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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. -
$106 Million Settlement – Daedalus, LLC v. City of Charlotte
Daedalus, LLC v. City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co. File No. 18-CVS-21073 (NC)$106 million class settlement on behalf of developers and home builders for illegally charged water and sewer capacity fees. -
Confidential Settlement – Adkisson v. Jacobs Engineering Group
Adkisson et al v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (TV3), No. 3:2013cv00505 (E.D. Tenn. 2018)Milberg attorneys represented a group of hundreds of workers and their families who were injured when cleaning up a large coal ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee. The workers alleged, among other things, that the defendant had denied them essential personal protection equipment. After several rulings, the parties reached a confidential settlement agreement in 2023. -
$90 Million Settlement – Royal Dutch/Shell Transport ERISA Litigation
In re Royal Dutch/Shell Transport ERISA Litigation, No. 04-1398 (D.N.J.)An ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action against the Royal Dutch/Shell Oil Group of Companies on behalf of certain of the companies’ U.S. employee investment plan participants. The $90 million settlement included important provisions regarding the monitoring and training of individuals appointed to be ERISA fiduciaries. -
$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.