James Constantine Vlahakis
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James Constantine Vlahakis's Legal Cases (11)

Chicago, IL

Class action Lawyer at Chicago, IL

Practice Areas: Class Action, Consumer Protection ... +6 more

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Class action

In Re: Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, 5:18-md-02827-EJD (N.D. Cali.)

Jan 01, 2018

OUTCOME: Pending

Consolidated Class Action Complaint for Damages and Equitable Relief against Apple Inc. all persons worldwide who purchased, owned, used, or leased one or more of Apple’s Devices (including but not li ... mited to, Devices” are the following products designed and marketed by Apple: the iPhone 5, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s Plus, Phone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, etc.) for fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions, and unlawful and unfair business practices. In summary, after years of customer frustration and attrition, on December 20, 2017, Apple admitted to one of the largest consumer frauds in history, affecting hundreds of millions of mobile devices across the globe. Prompting the admission were reports of unexplained shutdowns of certain Devices surfacing more than two years earlier, with consumers complaining their Devices were suddenly shutting down even though the batteries were more than 30% charged. Complaints accelerated in the autumn of 2016 and were accompanied by reports of unexplained heating. Even the inventor of Apple’s iPod – Tony Fadell – publicly reported that his own iPhone repeatedly shut down despite the battery showing significant remaining charge and despite Apple running a diagnostic and claiming his battery was fine: “It’s happening to me every other day—especially while using the mapping app. Have to always carry an external battery to revive it.” Tony Fadell Twitter Comment, Dec. 1, 2016, https://goo.gl/cEZ8JL (emphasis added).

Class action

Jamison v. First Credit Services, Inc. (N.D. Ill.)

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense outcome - District court denied plaintiff's motion for class certification (when Mr. Vlahakis was a defense attorney).

District court denied plaintiff's motion for class certification of a potential multi-million dollar Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) lawsuit involving auto/robo dialed calls to wrong persons w ... /o their consent. One of the first holdings of its kind.

Class action

Pesce v. First Credit Services, Inc. (N.D. Ill.)

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense outcome (when Mr. Vlahakis was a defense attorney).

District court granted defendant's motion to decertify a TCPA class action lawsuit based upon later acquired evidence which undermined prior ruling and the honesty and adequacy of the class representat ... ive

Class action

PETITION OF CROWN MORTGAGE COMPANY FOR DECLARATORY RULING

N/A

OUTCOME: Federal Communicators Commission ruled in favor of client

Petition for declaratory relief filed before the Federal Communicators Commission ("FCC") which sought a waiver of a prior FCC ruling which related to a certified TCPA class action for unsolicited junk ... faxes.

Civil rights

Willis v. Loftin. (N.D. Ill.)

N/A

OUTCOME: Jury verdict for defendant (when Mr. Vlahakis was a defense attorney).

Favorable jury verdict after a 3 day trial in less than 45 minutes.

Civil rights

Hardy v. Hardy, (N.D. Ill.)

N/A

OUTCOME: District court affirmed favorable defense jury award by denying Plaintiff's post-trial motions.

Favorable jury verdict after a week-long trial. 

Class action

Prater v. Medicredit (E.D. MO)

N/A

OUTCOME: Favorable class based settlement of nationwide class after numerous mediations sessions

TCPA class action suit (autodialed/robo calls w/o consent).

Constitutional

Sain v. Wood, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

N/A

OUTCOME: Court of Appeals reversed district court judgement (resulting in favorable ruling for Mr. Vlahakis' client)

Civil rights claim for conditions of confinement for civilly-committed sex offender

Discrimination

Woods v. City of Gary (N.D. Ind.)

N/A

OUTCOME: Verdict in favor of Plaintff.

Jury awarded $1.1 million dollars in favor of Mr. Vlahakis' client, and this award was affirmed by both the district court in response to post-trial motions and a subsequent appeal to the Seventh Circu ... it Court of Appeals.

Employment and labor

Niemiec v. Club Sports Consulting Group, (N.D. IL)

N/A

OUTCOME: Defense outcome (when Mr. Vlahakis was a defense attorney).

District court awarded summary judgment in favor of defendant in employment discrimination and workers' comp. retaliation based claims.

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