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C L A S S A C T I O N R E P O R T E R
Thursday, December 24, 2015, Vol. 17, No. 256
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* Most Active Class Action Plaintiff Law Firms - 2015
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* Most Active Class Action Plaintiff Law Firms - 2015
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The Class Action Reporter is pleased to provide our subscribers
the following list of law firms that we have identified as the 15
most active class action law firms during 2015.
This list is the product of and copyrighted by Beard Group, Inc.,
and no reproduction or further use of this list is permitted
without the prior written consent of Beard Group, Inc., P.O. Box
40915, Washington, D.C. 20016
MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A.
This year Morgan & Morgan launched at least 226 class
action complaints alleging violations of, among others,
the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Sherman Antitrust
Act, and Securities Exchange Act. Defendant companies
include Maxim Healthcare, National Fitness Clubs of
Florida, L&G Trucking, and Starship Enterprises of
Atlanta which are being sued for labor laws violations;
American Airlines, Delta Air, Southwest Airlines, and
United Continental for alleged price-fixing of domestic
airline tickets; Cooper Vision, Alcon Labs, Bausch +
Lomb, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, and ABB Optical
Group for price-fixing of contact lens products;
Rubicon Technology, Solarwinds, Solazyme and Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia for securities laws
violations; Nestle Purina, Wal-Mart Stores, and
Walgreens Boots Alliance for product mislabeling, and
Lumber Liquidators over its China-made laminate
flooring.
Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., with 16 other offices
within the state; Georgia; Tennessee; Kentucky;
Mississippi; New York; and Philadelphia
On the Web: http://www.forthepeople.com/
Contacts:
Carlos Leach, Esq.
MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A.
20 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1400
Orlando, FL 32802
Telephone: (407) 420-1414
Facsimile: (407) 245-33414
E-mail: CLeach@forthepeople.com
Jonathan B. Cohen, Esq.
MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A.
201 N. Franklin St., 7th Floor
Tampa, FL 33602
Telephone: (813) 223-5505
Facsimile: (813) 222-2434
E-mail: jcohen@forthepeople.com
Peter Safirstein, Esq.
MORGAN & MORGAN, P.A.
28 West 44th Street, Suite 2001
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 564-1637
E-mail: psafirstein@forthepeople.com
J.H. ZIDELL, P.A.
The Zidell Firm filed at least 162 class action
lawsuits this year, mostly alleging violations of
the Fair Labor Standards Act and other labor laws.
Defendants in these wage-and-hour lawsuits include
Asiria Corp., MRM Supermarkets, C&H Lawn Service,
Solid Builders, Casa Bella Home Care, Mi Bohio
Restaurant and Industrial Bakery.
Based in Miami Beach, Florida
Contact:
J.H. Zidell, Esq.
J.H. ZIDELL, P.A.
300 71st Street, Suite 605
Miami Beach, FL 33141
Telephone: (305) 865-6766
Facsimile: (305) 865-7167
E-mail: ZABOGADO@AOL.COM
REMER & GEORGES-PIERRE, PLLC
At least 156 complaints were filed by Remer & Georges-
Pierre during the year, alleging violations of the
Fair Labor Standards Act and applicable state labor
laws. Target of these wage-and-hour lawsuits include
Datapro, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Mambo Fashions, ABM
Security Services, Advance Plastics Industries, Burger
King, Whitelaw Hotel South Beach, and Porfirios
Restaurant.
Based in Miami, Florida
On the Web: http://www.rgpattorneys.com/
Contacts:
Jason S. Remer, Esq.
Anthony M. Georges-Pierre, Esq.
REMER & GEORGES-PIERRE, PLLC
44 West Flagler St., Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33130
Telephone: (305) 416-5000
Facsimile: (305) 416-5005
E-mail: jremer@rgpattorneys.com
agp@rgpattorneys.com
LAW OFFICES OF TODD M. FRIEDMAN P.C.
This year, Todd Friedman PC filed or co-filed at least
134 complaints seeking class status. Those lawsuits
mostly allege violations of the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act,
and the Fair Labor Standards Act and state labor laws.
The firm, among others, sued Automated Income Stream,
Dish One Satellite, Charter Communications and Time
Warner Cable for alleged recorded phone calls or
spammed advertisements; Uber Technologies for
California labor law violations; and First National
Collection Bureau, CACH LLC, and Patriot Payment Group
for debt collection practices. The firm also co-filed
a lawsuit against Volkswagen over the emission test
scandal.
