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. Both cases have been preliminarily approved for settlement with Lexington Law Group appointed by the Court as Class Counsel. Comcast subscribers receive a portion of $16 million dollar refund. See the Settlement Documents section of our site for settlement information. (In re: Comcast Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Transmission Contract Litigation; Lyons v. Cox Communications).

• Lead in Handbags, Footwear and Belts: Private Attorney General action against hundreds of retailers and manufacturers of fashion accessories containing substantial amounts of lead. A Consent Judgment against forty large defendants requiring reformulation to remove lead is set for Court approval on June 1, 2010. (CEH v. LuLu et al. Consolidated Action).  For "opt-in" information, click here

• 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.).

• 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.)

• Arsenic in Drinking Water Filters: Environmental enforcement actions seeking reformulation of drinking water filtration devices that leach arsenic into filtered water from activated carbon in the filters. Litigation has thus far resulted in Consent Judgments against six major drinking water filter companies (Cuno, EcoWater, Everpure, General Electric, KX Industries and Pentair) requiring them to remove arsenic from their activated carbon supply. (CEH v. General Electric Co. et al.; CEH v. Multi-Pure International et al.).

• Sirius XM Antitrust: Class action against Sirius XM challenging company’s abuse of monopolistic power to impose hidden cost increases on subscribers. (Blessing et al. v. Sirius XM Radio, Inc.).

• Paypal Frozen Funds: Class action against Paypal, Inc. and its parent E-Bay, Inc. alleging defendants placed illegal holds on customer accounts and denied customers access to money in such accounts. (Osman v. Paypal, Inc.).