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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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$120 Million Settlement – Deutsche Telekom AG Securities Litigation
In re CVS Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 01-11464 (D. Mass.)Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel in this securities action on behalf of a class of purchasers of American Depository Receipts. The plaintiffs alleged that Deutsche Telekom improperly failed to disclose plans to make a major corporate acquisition and overstated the value of real estate assets. In 2005, following extensive discovery, including depositions in Germany, the court approved a $120 million cash settlement. -
$500 Million Settlement – Exxon Valdez
In re Exxon Valdez, No. 89-095 (D. Alaska)Milberg was a member of the Plaintiffs’ Coordinating Committee and co-chair of the Plaintiffs’ Law Committee in the massive litigation resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. The plaintiffs obtained a jury verdict of $5 billion, which, after years of appeals by Exxon, was reduced to approximately $500 million by the United States Supreme Court. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has since held that plaintiffs are entitled to post-judgment interest on the award in the amount of approximately $470 million. -
$750 Million Settlement – Carlson v. Xerox Corp
In re Carlson v. Xerox Corp., No. 00-1621 (D. Conn.)Milberg served as plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel in these consolidated cases alleging that Xerox and several officers violated the federal securities laws by issuing false financial statements. The plaintiffs’ claims survived three motions to dismiss and a motion for summary judgment, ultimately resulting in a $750 million settlement in 2009. -
$3.2 Billion Settlement – Tyco International Securities Litigation
In re Tyco International Ltd., Securities Litigation, MDL 1335 (D.N.H.)Milberg served as Co-Lead Counsel in this litigation, which involved federal securities claims against Tyco and its former CEO, CFO, general counsel, and certain former directors arising out of alleged insider trading and the overstatement of billions of dollars in income. In 2007, the court approved a $3.2 billion settlement. -
$25 Million Settlement – U.S. ex rel. Gonzales v. J.W. Carell Enterprises, Inc.
U.S. ex rel. Gonzales v. J.W. Carell Enterprises, Inc. et al., No. 12-00389 (M.D. Tn.)Milberg represented a whistleblower or “relator” in a false claims act case against one of Tennessee’s largest home healthcare providers, which alleged the company’s fraudulent submissions of Medicare and Medicaid claims. The Government intervened and the case settled in November 2014 for $25 million and the relator’s share of the settlement was $3.9 million.