Based in Beverly Hills, Calif., with offices in Costa
Mesa, Calif.; and King of Prussia, Pa.
On the Web: http://www.toddflaw.com/
Contacts:
Todd M. Friedman, Esq.
Suren N. Weerasuriya, Esq.
Adrian R. Bacon, Esq.
LAW OFFICES OF TODD M. FRIEDMAN, P.C.
324 S. Beverly Dr., #725
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Telephone: (877) 206-4741
Facsimile: (866) 633-0228
E-mail: tfriedman@attorneysforconsumers.com
sweerasuriya@attorneysforconsumers.com
abacon@attorneysforconsumers.com
CONSUMER LAW GROUP
Consumer Law Group launched at least 131 class action
complaints this year, alleging mostly violations of
the Fair Labor Standards Act and state labor laws.
Defendants of these wage-and-hour lawsuits include Alex
Cafe, Anthony's Restaurant, Aztec Furnishings, Boutz
Construction, Chicago-Illinois Cleaning Service, Doc
Able's Auto Clinic, Elly's Pancake House, Optimum
Granite & Marble, and Ridge Country Club.
Based in Chicago
On the Web: http://yourclg.com/
Contacts:
Valentin T. Narvaez, Esq.
Raisa Alicea, Esq.
CONSUMER LAW GROUP, LLC
6232 N. Pulaski, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60646
Telephone: (312) 878-1302
E-mail: vnarvaez@yourclg.com
ralicea@yourclg.com
POMERANTZ LLP
Pomerantz Grossman Hufford Dahlstrom & Gross LLP filed
at least 126 class action complaints this year. Among
others, the firm sued Forcefield Energy, Inogen Inc.,
Isoray Inc., Sandisk Corp., Xunlei Limited, iDreamSky
Technology, Edison International, and Fiat Chrysler for
violation of securities laws. The firm also sued
American Airlines, Delta, Southwest Airlines, and United
Continental Holdings for alleged price-fixing of
domestic airline tickets. It also sued Anthem Inc.
over theft of patients' personal information.
Based in New York, with offices in Chicago; Los Angeles;
Weston, Fla.
On the Web: http://pomerantzlawfirm.com/
Contacts:
Jeremy A. Lieberman, Esq.
J. Alexander Hood II, Esq.
Marc Gorrie, Esq.
POMERANTZ LLP
600 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (212) 661-1100
Facsimile: (212) 661-8665
E-mail: jalieberman@pomlaw.com
ahood@pomlaw.com
mgorrie@pomlaw.com
Patrick V. Dahlstrom, Esq.
POMERANTZ LLP
10 South La Salle Street, Suite 3505
Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: (312) 377-1181
Facsimile: (312) 377-1184
E-mail: pdahlstrom@pomlaw.com
MICHAEL FAILLACE & ASSOCIATES
The Michael Faillace firm filed at least 122 complaints
seeking class status. The lawsuits mostly allege
violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and state
labor laws. Defendant companies included Gotham Pizza,
Xo Creperie, AHDS Bagel LLC, American Language
Communication Center, Castle Enterprise Construction,
Koodo Sushi, and P&S Select Foods.
Based in New York
On the Web: http://www.faillacelaw.com/
Contact:
Michael Faillace, Esq.
MICHAEL FAILLACE & ASSOCIATES, PC
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 2540
New York, NY 10165
Telephone: (212) 317-1200
E-mail: Michael@Faillacelaw.com
FIBICH, LEEBRON, COPELAND BRIGGS & JOSEPHSON, L.L.P.
The firm, previously known as Fibich, Hampton, Leebron,
Briggs & Josephson, L.L.P., launched at least 116 class
action lawsuits over alleged violations of the Fair
Labor Standards Act and state labor laws. Defendants
in these wage-and-hour cases include Cardinal Oilfield
Services, Continental Laboratories, Key Energy
Services, Premier Directional Drilling, Tubular
Solutions, Weatherford International, Bass Fishing &
Rentals, Horizontal Wireline Services, and M3P
Directional Services.
Based in Houston, Texas
On the Web: http://www.fibichlaw.com/
Contacts:
Michael A. Josephson, Esq.
Andrew W. Dunlap, Esq.
Lindsay R. Itkin, Esq.
