Keller Rohrback is proud to recognize its Juul Labs litigation team for securing Final Approval of the Juul Nationwide Class Action Settlement, which was approved on September 19, 2023.
A recent FDA panel stated that multiple studies have shown that phenylephrine, which is a common ingredient in many of the most popular over-the-counter oral cold medicines such as types of Sudafed, Mucinex and Robitussin, among others, is no better than a placebo in its ability to act as a decongestant.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that associate attorneys Felicia Craick and Natida Sribhibhadh have been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal in its monthly feature “Next Gen in Law.”
Did the Maui wildfires destroy your world? The physical destruction of homes, businesses, and personal belongings has been devastating, but the emotional and financial toll imposed by the fire is immeasurable. Although we at Keller Rohrback cannot give you back what you have lost, we can help you hold accountable those who were responsible for this tragedy.
Keller Rohrback was among the first firms in the Country to sue pharmacy benefit managers for conspiring with insulin manufacturers to drive up the cost of insulin for American consumers. These abusive practices continue today, and they increase the costs that cities and counties pay for insulin.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that 22 of our attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 editions of either The Best Lawyers in America® or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Keller Rohrback congratulates partner Josh Ross, who was named as one of the Oregon 2023 Super Lawyers Top 50 attorneys. The firm is proud to support Josh in this distinct honor, which recognizes the outstanding work he does on behalf of clients in a wide variety of civil matters. These include trust and estate litigation, shareholder disputes, consumer and securities fraud actions, class actions, breach of professional and fiduciary duty, and property and contract disputes.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is investigating reports that electric car manufacturer, Tesla, has been rigging its range-estimating software to intentionally show inflated projections for the distance its vehicles can travel on a full battery. But this was not a matter of a mere miscalculation: according to reports, Tesla intentionally programmed its cars to show drivers more realistic range estimates only after the battery fell below 50% of its maximum charge.
Congratulations to Derek Loeser, who was selected to the Washington 2023 Super Lawyers Top 100 list! Keller Rohrback is thrilled to support Derek in this distinct honor, which recognizes his ongoing work in prominent nationwide class-action mass tort cases.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that 21 of our Seattle attorneys have been named to the 2023 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list of honorees!
Keller Rohrback partner, Ryan McDevitt, was recently recognized by the prominent legal news website, Law360 as one of their 2023 Rising Stars. This exclusive list recognizes attorneys under the age of 40 “whose legal accomplishments belie their age.” Ryan was one of only 83 attorneys recognized nationally as a Rising Star, and only one of 4 recognized in the category of Product Liability.
Keller Rohrback is investigating whether AI companies, such as OpenAI (ChatGPT), Google (Bard), and Meta Platforms (LlaMA), are infringing on the rights of copyright holders and violating consumer protection laws.
Was your property lost or damaged in the catastrophic Marhsall Fire in Boulder County Colorado? More than 1,000 homes and commercial buildings were damaged or destroyed, and approximately 6,000 acres of land were burned, in this tragic but preventable disaster in Boulder County, Colorado. Keller Rohrback wants to help.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is thrilled to announce that on June 14th, an Oregon jury returned a decision that Berkshire Hathaway owned power company, PacifiCorp, must pay punitive damages for its role in the Labor Day wildfires that that devastated vast areas of Oregon in 2020.
Keller Rohrback associate attorney, Felicia Craick, was recently featured in a King 5 news story discussing the ongoing litigations being brought by school districts from around the country seeking to address the role that social media companies play in the nation’s youth mental health crisis. The story comes in light of the recent public health advisory issued by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy.
Between February 26, 2023 and March 7, 2023, the largest dental insurer in the nation, Managed Care of North America (MCNA), was subjected to a ransomware attack which compromised the personal and private health information of nearly nine million people across the United States.
Keller Rohrback wants to congratulate the six members of our team recognized by prominent legal media company, Lawdragon, in their 2023 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers guide.
The Keller Rohrback complex litigation team was recently featured in a "Lawdragon limelight." Derek Loeser, Lynn Sarko, and Gretchen Freeman Cappio represented the department for the feature.
Below is an excerpt from the feature titled, "A TEAM TAKING CORPORATIONS TO TASK: COMPLEX LITIGATION AT KELLER ROHRBACK"
Keller Rohrback is thrilled to announce a $235 million settlement with Altria and related companies, in the massive nation-wide JUUL e-cigarette youth vaping predatory advertising, fraud, addiction and injury litigation.
