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Labaton Sucharow LLP is co-lead counsel in a securities class action against Conduent Incorporated and certain of its senior executives (collectively, “Defendants”).

Labaton Sucharow LLP is lead counsel in a securities class action against Peabody Energy Corp. (“Peabody” or the “Company”), and certain of its senior executives (collectively, “Defendants”).

Labaton Sucharow is lead counsel in a securities class action against Changyou

Labaton Sucharow is lead counsel in a securities class action against Credit Acceptance Corp.

Labaton Sucharow LLP is lead counsel in a securities class action lawsuit against Benefitfocus, Inc. on behalf of City of Pittsburgh Comprehensive Municipal Pension Trust Fund.

Labaton Sucharow is co-lead counsel in a securities class action against Uniti Group Inc.

Labaton Sucharow is lead counsel in a securities class action against MINDBODY, a provider of cloud-based business management software for the wellness services industry

Labaton Sucharow is lead counsel in this securities class action against Nielsen Holdings

Labaton Sucharow is lead counsel in this securities class action against Acuity Brands

Labaton Sucharow is co-lead counsel in a U.S. class action brought against Resideo Technologies Inc.

Labaton Sucharow is lead counsel in a U.S. class action brought against CannTrust Holdings Inc.

Labaton Sucharow is court-appointed interim lead counsel in a securities class action lawsuit against SciPlay Corporation.

Labaton Sucharow is court-appointed co-lead counsel in a securities class action lawsuit against JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (“JELD-WEN” or the “Company”) and certain of the Company’s executives.

Labaton Sucharow is court-appointed lead counsel in a securities class action lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment (“WWE”).

Labaton Sucharow is lead counsel in a securities class action pending in Pennsylvania state court against Livent Corporation

Labaton Sucharow serves on the Executive Committee in this securities class action against ADT in connection with ADT's IPO

The Firm leads the prosecution in a securities class action against Mercedes-Benz manufacturer Daimler AG for its use of emission testing “defeat devices.”

Labaton Sucharow leads this securities class action against this Hyderabad, India-based pharmaceutical company

Labaton Sucharow is co-lead counsel in a securities class action against BrightView Holdings pending in Pennsylvania state court

Labaton Sucharow LLP has filed a securities class action lawsuit on behalf of its client Steamfitters Local 449 Pension Plan against Molina Healthcare, Inc.

The Firm is co-lead counsel in this securities class action

Labaton Sucharow is prosecuting in Wisconsin state court a securities class action against Spectrum Brands Holdings relating to the merger between Legacy Spectrum and HRG Group

Labaton Sucharow is co-lead counsel in this securities class action against a leading camping and outdoor retailer and supplier

The Firm serves as co-lead counsel in a case alleging false and misleading statements about the construction of two nuclear reactors.

Labaton Sucharow, serving as co-lead counsel, revived this securities class action after the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's order dismissing the complaint

Labaton Sucharow serves on the Executive Committee in this lawsuit filed on behalf of a proposed class of plaintiffs that purchased municipal derivatives directly from defendants, 37 leading banks, insurance companies, and brokers.

Labaton Sucharow is co-lead counsel in this securities class action against LJM Funds Management

Lead counsel Labaton Sucharow prevailed over defendants' motion to dismiss in this securities fraud class action against DeVry Education Group

Labaton Sucharow, as sole lead counsel, secured a $50 million settlement in this securities class action prosecuted in Pennsylvania state court

Labaton Sucharow LLP has been appointed co-lead counsel in this securities class action

Labaton Sucharow serves as lead counsel in this securities class action which settled for $5.75 million

An agreement in principle has been reached to settle this securities class action.

Labaton Sucharow, as lead counsel, settled this state court Section 11 class action for $9.5 million

Labaton Sucharow served as court-appointed lead counsel in a securities class action against Rent-A-Center, Inc., its former CEO, and former CFO.

Secured an $11 million cash fund, for the class

Labaton Sucharow served as co-lead counsel in breach of fiduciary duty against board of directors of Clear Channel

A $5.5 million settlement has been reached in this securities class action

The Firm secures a string of favorable rulings in this securities class action against da Vinci Surgical System maker Intuitive Surgical, highlighting the strengths of lead plaintiffs’ allegations

The court granted the plaintiffs' class certification motion in this securities class action against mutual fund company, Virtus Investment Partners, following an SEC investigation of its subadvisor, F-Squared.

