State’s bid for an immediate appeal. “This is a decisive win for correctional officers across … Continued
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Social Media Companies May Be Held Accountable in Buffalo Mass Shooting
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
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Greenville Water Sues U.S. Pipe Over Defective Infrastructure
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
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DiCello Levitt and Co-Counsel Uncover Corporate Landlords’ Alleged Price-Fixing Scheme To Inflate Housing Costs
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
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Class Action Takes Aim at Honda for Defective Auto Idle-Stop Feature
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
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No Rest for Marriott: Hotelier Faces Lawsuit Over Data Breach Affecting 400 Million
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