Class Action Litigation

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Ranked among the best trial firms, DiCello Levitt’s reputation for success in class action litigation is recognized by numerous courts and professional organizations across the country. By consistently delivering innovative and impactful results to class members, our firm has led some of the largest class actions in U.S. history. We have recovered billions of dollars in damages for injured class members and clients harmed by corporate entities and executives from many of the world’s most powerful corporations in a wide range of industries, including automotive manufacturers, technology companies, financial institutions, and pharmaceutical corporations.

Our attorneys have deep knowledge and decades of experience in matters involving product liability, antitrust, securities and financial services, environmental law, biotechnology, privacy and cybersecurity, and public clients. We have achieved landmark recoveries for classes harmed by defective products, unfair competition, faulty pharmaceuticals and medical devices, data and security breaches, and other instances of corporate misconduct. Our lawyers are frequently named Lead or Co-Lead Counsel in large, consequential multidistrict litigations, and we have repeatedly triumphed at the appellate level, including in high-profile appeals that have created new law and are often cited as precedent.

DiCello Levitt is an esteemed litigation boutique noted for sophisticated representation of plaintiffs in high-value class actions. The firm offers substantial expertise in a wide range of disputes, including those involving product liability, policyholder-side insurance claims and alleged breach of contract. It is also able to advise on sophisticated issues relating to privacy and data security.

Chambers USA

Leveraging insights from the DiCello Levitt Trial Center’s focus group and jury decision-making research, our lawyers take a trial-first approach to every case, working rigorously with scientific and technical experts, market consultants, and witnesses during all stages of litigation—from pretrial to trial and on appeal—to achieve the best possible resolution for our clients, class members, and the wider public good. Our advocacy not only secures impressive settlements and verdicts for the classes we represent but also results in significant and lasting corporate changes that protect the health and safety of future consumers.

Our firm has been honored by the leading industry rankings organizations for our success in class action litigation. In 2021, Benchmark Litigation named DiCello Levitt a top plaintiffs’ firm nationwide—one of only 12 firms to be recognized—and we have received the top honor every year since. Chambers USA has repeatedly ranked our firm among the leading plaintiffs’ litigation firms nationwide and for our outstanding work in antitrust litigation, and The Legal 500 has ranked our firm for our achievements in product liability, mass tort, and class action litigation.

Representative Matters

• Catalano v. BMW of North America, LLC

Obtained a substantial settlement for plaintiffs in class action litigation against BMW for design defects that caused electrical failures in their vehicles.

• Champs Sports Bar & Grill v. Mercury Payment Systems, LLC

Achieved a $52 million settlement for small business owners as Co-Lead Counsel in the nationwide class action alleging that Mercury Payment Systems inflated and overcharged card processing fees and collected other undisclosed charges. Mike Bowers, Georgia’s former Attorney General, called it a “work of art” and “one of the best pieces of legal work I have ever observed.”

• Cunningham v. Ford Motor Co.

Represent a proposed nationwide class of Ford vehicle owners for defective tailgate latches that can cause dangerous risks of personal injury and loss of valuable cargo.

• In re: Fairlife Milk Products Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation

Represent plaintiffs in class action litigation involving milk products and alleged animal abuse. 

• In re General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation

Achieved a $121.1 million settlement as Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee member and Settlement Allocation Counsel for the nationwide class of GM owners against General Motors for damages from the defective ignition switches installed in its vehicles.

• Lynch v. Motorola Mobility LLC

Obtained a substantial settlement for plaintiffs in class action litigation against Motorola for failure to provide warranty service. 

• In re Navistar MaxxForce Litigation

Secured a $135 million settlement as Co-Lead Counsel for a class of truck owners and lessees in the multidistrict class action lawsuit alleging that Navistar’s 2011-2014 model year vehicles were equipped with defective MaxxForce diesel engines.

• In re Nissan North America, Inc. Litigation

Represent a nationwide class of vehicle owners with defective braking systems as Co-Lead Counsel against Nissan and Infiniti.

• White v. FCA US LLC

Represent a proposed nationwide class of consumers who purchased minivans with defective door latches that expose families to significant risk of personal injury and property loss.