Keller Rohrback was a proud sponsor of the UW (University of Washington) NALSA (Native American Law Student Association) 2023 Salmon Bingo Dinner. The dinner took place on Friday, April 28, at wǝɫǝbʔaltxw (Intellectual House) on the UW campus. The dinner featured Indigenously prepared foods, and bingo with prizes focused on Native-created items or Native-owned businesses.
Keller Rohrback Managing Partner, Lynn Lincoln Sarko, was recently named as one of Law360 “Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar” for 2023. The “Titans” award seeks to recognize influential members of the plaintiffs’ bar who have had significant wins over the past year. Lynn is one of only 12 attorneys recognized for this honor this year.
Please join us in congratulating Managing Partner, Lynn Sarko, for being featured as a 2023 Law360 Titans of The Plaintiffs Bar honoree. Lynn was one of 12 attorneys selected who lead class action and mass torts litigation, shareholder derivative suits, and multidistrict litigation.
March is Women’s History Month, and this month we take a moment to recognize and learn a little bit about women who have served on the United States Supreme Court. The Court is the highest tribunal in the Nation for all cases and controversies arising under the Constitution or the laws of the United States. As the final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with ensuring the American people the promise of equal justice under law and, thereby, also functions as guardian and interpreter of the Constitution. To date, six women have served on the Court, with four of them still actively serving.
Keller Rohrback’s Portland office is growing! Two established Portland lawyers, Josh Ross and Keil Mueller, join Yoona Park in Keller Rohrback’s newest office in Portland, Oregon. These three partners will collaborate closely with KR’s teams in its other six offices to continue the firm’s work in providing valued legal expertise to clients and representing government entities and other plaintiffs in large-scale, impact litigation.
The attorneys and staff of Keller Rohrback are honored to sponsor Elizabeth Gregory Home, supporting the mission of providing homeless and at-risk women with respect, dignity, and empathy.
Keller Rohrback is investigating a potential design flaw that causes ice to build up in certain French door refrigerators causing expensive repair bills and loss of food. Are you affected?
Keller Rohrback is investigating reports that the manufacturer of the drug, Humira, has been using patent manipulation and other tactics to keep competitors out of the market for years in order to keep the price of its blockbuster drug outrageously high.
For the second year in a row, Keller Rohrback partners Gretchen Freeman Cappio and Derek Loeser, along with Managing Partner Lynn Sarko, have been named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. Congratulations to Lynn, Gretchen and Derek on earning this high honor!
For decades, appliance manufacturers have created marketing campaigns that portray gas stoves as as safe, efficient, and effective cooking tools. What those campaigns have omitted are the noxious gasses that those products emit, even when they are off.
We are excited to announce that Keller Rohrback has been recognized by Law360 as one of its “Practice Groups of the Year” for 2022 in two categories: Product Liability and Cybersecurity and Privacy! Law360 is the country’s foremost online publications for legal news and analysis and the Practice Group of the Year awards “honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated through the legal industry.”
Keller Rohrback is investigating allegations that Jeep used false claims about some of their vehicles’ green electric capabilities to market their 4xe hybrid line. Were you misled?
On Friday, January 6, 2023, Seattle Public Schools took the first step towards holding social media companies accountable for the harm they have wreaked on the social, emotional, and mental health of its students by filing a lawsuit against the companies operating TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, SnapChat, and YouTube.
Keller Rohrback is investigating reports that certain college athletic departments are taking huge payments from sportsbooks to allow them to promote and advertise online gambling on various campuses and even partnering with them to promote gambling to students directly in some instances.
Syngenta and Corteva, two major agricultural chemical companies, have allegedly engaged in illegal anticompetitive behavior. These practices may have forced the farmers that feed our nation to pay inflated prices for crop protection products.
Facebook User Plaintiffs and Defendant Facebook have agreed to resolve In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litig., No. 3:18-md-02843-VC, the class action arising out of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, for $725 million—the largest settlement ever of a privacy class action in the United States.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to announce that on December 15, 2022, Monsanto Company has agreed to pay $698 million to the State of Oregon to resolve the State’s claims against the giant multinational chemical company for PCB contamination throughout Oregon. Monsanto, the sole manufacturer of PCBs in the United States, made and sold over 1.4 billion pounds of PCBs despite knowing they are toxic, bioaccumulate, and last effectively forever.
The Keller Rohrback ERISA team, along with co-counsel at Stris & Maher and the Seattle City Attorney, completed its successful defense of a landmark Seattle ordinance when the Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari brought by a nationwide employer association. The ordinance requires large hotels to spend a certain amount for their employees’ health care or pay the employees additional compensation so as to enable them to afford such care.
