Current Cases

The following is a list of representative cases we are currently litigating:

• Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Interference: First in the nation class actions against Comcast and Cox Communications for alleged breach of contract and false advertising arising from interference with subscribers’ use of peer-to-peer file sharing applications. (In re: Comcast Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Transmission Contract Litigation; Lyons v. Cox Communications).

• Lead in Jewelry: Environmental enforcement action co-litigated with the California Attorney General that has thus far resulted in commitments by hundreds of major retailers, importers and manufacturers of costume jewelry to significantly reduce the levels of lead in their jewelry. This case also lead directly to California’s landmark lead in jewelry statute, which was itself a precursor to passage of the federal Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. (State of California v. Burlington Coat Factory, et al.).

• Blue Shield Mid-Year Cost Increases: Class breach of contract and false advertising case challenging health insurer Blue Shield of California’s mid-year unilateral increase to deductibles and other calendar year costs. (Dervaes v. Blue Shield of California).

• Chase Bank Debt Collection Practices: Class case against Chase Bank alleging violations of Federal Debt Collection Practices Act and California’s Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with Chase’s credit card collection activities. (Gardner v. Chase Bank USA, N.A.).

• Out-of-Network Health Care Reimbursement: Class action antitrust cases against major health care providers including Wellpoint and Aetna alleging conspiracy to artificially reduce reimbursements on “out of plan” claims by policy holders through the use of the fraudulent Ingenix database. (Weintraub v. Ingenix et al.; J.B.W. v. Unitedheath Group et al.).