Jessica M. Bresler, Esq.
FIBICH, LEEBRON, COPELAND, BRIGGS & JOSEPHSON
1150 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005
Telephone: (713) 751-0025
Facsimile: (713) 751-0030
E-mail: mjosephson@fibichlaw.com
adunlap@fibichlaw.com
litkin@fibichlaw.com
jbresler@fibichlaw.com
RIGRODSKY & LONG, P.A.
At least 107 class action lawsuits were filed by the
law firm of Rigrodsky & Long this year, alleging
violations of securities laws. Among others, the firm
sued to block the proposed acquisition of Martha
Stewart Living Omnimedia by Sequential Brands; Metalico
by Total Merchant; Niska Gas Storage Partners by
Brookfield Infrastructure; Towers Watson by Willis
Group; and Xoom Corp. by PayPal.
Has offices in Wilmington, Del., and Garden City, N.Y.
On the Web: http://rigrodskylong.com/
Contacts:
Seth D. Rigrodsky, Esq.
Brian D. Long, Esq.
Gina M. Serra, Esq.
Jeremy J. Riley, Esq
RIGRODSKY & LONG, P.A.
2 Righter Parkway, Suite 120
Wilmington, DE 19803
Telephone: (302) 295-5310
Facsimile: (302) 654-7530
E-mail: sdr@rl-legal.com
bdl@rl-legal.com
gms@rl-legal.com
jjr@rl-legal.com
THE ROSEN LAW FIRM
The Rosen Law Firm commenced at least 104 lawsuits
seeking class action status during the year. Most of
the lawsuits allege violations of securities laws. The
defendant companies include Endurance International,
Forcefield Energy, Insulet Corp, Rubicon Technology,
Seadrill Ltd and Solarwinds Inc. The firm also sued to
enjoin the acquisition of Martha Stewart Living
Omnimedia by Sequential Brands; and Lenovo (United
States) and Superfish Inc. over alleged spyware and
malware in their products.
Based in New York, N.Y. with offices in Los Angeles and
Jenkintown, Pa.
On the Web: http://www.rosenlegal.com/
Contacts:
Laurence M. Rosen, Esq.
THE ROSEN LAW FIRM, P.A.
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2450
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 785-2610
Facsimile: (213) 226-4684
E-mail: lrosen@rosenlegal.com
Phillip Kim, Esq.
Kevin Chan, Esq.
THE ROSEN LAW FIRM, P.A.
275 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone (212) 686-1060
Facsimile: (212) 202-3827
Email: lrosen@rosenlegal.com
pkim@rosenlegal.com
kchan@rosenlegal.com
ADAM J. FISHBEIN, ATTORNEY AT LAW
At least 98 class action lawsuits were filed by the law
firm of Adam Fishbein alleging violations of the Fair
Debt Collection Practices Act. Defendant companies
include Credit Control & Collections, Daniels Norelli
Scully & Cecere, Delta Outsource Group, Enhanced
Recovery Company, Financial Recovery Services, Law
Offices of Ross Gelfand, Midland Credit Management,
Northland Group, Phillips & Cohen Associates,
Professional Claims Bureau, and Southwest Credit
Systems.
Based in Cedarhurst, N.Y.
Contact:
Adam J. Fishbein, Esq.
ADAM J. FISHBEIN, P.C.
483 Chestnut Street
Cedarhurst, New York 11516
Telephone (516) 791-4400
Facsimile (516) 791-4411
E-mail: fishbeinadamj@gmail.com
GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY L.L.P.
The firm, formerly known as Glancy Binkow & Goldberg
LLP, launched at least 91 class action lawsuits this
year. Among others, the firm sued IDreamsky, Petrobras,
Resonant Inc. and Sandisk Corp. over alleged violation
of securities laws; American Airlines, Delta Air Lines,
Southwest Airlines and United Continental over price-
fixing of domestic airline tickets; and the National
Football League and DirecTV over DirecTV's exclusive
arrangement to broadcast all Sunday afternoon out-of-
market games; and Target Corp over the marketing of
herbal supplements. The firm officially changed its
name to Glancy Prongay in May 2015.
Based in Los Angeles, Calif., with offices in Berkeley,
Calif., and New York.
On the Web: https://www.glancylaw.com/
Contacts:
Lionel Z. Glancy, Esq.
Robert V. Prongay, Esq.
