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Firm Files Class Action Alleging That 16 Elite, Private Universities Have Illegally Conspired to Reduce Financial Aid for Almost Two Decades

CHICAGO, IL – January 10, 2022: Price-fixing has overcharged, harmed more than 170,000 students from working and middle-class families. Four highly experienced national law firms with extensive expertise in complex and antitrust class action litigation filed an antitrust class-action lawsuit today against 16 of the country’s most elite private universities, […]

Berger Montague Expands Antitrust Department with Two Heavyweight Lateral Hires

January 5, 2022, PHILADELPHIA, PA:  Berger Montague, a nationally recognized plaintiffs’ class action and commercial litigation law firm, is pleased to announce that Prof. Josh Davis and Dr. Robert Litan, two of the nation’s top antitrust practitioners and scholars have agreed to join the firm. For nearly two decades Prof. […]

Shell Group: Berger Montague Investigates Antitrust Dispute

PHILADELPHIA, January 4, 2022 – Berger Montague is counseling Brazilian fuel distribution company Gran Petro in an antitrust dispute against the Shell Group in the Netherlands due to antitrust violations that have negatively impacted the fuel distribution market for the last several years. Together with Dutch lead-counsel BarentsKrans, a writ […]

Ontario Division Court unanimously agrees to allow investors’ claims to advance against Auxly Cannabis Group, Inc.

(November 2, 2021) The Ontario Superior Court of Justice – Divisional Court (Justices Swinton, Sachs, and Favreau), 2021 ONSC 7117, have allowed the investor claims against Auxly Cannabis Group, Inc. to proceed forward into discovery and trial by denying the appeal of Justice Morgan’s straight-forward (tell-it-how-it-is) decision granting investors leave […]

Berger Montague Named 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers

Berger Montague is proud to announce that the Firm has been named the 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers Pharmaceutical Litigation Law Firm of the Year by the National Law Journal.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Warns Investors investing in China-based companies

(July 30, 2021) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has identified a number of China-based companies raising capital through offshore shell companies. In a number sectors in China, companies are not allowed to have foreign ownership and cannot directly list on stock exchanges outside of China. Some of these […]

Three Berger Montague Attorneys Named 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Berger Montague is proud to announce that Thomson Reuters has named Managing Shareholder E. Michelle Drake a 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyer. In addition, Associate John Albanese and Senior Counsel Hans Lodge have been named 2021 Minnesota Rising Stars.

Berger Montague Upgrades Minneapolis and San Diego Office Locations to Accommodate Law Firm Growth

Berger Montague’s Minneapolis and San Diego offices have moved to more convenient locations amidst growing demand for the Firm’s attorneys and services.

Berger Montague Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Philips on Behalf of Consumers Who Purchased Philips’ Recalled CPAP, BiPAP, and other Sleep Apnea Machines and Ventilators

The national plaintiffs’ law firm Berger Montague has filed a class action lawsuit against Dutch medical equipment company Philips to protect consumers harmed by Philips’ recalled sleep apnea machines, including CPAP and BiPAP machines, and ventilators, which may increase users’ risk of cancer and pulmonary fibrosis, and cause other injuries such as headaches, irritation, inflammation, respiratory issues, and exposure to materials with toxic and carcinogenic effects. The case is Shelton v. Koninklijke Philips N.V., et al., No. 1:21-cv-11076 (D. Mass.).

The Inherent Risks of Securities-Backed Lines of Credit

For investors seeking quick—and virtually unrestricted—cash without having to sell their investments, securities-backed lines of credit (“SBLOC”) have emerged as an exceedingly popular option. The SBLOC concept is simple. For monthly interest-only payments, brokerage firms extend to investors a revolving line of credit that is collateralized against assets in the […]

Intellipharmaceutics International, Inc., Shareholder Class Certification and Settlement

(June 25, 2021) The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Justice Morgan) certified a Class of investors that purchased Intellipharmaceutics International, Inc.’s securities (“IPCI”) listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and scheduled a hearing date to approve a Settlement Agreement between investors and IPCI. The Plaintiffs allege that Intellipharm’s value and […]

Fighters File Class Action Antitrust Lawsuit Against the Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) and Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.

Kajan Johnson and C.B. Dollaway, two long-time veterans of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”), filed a proposed class action antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa, LLC (d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship and UFC) and its parent company Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.