Category: Press Releases

DiCello Levitt, Ben Crump Law File Lawsuit Against Pickens County Law Enforcement Entities in Wrongful Death Case of Former NFL Player Glenn Foster Jr.

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BIRMINGHAM—DiCello Levitt LLP and Ben Crump Law on behalf of Pamela Foster, widow of former New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster Jr., today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against Pickens County, the County’s Sheriff’s Office, the Pickens County Jail, and seven law enforcement officers. The … Continued

DiCello Levitt With Co-Counsel Secure Court Ruling Against Marriott Allowing Data Breach Lawsuit on Behalf of Millions of Consumers To Move Forward

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CHICAGO—In a nationwide class action against Marriott related to its 2018 data breach, DiCello Levitt, together with its co-counsel, secured an important ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland allowing the case to move forward as a class action. After the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification was previously granted in 2022, … Continued

DiCello Levitt, Douglas & London, Motley Rice, Ben Crump Law, and Co-Counsel Applaud Court’s Decision To Move Forward With Multidistrict Litigation on Behalf of Thousands of Consumers Poisoned by Hair Relaxers

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CHICAGO—Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel DiCello Levitt, Douglas & London, Motley Rice, and Ben Crump Law, together with other Plaintiffs’ counsel in the litigation, applaud the ruling by Judge Mary M. Rowland of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, materially denying Defendants’ motion to dismiss and granting Plaintiffs the ability to continuing … Continued

DiCello Levitt Commends Toronto Jury Verdict Finding Former Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Guilty of Sexual Assault of Multiple Women

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NEW YORK—DiCello Levitt commends a Toronto, Canada jury decision on Sunday that found 82-year-old former fashion mogul Peter Nygard guilty of four counts of sexual assault committed between the late 1980s and 2005. According to prosecutors, Nygard lured his victims between the ages of 16 and 28 to a private suite at his firm’s Toronto … Continued

DiCello Levitt Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Insurance Giants Over Breach of Contract, Unjustly Retaining Renewal Commissions

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CHICAGO—DiCello Levitt on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of hundreds of insurance agency owners against Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) and GEICO Insurance Agency. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs allege breach of contract in relation to policy renewal commissions as well … Continued

DiCello Levitt Appointed Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel in Antitrust Class Action on Behalf of Manufactured Home Residents Across the US

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CHICAGO—In an order issued earlier today, Judge Franklin Valderrama, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, appointed DiCello Levitt LLP and Hausfeld LLP to serve as Plaintiffs’ Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel on behalf of manufactured home residents across the United States. In this antitrust class action lawsuit, Carla Hajek and … Continued

DiCello Levitt Applauds the FDA’s Plans To Ban Cancer-Causing Hair-Straightening Products

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WASHINGTON—DiCello Levitt’s Co-Chair, Mass Tort division and Managing Partner, Birmingham Office Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann applauds the United States Food and Drug Administration’s plans to propose a rule to ban hair-straightening products containing a highly toxic mix of cancer-causing chemicals. The FDA’s rulemaking process will unfold against the backdrop of Fu’s representation—as Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel—in … Continued

DiCello Levitt Appointed Lead Counsel in Securities Fraud Class Action Impacting Hundreds of Public and Union Pension Fund Beneficiaries and Other Syneos Health Stockholders

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NEW YORK—The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday appointed DiCello Levitt Lead Counsel in the national securities class action against Syneos Health, Inc. and its former executives. The lawsuit alleges that Syneos Health Inc. made misleading statements about the collapse of its new business and nearly $3 billion … Continued

DiCello Levitt Continues Expansion by Adding Talent in 5 Offices

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WASHINGTON—DiCello Levitt continues its rapid growth trajectory by adding attorney talent in five of its six offices. Li Yu joined the New York office as a Partner to reinforce the firm’s appellate, health care and pharmaceutical fraud, financial and securities fraud, and whistleblower practices. Previously, he served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District … Continued