Caustic Soda Antitrust Litigation Kaplan Fox and its’ co-counsel represent several large direct purchasers of sodium hydroxide, (commonly known as caustic soda) in civil antitrust litigation against several leading chemical manufacturers who have conspired to artificially inflate the price of sodium hydroxide dating back to at least October 1, 2015…. Read More
Bayer “One-A-Day” Vitamin Consumer Class Action In conjunction with the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Kaplan Fox is co-counsel for the plaintiffs in this consumer protection class action, alleging that Bayer AG and its US subsidiaries have falsely marketed various “One-A-Day” vitamin supplements. The complaint alleges that Bayer improperly touts unsupported claims of “heart health,” “immunity support,” and “energy” benefits that mislead consumers. On March 10, 2015, the Northern District of California denied portions of Bayer’s motion to dismiss, allowing the case to proceed…. Read More
Citigroup CSO Hedge Fund Class Action Kaplan Fox is court-appointed co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the class action against Citigroup, Inc. (“Citigroup”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Citigroup Alternative Investments, LLC (collectively, “Defendants”) arising out of the collapse of Citigroup’s “Corporate Special Opportunities” or “CSO” hedge fund… Read More
Chickens Antitrust Litigation Kaplan Fox and its co-counsel represent several large direct purchasers of chickens (also referred to as “broilers” or “fryers”) in opt-out antitrust litigation against the nation’s chicken producers, including Claxton Poultry Farms, Fieldale Farms, Foster Farms, George’s, Harrison Poultry, House of Raeford Farms, Koch, Mar-Jac, Mountaire Farms, O.K. Foods, Peco Foods, Perdue, Pilgrim’s Pride, Sanderson Farms, Simmons Foods, Tyson Foods and Wayne Farms…. Read More
Eletrobras Securities Litigation Kaplan Fox is the court-appointed co-lead counsel in this securities class action against Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras SA – Eletrobras (“Eletrobras” or the “Company”) and other related defendants. City of Providence, Rhode Island, and Dominique Lavoie are court-appointed co-lead plaintiffs in this action…. Read More
Envision Healthcare Class Action Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP announces that a class action was filed Thursday, February 8, 2018 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against physician staffing firm Envision Healthcare Corporation and its affiliates, EmCare Holdings Inc., Emcare Inc., and Baxley Emergency Physician Services LLC, (collectively, “Envision”)…. Read More
Facebook Internet Tracking Class Action Kaplan Fox is court-appointed co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in this digital privacy class action, alleging that Facebook illegally tracked members’ post-logout internet browsing without consent, in violation of federal and California privacy laws. The case is addressing whether URLs can contain “contents” within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and whether Facebook’s alleged interception of the URLs can give rise to Article III harm… Read More
GEICO Wage and Hour Class and Collective Action Kaplan Fox is co-counsel for plaintiff in the collective and class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of current and former Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) Adjusters employed by Government Employees Insurance Company dba GEICO…. Read More