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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$4 Billion Settlement – Prudential Insurance Co. Sales Practice Litigation
In re Prudential Insurance Co. Sales Practice Litigation, No. 95-4704 (D.N.J.)Serving as Lead Counsel, Milberg recovered more than $4 billion for certain policyholders in this landmark case challenging Prudential’s insurance sales practices. -
See More$138 Million Settlement – Biovail Corp. Securities Litigation
In re Biovail Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 03-8917 (S.D.N.Y.)Milberg, representing Local 282 Welfare Trust Fund and serving as Co-Lead Counsel, litigated this securities action alleging that defendants made misleading statements concerning Biovail’s financial results and its drug, Cardizem LA. Following substantial discovery, including depositions across the U.S. and Canada, Milberg obtained a $138 million settlement for the class, and Biovail agreed to institute significant corporate governance changes. -
See More$62 Million Settlement – Comverse Technology, Inc. Derivative Litigation
In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 601272/2006 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty.)As Co-Lead Counsel, Milberg negotiated a $62 settlement which was approved by the court in 2010. The settlement also resulted in significant corporate governance reforms, including the replacement of various directors and officers; the amendment of the company’s bylaws to permit certain shareholders to propose in the company’s proxy materials nominees for election as directors; and the requirement that all equity grants be approved by both the compensation committee and a majority of the non-employee directors. -
See More$85 Million Settlement – Mason v. Medline
Mason v. Medline, No. 07-05615 (N.D. Ill.)Milberg successfully represented a healthcare worker in a False Claims Act case against his former employer, Medline Industries, Inc., one of the nation’s largest suppliers of medical and surgical products, along with its charitable arm, The Medline Foundation. The suit alleged that Medline engaged in a widespread illegal kickback scheme targeting hospitals and other healthcare providers that purchase medical products paid for by federal healthcare programs. Milberg pursued the case on a non-intervened basis and recovered $85 million on behalf of the federal government — one of the largest settlements of a False Claims Act case in which the government declined to intervene. -
See More$460 Million Settlement – Raytheon Co. Securities Litigation
In re Raytheon Co. Securities Litigation, No. 99-12142 (D. Mass.)Milberg served as Lead Counsel in this case, which alleged that a major defense contractor failed to properly write down assets on construction contracts. In 2004, Raytheon and its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, settled for a total of $460 million.