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Since Milberg’s founding in 1965, the firm has recovered more than $50 billion for our clients while prompting meaningful changes in corporate governance.
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         See More See More$1 Billion+ Trial Verdict – Vivendi Universal, S.A. Securities LitigationIn re Vivendi Universal, S.A. Securities Litigation, No. 02-CV-5571 (S.D.N.Y.)Milberg was one of two Lead Trial Counsel in this securities fraud case tried to a jury over four months in 2009-2010. The jury found Vivendi liable for dozens of false or misleading statements and awarded damages valued at well over a billion dollars. Six months later, in an unrelated case, the Supreme Court ruled that purchasers on foreign securities exchanges could not recover under U.S. law. Our case against Vivendi continued with post-verdict proceedings under the new standard, and damages have been distributed to U.S. class members totaling over $100 million.
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         See More See MoreTrump Hotels Shareholder Derivative LitigationIn re Trump Hotels Shareholder Derivative Litigation, No. 96-7820 (S.D.N.Y.)The plaintiff shareholders asserted various derivative claims on behalf of the company against certain Trump entities and senior Trump executives in connection with the sale of a casino to a company in which the plaintiffs owned stock. Milberg negotiated a settlement requiring the company to increase the number of directors and the review of certain future transactions by a special committee.
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         See More See More$2.4 Billion Settlement – ACTOS Antitrust LitigationIn re Actos End Payor Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 1:13-cv-09244 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York)Milberg attorneys played a significant role in this litigation, including appointment to the MDL Discovery Committee, which accused Takeda Pharmaceuticals of failing to warn patients of the risks of bladder cancer, heart failure and other side effects associated with the Type 2 diabetes drug. In 2015, roughly 9,000 claims were settled for $2.4 billion and significant injunctive relief.
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         See More See More$775 Million Settlement – Washington Public Power Supply System Securities LitigationIn re Washington Public Power Supply System Securities Litigation, MDL 551 (D. Ariz.)In this massive securities fraud litigation, Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel for a class that obtained, after several months of trial, settlements totaling $775 million, the largest securities fraud settlement at that time.
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         See More See More$1.25 Billion Settlement – Black Farmers Discrimination LitigationIn re Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation, Case Number 08-mc-0511 (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia)Milberg attorneys were appointed Lead Counsel and secured a $1.25 billion settlement fund for black farmers who alleged the U.S. Department of Agriculture discriminated against them by denying farm loans.
