Bruce W. Steckler

Bruce W. Steckler's Legal Cases (6)

Dallas, TX

Litigation Lawyer at Dallas, TX

Practice Areas: Litigation

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Banking

Bank Overdraft Litigation

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OUTCOME: Settled

Bruce W. Steckler was part of Plaintiffs' Executive Committee for Bank Overdraft Litigation MDL (In Re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation; MDL No. 2036), appointed by the Honorable James Lawrence K ... ing of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, that held some of the country's largest banks accountable for a practice which charged consumers unfair fees when they overdrafted their checking accounts. This litigation resulted in significant settlements, with JPMorgan Chase paying out $110 million and Bank of America paying out $410 million. Mr. Steckler was co-lead counsel in the case against JP Morgan Chase. His work in these cases allowed him to be nominated for the 2012 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by the Public Justice Foundation.

Construction and development

Chinese Drywall Litigation

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OUTCOME: Settled

Bruce W. Steckler was appointed to the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for the Chinese Drywall MDL (In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2047) by the Honorable Eldo ... n E. Fallon of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana that obtained a ground-breaking settlement with KNAUF Plasterboard Tianjin, a prominent Chinese drywall manufacturer, as well as three major suppliers and some of the largest insurance companies in the United States. The total value of the settlement is estimated to be over $1.1 billion. This settlement helped thousands of homeowners whose properties were affected by defective drywall, which was linked to adverse health effects and metal corrosion after only three years from the inception of the litigation. It is one of the first settlements in the United States by consumers against a Chinese manufacturer.

Computer fraud

Consumer Protection Cases

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OUTCOME: Settled

Bruce W. Steckler was appointed co-lead counsel in In Re EasySaver Rewards Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, MDL No. 2161, and obtained a proposed $38 million settlement with a company that run ... s a number of retailing websites including Proflowers.com. The case claimed that consumers who made purchases through the sites were charged membership fees without their knowledge or consent. He also served as lead co-counsel and obtained a potential settlement in Cox, et al. v. Clarus Marketing Group, LLC and Provide Commerce, Inc., Cause No.11-cv-02711-H, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, regarding an online shipping scam.

Personal injury

Occupational and Personal Injury Cases

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OUTCOME:

Bruce W. Steckler has litigated cases in Louisiana against major corporations on behalf of individuals injured by occupational noise-induced hearing loss. During the course of his career, he has aggres ... sively represented individuals harmed by noise in various industries in Louisiana. This work has helped shape the law in Louisiana and, as a result, he has reached historic settlements with over eight major national corporations in Louisiana representing a variety of industries. Bruce W. Steckler serves as liaison counsel and co-lead counsel in In Re: Texas State Silica Products Liability Litigation, Master Docket 2004-70000, where he has represented individuals injured by silica exposure. He has handled a number of silica cases over the course of his career. Most notably, he represented a sandblaster who developed silicosis and scleroderma from silica exposure obtaining a settlement of over $2 million. Bruce W. Steckler has handled, tried and settled numerous medical malpractice, trucking and personal injury cases during the course of his career. In many instances, he achieved several million dollar settlements in personal injury cases for which he was recognized by Million Dollar Advocate Forum.

Insurance

First-Party Insurance Cases

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OUTCOME:

Bruce W. Steckler has been retained by businesses, homeowners, cities, and school districts in claims against their insurance carriers for bad faith and failure to adequately adjust claims following na ... tural disasters. These representations have provided the firm with insight into the insurance industry and its practices and provided much needed recoveries, so that his clients are not victimized twice. Some representative clients in these insurance actions include The City of Pasadena, Texas; LaPorte Independent School District; and Barber's Hill Independent School District in their hurricane Ike claims where Bruce W. Steckler was able to obtain significant recoveries for these entities.

Securities and investment fraud

Securities/Anti-Trust Litigation

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OUTCOME:

Bruce W. Steckler has worked on several notable securities cases in Texas. He was appointed as lead local counsel in two shareholder class actions in In Re: Electronic Data Systems Class Action Litigat ... ion; Cause No. 366-01078-2008, filed in the 366th Judicial District Court of Collin County, Texas, regarding the sale of Electronic Data Systems (EDS) to Hewlett-Packard. This suit resulted in better prices for EDS shareholders. Bruce W. Steckler was also lead local counsel in City of St. Clair Shores Police and Fire Retirement System, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., et al; Cause No. CC-09-07377-C, filed in County Court at Law No. 3 for Dallas County, Texas and, in concert with another firm, obtained $69 Million for ACS public shareholders. Bruce W. Steckler also has worked on anti-trust litigation and most recently, in connection with another firm, represented the Port of Galveston and the Port of New Orleans in In Re Marine Fender's Antitrust Litigation; Cause No. 2:10-cv-02319-VBF-RC; filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, which resulted in a settlement with many of the Defendants. He also represented individuals in the In Re: Musical Instruments and Equipment Antitrust Litigation; Cause No. 3:10-cv-00103-LAB-POR, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

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