Secured a $35 million recovery on behalf of the class

Plaintiffs secured $504.5 million in total settlements

Alleging retailer Conn's, Inc.'s loose lending policies exposed company to high amounts of bad debt

Recovered $17 million in this securities class action

This class action settled for $14.75 million against PTC Therapeutics.

In July 2018, the court granted final approval to a $54 million settlement between defendants and the end-payor plaintiffs

Labaton Sucharow represents injured investors as liaison counsel in this Belgian securities action against Dutch/Belgian bank/insurer Fortis.

A $3.5 million recovery achieved

$29.5 million settlement reached

Labaton Sucharow serves as liaison counsel in this Australian action against Treasury Wine Estates Limited, a wine producer and supplier in Australia, the United States, and other world markets.

This shareholder derivative suit resulted in a historic monetary and corporate governance settlement

Labaton Sucharow recovers a $6.8 million settlement with Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.

Secured largest consumer recovery in Kansas from a pay-for-delay case

So far, our litigation efforts have resulted in significant benefits to Providence stockholders.

The Firm served as liaison counsel in this Japanese action alleging accounting fraud against consumer electronics company, Olympus,

$40 million settlement reached in this derivative action against Sears' board of directors and officers

Labaton Sucharow recovers nearly $10 Million in securities class action against networking technology company

Investors achieve a $140 million settlement with Barrick Gold, one of the largest gold mining companies in the world.

$300 million recovered from State Street in connection with FX Trades

A $9.5 million settlement reached

After more than nine years of litigation, Labaton Sucharow secures a $95 million settlement on behalf of injured investors.

Total settlements in the multidistrict litigation top $1.2 billion

A $47 million settlement reached in this securities class action involving Nu Skin's business conduct in China

The Firm served as liaison counsel in an Australian class action on behalf of former Zinifex Limited shareholders against OZ Minerals involving the merger of mining companies.

Nearly $2 billion settlement reached in this credit default swaps antitrust case against the world’s largest banks

A Landmark Victory Secured in the Fight for Stockholders’ Fundamental Voting Rights

A $30 million settlement reached in this long-running securities class action against Celestica, a Canadian electronics company.

Combined settlement of $18.4 million in this case involving allegations of securities violations

Secures the Second Largest Derivative Settlements in Court of Chancery History

Secured a $170 million recovery against Fannie Mae after six years of litigation

The Firm served as liaison counsel in this action against Royal Imtech N.V., a provider of technical services inside and outside Europe.

We secured significant governance reforms, including an extension of the DEA commitment, in this derivative action related to Walgreen's Controlled Substances Act violation.

We secured a $12 million recovery in this derivative action.

Labaton Sucharow obtains a favorable outcome on behalf of lead plaintiff in a derivative action against the board of directors of Aaron's, Inc.

$265 million all-cash settlement with Massey in connection with one of the largest U.S. coal mine disasters in more than 40 years

An aggregate settlement of more than $50 million

In response to our litigation efforts, the Board abandoned the Eddie Bauer acquisition, invalidated the poison pill deployed to prevent a buyout by Men's Wearhouse and agreed to sell Jos. A. Bank to Men's Wearhouse for the premium price of $65 per share.

On October 17, 2013, the Honorable Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted final approval to a settlement In re Imprelis Herbicide Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation. Based on the settlement agreement, DuPont agreed to arrange for the removal and replacement of damaged trees at no cost, and to provide additional compensation to members of the class.

On September 20, 2013, the Honorable T.S. Ellis, III of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted final approval to the $97.5 million settlement with Computer Sciences Corporation, Michael W. Laphen, and Donald G. Debuck (collectively, the defendants) in the class action, In re Computer Sciences Corporation Securities Litigation, Civ. No. 11-610-TSE-IDD (E.D. Va.).

In one of the most complex securities cases in history, the Firm secured over $1 billion in total settlements, including a landmark $725 million with AIG regarding allegations of bid rigging and accounting fraud.

A $139 million settlement, one of the largest derivative settlements in Court of Chancery history.

Nearly $18 million in settlements

We reached a $13 million settlement with Ernst & Young LLP, Broadcom's independent auditor, in a case involving one of the largest restatements in history due to stock options backdating.

A $110 million settlement was obtained in this shareholder case.

