Plaintiffs' Rights - Dilworth Paxson LLP

Overview

Dilworth Paxson LLP’s Plaintiff’s Rights practice dates back to the pioneer of the modern-day class action – Harold Kohn. We have deep experience in all aspects of complex commercial, class and representative litigation from building successful litigation strategies to obtaining class certification, securing discovery, negotiating settlements, conducting trials, and handling all aspects of appeals.

Dilworth is one of the few firms to offer a 360-degree perspective as our litigators and trial attorneys routinely represent both plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation. This experience in devising and implementing litigation and trial strategies for plaintiffs and defendants benefits our clients on both sides of the “v.”

Our team represents plaintiffs in the full range of complex matters, including:

Antitrust violations
Breaches of fiduciary duty
Consumer fraud
Contract disputes
Data breaches
Environmental law
ERISA matters
Qui Tam/whistleblower actions
Securities and shareholder disputes
Technology and privacy suits
Unfair and deceptive business practices

Dilworth Paxson advocates for clients of all shapes and sizes from local governments and corporate institutions to individual claimants. We leverage our vast experience across many industries and network of litigators and experts to secure the best results for our clients, whether monetary, injunctive, and/or the establishment of better corporate practices.

If you have a potential matter you would like to discuss, please contact Catherine Pratsinakis or Jerry DeSiderato. We will provide you with a fair assessment of your case and describe your different options.

Representative Matters

Co-counsel in a consumer antitrust litigation against 1-800 Contacts and other market participants, which litigation resulted in a $40 million settlement and changes to the business practices of defendants.
Co-lead class counsel in a consumer class action against the Progressive Insurance entities derived from the unlawful issuance of health-first personal injury protection (PIP) policies to individuals covered by Medicare and Medicaid. The lawsuit resulted in a settlement of roughly $2.5 million, together with injunctive relief requiring changes to the business practices of defendants.
Co-lead counsel for the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney, and Allegheny County District Attorney in litigation against manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of opioids alleged to have engaged in the deceptive marketing of opioids and failure to comply with their obligations under the Controlled Substances Acts, with recoveries in excess of $300 million to date. Media Alerts: Walgreens Inks $110M Deal To End Philly Opioid Crisis Suit, Philadelphia will receive a $110M settlement from Walgreens in a lawsuit over the opioid crisis
Representing the City of Philadelphia in litigation against JUUL for the alleged illegal and improper sale of e-cigarette products to minors and seeking injunctive relief to help address and resolve the vaping epidemic among Philadelphia’s youth, with recoveries in excess of $5 million to date.
Representing multiple district attorneys, counties, and local governments in litigation against the manufacturers of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) containing PFAS “forever chemicals.”
Representing merchants in a nationwide class action involving interchange fee overcharges.
Co-lead counsel in a consumer class action against Caviar, Inc. for overcharging restaurants commissions on the sale of food misappropriation of commissions from restaurants by misrepresenting its contract rates and practices.
Class counsel in a consumer class action against Grubhub Holdings, Inc. for misappropriating commissions from restaurants under the guise that these were legitimate commissions generated through the Grubhub platform.
Co-lead counsel in a nationwide qui tam action against PharMerica on behalf of the United States and 26 States, for falsely billing Medicare, Medicaid and other government-sponsored medical programs for medication dispensed without a legal, valid prescription stemming from Pharmerica’s alleged alterations of prescriptions without a prescriber’s consent.
Co-counsel in a nationwide investor class action against GPB Capital Holdings, LLC and its affiliates seeking relief for harm caused by a $1.8 billion Ponzi scheme.
Representing Facebook stockholders in derivative suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Zuckerberg, Sandberg and other corporate directors and officers for their roles in the misappropriation and illegal sharing of personal Facebook user data.
Represented preferred and common stockholders in various actions involving once-public companies that had gone completely dark on their stockholders. Each year hundreds of companies go dark on their investors leaving investors without information or liquidity.
Represented investors in a matter brought by receiver of Oregon company Aequitas Management LLC, seeking repayment under “net winner” liability theory.
Represented members in a closely-held Delaware limited liability company in connection with a contested dissolution and final distributions.
Representing former students of a parochial school located in New York State alleging to have been sexually abused by a former employee with a history of prior abuses.
Representing various individuals in matters involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and medical malpractice throughout the Tri-State area.
Representing Chapter 7 and 11 Trustees in Delaware and New Jersey bankruptcy proceedings including contested matters and associated litigation.

Representative Matters

Co-counsel in a consumer antitrust litigation against 1-800 Contacts and other market participants, which litigation resulted in a $40 million settlement and changes to the business practices of defendants.
Co-lead class counsel in a consumer class action against the Progressive Insurance entities derived from the unlawful issuance of health-first personal injury protection (PIP) policies to individuals covered by Medicare and Medicaid. The lawsuit resulted in a settlement of roughly $2.5 million, together with injunctive relief requiring changes to the business practices of defendants.
Co-lead counsel for the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney, and Allegheny County District Attorney in litigation against manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers of opioids alleged to have engaged in the deceptive marketing of opioids and failure to comply with their obligations under the Controlled Substances Acts, with recoveries in excess of $300 million to date. Media Alerts: Walgreens Inks $110M Deal To End Philly Opioid Crisis Suit, Philadelphia will receive a $110M settlement from Walgreens in a lawsuit over the opioid crisis
Representing the City of Philadelphia in litigation against JUUL for the alleged illegal and improper sale of e-cigarette products to minors and seeking injunctive relief to help address and resolve the vaping epidemic among Philadelphia’s youth, with recoveries in excess of $5 million to date.
Representing multiple district attorneys, counties, and local governments in litigation against the manufacturers of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) containing PFAS “forever chemicals.”
Representing merchants in a nationwide class action involving interchange fee overcharges.
Co-lead counsel in a consumer class action against Caviar, Inc. for overcharging restaurants commissions on the sale of food misappropriation of commissions from restaurants by misrepresenting its contract rates and practices.
Class counsel in a consumer class action against Grubhub Holdings, Inc. for misappropriating commissions from restaurants under the guise that these were legitimate commissions generated through the Grubhub platform.
Co-lead counsel in a nationwide qui tam action against PharMerica on behalf of the United States and 26 States, for falsely billing Medicare, Medicaid and other government-sponsored medical programs for medication dispensed without a legal, valid prescription stemming from Pharmerica’s alleged alterations of prescriptions without a prescriber’s consent.
Co-counsel in a nationwide investor class action against GPB Capital Holdings, LLC and its affiliates seeking relief for harm caused by a $1.8 billion Ponzi scheme.
Representing Facebook stockholders in derivative suit in the Delaware Court of Chancery against Zuckerberg, Sandberg and other corporate directors and officers for their roles in the misappropriation and illegal sharing of personal Facebook user data.
Represented preferred and common stockholders in various actions involving once-public companies that had gone completely dark on their stockholders. Each year hundreds of companies go dark on their investors leaving investors without information or liquidity.
Represented investors in a matter brought by receiver of Oregon company Aequitas Management LLC, seeking repayment under “net winner” liability theory.
Represented members in a closely-held Delaware limited liability company in connection with a contested dissolution and final distributions.
Representing former students of a parochial school located in New York State alleging to have been sexually abused by a former employee with a history of prior abuses.
Representing various individuals in matters involving catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, and medical malpractice throughout the Tri-State area.
Representing Chapter 7 and 11 Trustees in Delaware and New Jersey bankruptcy proceedings including contested matters and associated litigation.