Category: Press Releases

BALTIMORE—Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that the City of Baltimore is taking legal steps to proactively and aggressively address the catastrophic impact the Key Bridge collapse has had on the City of Baltimore and its residents, including the families of the victims, business owners, and longshoremen and other Port workers. The tragedy has resulted not … Continued

CHICAGO, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A $70 million settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit against eight of the nation’s largest banks has been finalized and executed, making it the largest reported settlement ever under the Illinois False Claims Act. The whistleblower, identified in the lawsuit as Edelweiss Fund LLC, alleged that various affiliates of Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan … Continued

BUFFALO—In a major blow to the largest technology companies in the United States, including Meta Platforms, Google, Amazon, Alphabet (“Social Media Defendants”), and others, as well as firearm and body armor manufacturers, New York State Supreme Court Judge Paula L. Feroleto ordered a landmark lawsuit centering on a 2022 Buffalo mass shooting to move forward … Continued

CLEVELAND—In a major trial victory, a Cuyahoga County Court, Ohio jury sided with DiCello Levitt clients Dr. Jason Hoover and Bridgeway Diagnostics, LLC in awarding them a total of $5.7 million in damages. The jury found that the defendants, Hitachi Healthcare Americas Corporation and Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., promised Dr. Hoover and his company … Continued

NEW YORK—DiCello Levitt on Monday filed a class action lawsuit against the largest U.S. and European automobile tire manufacturers, alleging that the defendants artificially increased prices and engaged in large-scale price fixing of new replacement tires for passenger cars, vans, trucks, and buses. According to the complaint, Michael Spadafino v. Continental Aktiengesellschaft, et al. filed … Continued

WASHINGTON—DiCello Levitt LLP, Ben Crump PLLC, and Tycko & Zavareei LLP this week filed their consolidated class action complaint against Navy Federal Credit Union, alleging systemic discriminatory lending practices detrimentally affecting thousands of non-White mortgage applicants nationwide. According to the lawsuit, In re: Navy Federal Mortgage Discrimination Litigation, filed in the United States District Court … Continued

WASHINGTON—United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia Leonie M. Brinkema on Friday appointed DiCello Levitt’s Founding Partner Adam Levitt, Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law PLLC, and Hassan Zavareei of Tycko & Zavareei LLP as Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Counsel in a lawsuit against Navy Federal Credit Union, one of the nation’s … Continued

CHICAGO—DiCello Levitt LLP this week announced its 2024 class of partners and senior counsel. Effective January 1, 2024, the firm elevated the following attorneys across its U.S. offices: Chicago:                      Adam Prom and Nada Djordjevic, Partner Anna Claire Skinner, Senior Counsel New York: Chuck Dender, Partner Birmingham: Eli Hare, Partner Washington, DC: Molly Knobler, Partner … Continued

WASHINGTON—DiCello Levitt LLP, Ben Crump Law PLLC, and Liles Parker PLLC on Sunday filed a class action lawsuit against Navy Federal Credit Union over systemic discriminatory lending practices impacting millions of Black and Brown mortgage applicants nationwide. The lawsuit—which is in part based on a recent CNN study—alleges a striking disparity between mortgage approval rates … Continued