Keller Rohrback is honored to have been included in the 2023 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s– Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" publication receiving multiple tiered rankings in various recognized practice areas and locations. Achieving a tiered ranking in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
Keller Rohrback partner, Derek Loeser has recently been featured in the popular Lawdragon.com Lawyer Limelight interview series. In his interview, Derek discusses his early career working for the US Department of Justice in the Civil Rights Division, and what drives him to take on large corporations who abuse their power, and where he sees the future of complex litigation going, among other topics.
Keller Rohrback is investigating the high price of Nuvigil (generically known as armodafinil). Nuvigil is a critical medication used to reduce extreme sleepiness in sufferers of narcolepsy and other sleep-related disorders.
Keller Rohrback is honored to have been recognized by the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) for its work on the In re EpiPen Marketing, Sales Practices, and Antitrust Litigation. The Keller Rohrback team of Lynn Sarko, Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Alison Chase and Felicia Craick will be recognized, alongside co-counsel from Burn Charest LLP, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Pritzker Levine LLP, Sharp Law LLP, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, on November 9th at the 2022 AAI Awards Night in the category of Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Private Law Practice.
On September 20, Federal District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez granted final approval of a combined $230 million class action settlement arising out of Plains All American Pipeline’s 2015 Refugio Oil Spill on the Santa Barbara coast.
On Friday, August 26, 2022, Facebook User Plaintiffs and Defendant Facebook informed the court that they have reached a settlement in principle in the action In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litig., No. 3:18-md-02843-VC.
Keller Rohrback is investigating reports that certain models of Ford Super Duty trucks manufactured between the years of 1999 and 2016, may have dangerously weak roofs that are susceptible to crushing in a roll-over accident, potentially leading to grievous bodily injury or even death. Is your safety at risk?
Congratulations to Keller Rohrback partner, Cari Laufenberg for being recognized by Best Lawyers ® as the 2023 Litigation - ERISA “Lawyer of the Year” award winner in Seattle!
Credit reporting agency, Equifax, has announced that between March 17th and April 6th of 2022, a coding issue in a “legacy application” may have sent incorrect credit scores for potentially millions of consumers to lending agencies and banks. Were you affected?
From the 1950s through the 1980s, people living or working at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to contaminated drinking water.
Keller Rohrback partner, Gretchen Freeman Cappio has recently been featured in the popular Lawdragon.com Lawyer Limelight interview series. In her interview, Gretchen discusses her international journey to becoming lawyer, her law professor father’s influence and what drives her to leave the world in a better place through the practice of law among other topics. An excerpt of the interview can be read below:
Keller Rohrback is investigating reports that U.S. Bank employees opened bank and/or credit card accounts in customers’ name without their consent. Are you concerned? We want to hear from you.
Congratulations to Derek Loeser, who was selected to the Washington 2022 Super Lawyers Top 100 list! Keller Rohrback is thrilled to support Derek in this distinct honor.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that twenty-two of our attorneys have been named to the 2022 Washington and Northern California, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists!
Keller Rohrback is investigating the recent Flagstar Bank data breach that resulted in the theft of over 1.5 million customers’ names, personal identification, and Social Security numbers.
Nissan has announced more than 180,000 Nissan Frontier and Titan pickups, model years 2020-2022 are at risk for potentially rolling away while in Park.
Lawdragon.com has recently featured Keller Rohrback Managing Partner, Lynn Sarko, in its popular Lawyer Limelight interview series. In the interview, Lynn, who was previously recognized by Lawdragon as one of the 2022 Leading Lawyers in America, discusses his path to becoming a lawyer, how his early life on farm in Illinois prepared him for his current role leading a nationally recognized law firm, and the work that he is most proud of amongst other interesting topics
Keller Rohrback Is Pleased to Announce That Portland-area Air Quality Researchers Will Be Acquiring Air Pollution Monitoring Equipment as the Result of a Recent Class Action Settlement.
Keller Rohrback is investigating reports that social media giant Twitter (TWTR) misused users’ telephone numbers and email addresses to sell targeted ads, profiting off of consumers’ private information.
Keller Rohrback is pleased to have been recognized for its antitrust work in the 2021 Antitrust Annual Report published in partnership by the Center for Litigation and Courts at UC Hastings College of Law and The Huntington National Bank. Keller Rohrback was included in their rankings for the category of “Top 50 Cases with Settlements Reaching Final Approval 2009-2021.” Keller Rohrback achieved this ranking by having been a part of one of the largest antitrust settlements reached during this time period. Congratulations to the Keller Rohrback Antitrust Team!
