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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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$54 Million Settlement – Miller v. CareCore National LLC
U.S. ex rel. Miller v. CareCore National LLC et al., No. 13-1177 (S.D.N.Y)Milberg, along with Co-Counsel, represented a whistleblower or “relator” in a false claims act case against CareCore, a company that provides benefit management services to Medicare Advantage and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. The relator alleged that CareCore violated the False Claims Act by approving “prior authorizations” for expensive diagnostic procedures (such as MRIs) without reviewing them for medical necessity, as required. The Government intervened and the case settled in May 2017 for $54 million and the relator’s share of the settlement was $10.5 million. -
$118+ Million Settlement – Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation
In re Disposable Contact Lens Antitrust Litigation, 3:15-md-02626 (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida)Milberg represented indirect purchasers in a class action alleging that defendants conspired to maintain artificially high prices for disposable contact lenses through policies that prevented resale of the subject contact lenses below a minimum price. Settlements exceeded $118 million. -
$1+ Billion Settlement – Merck & Co., Inc. Securities Litigation
In re Merck & Co., Inc. Securities Litigation, Nos. 05-1151 and 05-2367 (D.N.J.)Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel in this federal securities fraud class action, and after more than 12 years of hard-fought litigation, ultimately obtained a combined settlement totaling $1.062 billion, the largest securities class action settlement ever against a pharmaceutical company. The Court described the settlement as “a settlement which is fair and just and which, in fact, is the best settlement which possibly could have been achieved in this case.” -
$100 Million Settlement – General Electric Co. ERISA Litigation
In re General Electric Co. ERISA Litigation, No. 04-1398 (N.D.N.Y.)Milberg, serving as Co-Lead Counsel, achieved a $40 million settlement on behalf of current and former G.E. employees who claimed that G.E.’s 401(k) Plan fiduciaries imprudently invested more than two-thirds of the Plan’s assets in company stock. The settlement included important structural changes to G.E.’s 401(k) plan valued at more than $100 million. -
$600 Million Settlement – Lucent Technologies, Inc. Securities Litigation
In re Lucent Technologies, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 00-621 (D.N.J.)Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel in this securities action, which alleged that Lucent and its senior officers misrepresented the demand for Lucent products and improperly recognized hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues. The case settled for $600 million.