Lesly F. Portnoy, Esq.
GLANCY PRONGAY & MURRAY LLP
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: (310) 201-9150
Facsimile: (310) 201-9160
E-mail: lglancy@glancylaw.com
rprongay@glancylaw.com
lportnoy@glancylaw.com
LEE LITIGATION GROUP
At least 86 lawsuits seeking class status were filed by
Lee Litigation Group this year alleging violations of
the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and over deceptive marketing and
advertising practices. Defendants in wage-and-hour
lawsuits include Blockhead's Burritos, BTB Events &
Celebrations, Nomad Hospitality, New Blue Flowers
Gourmet and New York Kimchi Catering. Defendants in
false advertising and product mislabeling suits include
Pfizer, Starbucks, Unilever US and Pepsico, Urban Decay
Cosmetics and L'Oreal USA, and Lumber Liquidators.
Meanwhile, McDonald's, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Moe's
Southwest Grill were among those sued because their
premises are not accessible to persons with
disabilities.
Based in New York, N.Y.
On the Web: http://www.leelitigation.com/
Contact:
C.K. Lee, Esq.
Anne Seelig, Esq.
Shin Hahn, Esq.
LEE LITIGATION GROUP, PLLC
30 East 39th Street, Second Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (212) 465-1188
Facsimile: (212) 465-1181
E-mail: cklee@leelitigation.com
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
This year Robbins Geller filed at least 85 class action
lawsuits alleging violations of securities laws,
antitrust laws and product liability. Among others,
the firm sued Isoray, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals,
Magnachip Semiconductor, Maxpoint Interactive,
NationStar Mortgage and Revance Therapeutics for false
and misleading financial reports; Bank of Nova Scotia
and other banks for allegedly manipulating the market
for U.S. Treasury securities; BP West Coast Products
for allegedly inflating gasoline prices; American
Airlines, Delta, Southwest Airlines Co. and United
Airlines, for alleged price-fixing of domestic airline
tickets; and Volkswagen Group over the recent emission
test scandal.
Has offices in Atlanta; Boca Raton, Fla.; Chicago;
Manhattan; Melville, N.Y.; Nashville, Tenn.;
Philadelphia; San Diego; San Francisco; and Washington
D.C.
On the Web: http://www.rgrdlaw.com/
Contacts:
Samuel H. Rudman, Esq.
Mark S. Reich, Esq.
Alan I. Ellman, Esq.
William J. Geddish, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
58 South Service Road, Suite 200
Melville, NY 11747
Telephone: (631) 367-7100
Facsimile: (631) 367-1173
E-mail: srudman@rgrdlaw.com
mreich@rgrdlaw.com
aellman@rgrdlaw.com
wgeddish@rgrdlaw.com
Stuart A. Davidson, Esq.
Mark J. Dearman, Esq.
Alexander D. Kruzyk, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Telephone: (561) 750-3000
Facsimile: (561) 750-3364
E-mail: sdavidson@rgrdlaw.com
mdearman@rgrdlaw.com
akruzyk@rgrdlaw.com
Shawn A. Williams, Esq.
David W. Hall, Esq.
ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP
Post Montgomery Center
One Montgomery Street, Suite 1800
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 288-4545
Facsimile: (415) 288-4534
E-mail: shawnw@rgrdlaw.com
dhall@rgrdlaw.com
BRUCKNER BURCH PLLC
Bruckner Burch filed or co-filed at least 85 class
action complaints alleging violations of the Fair Labor
Standards Act. Defendants in these wage-and-hour
lawsuits include Exploration Drilling, Global Nitrogen
Services, Gulf Interstate Field Services, Horizontal
Wireline Services, National Oilwell Varco, Red Hawk
Energy Services, Reliance Pressure Control, Sprint
Energy Services, Superstar Snow Ice, Tubular Solutions,
Woodlands Landscaping, Bass Fishing & Rentals, DWM
Consulting, Texas Prisoner Transportation Division, and
Kwick Rentals.
Based in Houston, Texas
On the Web: http://brucknerburch.com/
Contacts:
Richard J. (Rex) Burch, Esq.
David I. Moulton, Esq.
BRUCKNER BURCH, P.L.L.C.
8 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1500
Houston, TX 77046
Telephone: (713) 877-8788
Facsimile: (713) 877-8065
E-mail: rburch@brucknerburch.com
dmoulton@brucknerburch.com
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