Cases & Investigations

Accordia Insurance Agent Commissions Class Action Lawsuit

Berger Montague served as lead counsel in a class action lawsuit against Accordia Life and Annuity Co. and Alliance-One Services, Inc. involving unpaid and delayed commissions to life insurance agents.

Arnett v. Bank of America

Berger Montague was Co-Lead Class Counsel in a nationwide class action settlement in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. The action alleged that Bank of America, N.A. schemed to require certain borrowers to (1) purchase flood insurance at inflated cost due to the bank’s conduct, and (2) purchase flood insurance coverage in excess of the amount required by their mortgage contract or federal law.

  • Settled
  • Consumer Protection, Insurance Fraud, Predatory Lending and Borrowers' Rights
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Block v. McDonald’s Corporation

The firm served as co-lead counsel and obtained a settlement of $12.5 million with McDonald’s in 2002 stemming from its failure to disclose the use of beef fat in its french fries.

Citizens Bank Force-Placed Flood Insurance Litigation

Berger Montague, as class counsel, reached a nationwide class action settlement in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The action alleged that Citizens Bank required certain borrowers to purchase flood insurance in excess of what their mortgage contract and federal law requires.

  • Settled
  • Consumer Protection, Insurance Fraud, Predatory Lending and Borrowers' Rights
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Crawford v. Philadelphia Hotel Operating Co.

The firm served as co-lead counsel and obtained a settlement in 2005 whereby persons who contracted food poisoning at a business convention at the hotel recovered $1,500 each.

Educational Testing Service Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching Grades 7-12

Berger Montague served on the plaintiffs’ steering committee and obtained an $11.1 million settlement in 2006 on behalf of persons who were incorrectly scored on a teacher’s licensing exam.

Experian/T-Mobile Data Breach Lawsuit

This class action lawsuit arose from a data breach at Experian in which computer hackers stole personal information including Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information for approximately 15 million consumers.

  • Settled
  • Consumer Protection, Technology, Privacy & Data Breach
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Holmes v. Bank of America, N.A.

Berger Montague, as class counsel, reached a nationwide class action settlement in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The action alleged that Bank of America required certain borrowers to purchase wind insurance at an inflated cost.

  • Settled
  • Consumer Protection, Predatory Lending and Borrowers' Rights
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JPMorgan Chase Force-Placed Flood Insurance Litigation

Berger Montague served as co-lead counsel in this litigation against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The action alleged that JPMorgan Chase Bank schemed to require certain borrowers to (1) purchase flood insurance at inflated cost due to the bank’s conduct, and (2) purchase flood insurance coverage in excess of the amount required by their mortgage contract or federal law.

  • Settled
  • Consumer Protection, Insurance Fraud, Predatory Lending and Borrowers' Rights
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Pet Foods Product Liability Litigation

Berger Montague served as one of plaintiffs’ co-lead counsel in this multidistrict class action suit that sought to redress the harm resulting from the manufacture and sale of contaminated dog and cat food. Certain defendants recalled wheat gluten and/or rice protein concentrate supplied for the manufacture of pet food and pet treat products, as well as pet food and treats that may have been manufactured with recalled wheat gluten and/or rice protein concentrate for sale to consumers in the United States and in Canada.

  • Settled
  • Defective Products, Consumer Protection
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