Labaton Sucharow serves as lead counsel in two class actions filed on behalf of persons and entities (including state governmental entities) that purchased foam-filled fenders and buoys and marine pilings directly from defendants.

We secured a $275 million settlement with Bear Stearns Companies, plus a $19.9 million settlement with Deloitte & Touche LLP, Bear Stearns' outside auditor.

We obtained a cash resolution as well as key reforms such as enhanced disclosures and an amended merger agreement in this shareholder litigation.

We obtained $29 million in settlements on behalf of B&N investors in this derivative litigation, alleging abuse of fiduciary duties by the B&N defendants.

We secured a $20 million recovery from Carter's and the Individual Defendants and a $3.3 million recovery from PwC.

After hard-fought negotiations, the settlement terms increased the rights of Medco/Express Scripts shareholders.

In this shareholder litigation, we secured key deal improvements, including rescission of a poison pill, which added significant value for Compellent shareholders.

In the case known as "India's Enron," as co-lead counsel, we obtained more than $150 million in collective settlements, which includes $25.5 million settlement with the company's auditor.

After extensive arm's-length negotiations, the parties reached a revised agreement to finally and fully resolve the claims asserted in the underlying action and the settlement litigation. The revised settlement agreement increased the payment to J.Crew's shareholders from $10 million to $16 million.

To date, we secured $52 million in settlements in this litigation involving a conspiracy to eliminate competition in the market for ocean freight services between in the continental US and Puerto Rico.

We obtained a settlement amount of over $22 million in this case alleging anticompetitive conduct within the construction glass industry.

A $200 million settlement was approved in one of the largest securities fraud cases to emerge from the healthcare sector.

As lead counsel, we obtained a monumental win for investors against one of the biggest offenders of the mortgage crisis with $624 million in recoveries.

The Court granted final approval of a $13.5 million partial settlement with defendant Home City Ice, who pled guilty to the conduct alleged in the complaint

In a case of an alleged global conspiracy to unlawfully fix prices of marine hoses, we obtained a settlement of $31.7 million.

We obtained favorable results in this case involving allegations of wrongful late trading and market timing.

In a case that involves one of the largest restatements in history due to stock options backdating, we obtained a $160.5 million partial settlement.

As co-lead counsel, we secured $671 million in total settlements, including one of the largest settlements with an auditor in securities class action history.

We argued this case before the Supreme Court and although the Court's decision is disappointing, Labaton Sucharow continues to fight for the cause of shareholder rights to the full extent allowable by U.S. law.

We obtained a $65.7 million settlement in this case involving allegations of anticompetitive conduct in the pharmaceutical industry.

An important victory is obtained against a drug company on behalf of HIV-positive patients and the public at large.

As co-lead counsel in this case involving allegations of pricing fixing and other anticompetitive conduct, we obtained a settlement of $14.2 million total.

As co-lead counsel in a case against automotive giant, General Motors, and its auditor, we obtained a settlement of more than $300 million, one of the largest settlements ever secured in the early stages of a securities fraud case.

On July 8, 2008, Judge Joanna Seybert of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York approved the settlement proposed by the parties in the securities fraud class action, In re DHB Industries, Inc. Class Action Litigation, No. 05-cv-04296 (E.D.N.Y.).

Labaton Sucharow served as co-lead counsel in the recently-settled case In re Natural Gas Commodity Litigation, which involved manipulation by dozens of large energy companies of the price of natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

A $285 million settlement and the court praised Partner Jon M. Plasse for his excellent representation of the client in this securities fraud litigation.

A landmark settlement establishing unique and far-reaching corporate governance standards on ethics compliance.

Not only did we obtain a $185 million settlement, but also secured corporate governance reforms that affect future Bristol-Myers Squibb consumers and investors.

Corporate bondholders received a substantial boost in their ability to bring class action lawsuits for securities fraud as a result of this matter.

As co-lead counsel, we obtained a $44.5 million settlement along with an important Court of Appeals decision upholding the right of indirect purchasers to bring antitrust claims in federal court seeking to enjoin anticompetitive conduct.

After four years of intense litigation, including a five-week trial in federal court and six days of jury deliberations, we secured a unanimous verdict and a $185 million jury award.

Not only did we obtain $457 million settlement at the time, one of the largest securities class action recoveries in history, but we also secured substantial corporate governance reforms.

We secured a $147 million settlement in this lengthy and complex antitrust case against Mylan Laboratories and received laudable recognition from the court.