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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$15.3 Million Settlement – Upright Builders, Inc. v. Town of Apex
Upright Builders, Inc. v. Town of Apex, Wake Co. File No. 18-CVS-3720 (NC)$15.3 million class settlement on behalf of developers and home builders for illegally charged water and sewer capacity replacement fees and transportation fees. -
See More$3.4 Billion Settlement – Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
In re Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL 1871 (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania)Milberg attorneys were appointed to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee and served on the Discovery and Media Sub-Committees on behalf of thousands of patients who took the Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia, alleging the manufacturer failed to disclose the known and increased risk of heart attack and cardiac death. GlaxoSmithKline set aside $3.4 billion in 2011 to settle lawsuits. -
See More$178.6 Million Settlement – AK Steel ERISA Class Action
Merkner et al. v. AK Steel Corp., No. 09-423 (S.D. Ohio)Milberg attorneys were part of a team that won a $178.6 million class action settlement for a class of retired workers of the AK Steel Butler Works Plant. Retirees claimed that AK Steel negotiated to reduce their medical benefits without their consent, in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). -
See More$1+ Billion Settlement – NASDAQ Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation
In re NASDAQ Market-Makers Antitrust Litigation, No. 94-3996 (S.D.N.Y.)Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel for a class of investors alleging that NASDAQ market-makers set wide spreads pursuant to an industry-wide conspiracy in one of the largest and most important antitrust cases in recent history. Following more than three years of litigation, the case settled for over $1 billion. -
See More$1 Billion Settlement – W.R. Grace & Co
In re W.R. Grace & Co., Nos. 02-2210 and 02-2211 (D. Del.)In this case, Milberg acted as Lead Counsel for the asbestos personal injury and property damage committees in two separate fraudulent conveyance actions within the W.R. Grace bankruptcy. Two settlements were achieved, consisting of cash and stock valued at approximately $1 billion.
