Related class action litigation against Spearmint Rhino. The district court granted final approval to this approximately $12,000,000 settlement (also containing injunctive relief provisions) in Novembe...r of 2012;
Class action
Olson v. Volkswagen, 2007-cv-05334.
N/A
OUTCOME: $10,000,000
This was an automotive defect class action lawsuit with a class size of over 170,000 vehicles. I was co-counsel in this matter. My staff and I worked almost exclusively with the plaintiff. I, along wit...h co-counsel, drafted the complaint in this matter, worked closely with the expert witnesses, took the deposition of the defendant, defended the deposition of my client, interviewed witnesses, participated in the drafting of the class certification motion, participated in the drafting of the mediation brief, attended the mediation, played an integral role in formulating the settlement, worked closely with our experts in order to analyze the benefits to the class, participated in a subsequent mediation with an objecting class member in order to address the class member’s concerns, fielded a significant number of calls that were received from class members who needed assistance with regard to the settlement, and played an integral role in drafting the motions for preliminary and final approval. This case settled for an amount valued in excess of ten million dollars, and the court awarded two million dollars in attorney’s fees.
Class action
2. Marsikian v. Mercedes-Benz, 2008-cv-04876.
N/A
OUTCOME: $10,000,000
This was an automotive defect class action lawsuit with a class size of over 110,000 vehicles. I was co-counsel in this matter. My staff and I worked almost exclusively with the plaintiff. I, along wi...th co-counsel, drafted the complaints in this matter, participated in drafting the opposition to a motion to dismiss, worked closely with the expert witnesses, flew to New Jersey and took the depositions of several persons produced by the defendant, defended the depositions of my clients, interviewed witnesses, participated in the drafting of the class certification motion, participated in the drafting of the mediation brief, attended the mediation, played an integral role in formulating the settlement, worked closely with our experts in order to analyze the benefits to the class, fielded a significant amount of the calls that were received from class members who needed assistance with regard to the settlement, and played an integral role in drafting the motions for preliminary and final approval. This case settled for an amount valued in excess of ten million dollars, and the court awarded one and a half million dollars in attorney’s fees. The court’s ruling on the motion to dismiss has been cited in several subsequent automotive defect cases.
Class action
Ramirez v. Arevalo Landscaping
N/A
OUTCOME: $100,000
This is a wage and hour class action. My office is the only law firm representing the plaintiffs in this matter. I drafted the complaint in this matter, took the deposition of the defendant, took the d...epositions of witnesses, drafted the mediation brief, negotiated the settlement of this matter, participated in drafting the motion for preliminary approval, and participated in drafting the notices to the class. Adam Rose, an attorney working at my office, handled the remaining tasks. Final approval was granted in this matter. This matter was a relatively small case, with a low settlement amount, primarily due to the dire financial condition of the defendant and the size of the class. This matter settled for one hundred thousand dollars.
Class action
Trasovan v. Lawrence Rubenstein & Associates
N/A
OUTCOME: $375,000
Los Angeles Superior Court Case Number 13C322960. I was co-counsel in this matter. This was a wage and hour case. This case was filed one October 13, 2004, and was the first class action lawsuit that h...ad ever been involved in. I worked almost exclusively with the plaintiff, participated in drafting the complaint, participated in settlement negotiations, participated in the drafting of the motion for preliminary approval, and participated in the drafting of the motion for final approval. This case settled for a gross settlement amount of $375,000.00, with attorney’s fees of $125,000.00.
Class action
Ehrlich v. BMW, No. 10-1151-MMM (C.D. Cal. 2012)
N/A
OUTCOME: $10,000,000
automotive defect lawsuit resulting in nationwide settlement involving over 100,000 vehicles, settling for an amount valued in excess of ten million dollars. The defect related to problems with the win...dshield, resulting in stress fractures;
Class action
Sadowska v. VW, No. 11-cv-00665
N/A
OUTCOME: $10,000,000+
automotive defect lawsuit resulting in a pending nationwide settlement involving over 30,000 vehicles, settling for an amount valued at over ten million dollars. The defect relates to problems in the C...VT transmission.
Class action
Terry v. Sapphire
N/A
OUTCOME: $6,000,000+
Clark County Superior Court Case Number A-09-602800-C, employment law claim involving several thousand class members, settled for an amount valued in excess of six million dollars.
Class action
Arfat v. Déjà vu
N/A
OUTCOME: $10,000,000
Case Number BC367362, and related actions. This was a wage and hour case which was certified as a class action, and ultimately resolved as part of a nationwide settlement, with a settlement value of 10... million dollars
Class action
Perez v. Lewis, Marenstein
N/A
OUTCOME: $750,000
Case Number, BC391313, wage and hour case on behalf of a class of 60 employees which settled for $750,000