According to an article published by The Practice magazine, between the years 2000 and 2015, the number of Asian American lawyers practicing in the United States has grown from 20,000 to 53,000, and now comprise nearly five percent of lawyers Nationwide. In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month, we’re taking some time to feature some of the amazing and important work currently being done by our Keller Rohrback attorneys of AAPI heritage.
Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22, is an important reminder to support and protect the environment, raise awareness on the climate and ecological crises, and to make a conscious effort to reduce our environmental impact.
On April 19, 2022, Judge Harry D. Leinenweber of the Northern District of Illinois appointed Keller Rohrback as Interim Co-Lead Counsel. Keller Rohrback attorneys Dean Kawamoto, Derek Loeser, Gretchen Freeman Cappio and Felicia Craick are proud to represent the proposed class of Illinois citizens who have claims under BIPA based on Amazon’s collecting and using their biometric data through the Amazon Photo service.
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is investigating reports that the 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans are being recalled due to an increase risk of catching fire while parked. Chrysler is warning Pacifica drivers not to charge their vehicles or park near structures or other vehicles until the cause can be identified and repairs made.
We are excited to announce that Keller Rohrback partner Jeff Lewis has been appointed to the United States Department of Labor Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans for 2022.
In what might be mistaken for the plot of a dystopian novel, online retailing behemoth Amazon.com, Inc (Amazon) has allegedly been collecting and using the biometric data of the users of its Amazon Photos service.
Keller Rohrback is suing Amazon over its monopolization of the e-commerce market. If you purchased any product on Amazon.com on or after May 26, 2017, we want to hear from you.
In re EpiPen (Epinephrine Injection, USP) Marketing, Sales Practices and Antitrust Litigation
United States District Court, District of Kansas
MDL No. 2785
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. is investigating reports that tractor manufacturer John Deere has unlawfully made it difficult or impossible to do repairs to their equipment except through John Deere dealerships.
Keller Rohrback is investigating reports that several popular noninvasive prenatal genetic tests (NIPTs), trusted by parents-to-be in order to screen for certain rare genetic disorders in embryos, are frequently wrong at a shockingly high rate.
On February 25, 2022 Judge Brian C. Wimes of the Western District of Missouri appointed Keller Rohrback partner, Cari Campen Laufenberg, as Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel in the T-Mobile Customer Data Security Breach multidistrict litigation (MDL).
Drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three major drug distributors: Cardinal Health Inc., McKesson Corp. and AmerisourceBergen Corp., have announced that they will collectively pay $26 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits nationwide
Please join us in congratulating Keller Rohrback managing partner Lynn Sarko and partners Gretchen Cappio and Derek Loeser on their selection to the 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
Erin Riley, a Keller Rohrback partner, was elected by the Board of Governors of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (ACEBC®) to be inducted as a Fellow in the College at the College's Annual Dinner to be held at the Chicago Club in Chicago, IL, on September 17, 2022.
We are thrilled to announce that Law360, the preeminent publication for legal news and analysis, has selected Keller Rohrback L.L.P. as one of their 2021 “Practice Groups of the Year” award winners in both the Employee Benefits and Product Liability categories. The awards honor “the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout the legal industry this past year.”
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that Eric Laliberte, Holly Lynch and Matthew Preusch have been named our newest partners, effective January 1, 2022.
Keller Rohrback wants to recognize and thank its associate attorneys who recently took part in the 2021 Legal Foundation of Washington’s Associates Campaign for Equal Justice. The Associates Campaign raises funds for civil legal aid programs to advance justice for families experiencing poverty.
Keller Rohrback is investigating reports that Wells Fargo may have improperly charged a fee to customers who paid off their mortgage with a cashier’s check. Allegedly, the bank would assess a $30 wire transfer fee to move these final mortgage payments from one division of the bank to another; a highly unusual practice that is not typical in the industry.
The Keller Rohrback Phoenix office was recognized in the Phoenix Metropolitan area with a Tier 2 ranking for our Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law practice, and the Seattle office was recognized in the Seattle Metropolitan area with a Tier 2 ranking for our Trusts and Estates Law practice.
Keller Rohrback is investigating Avista Utilities, which may have caused the Babb Road Fire that ravaged 15 miles of homes and properties in Malden and Pine City. If this extensive fire damaged your home, property, or business, we want to hear your story.
On September 1, 2021, the Ninth Circuit denied the ERISA Industry Committee’s (“ERIC”) petition for rehearing en banc in its lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s innovative ordinance to improve access to health care for large hotel employees and their families.
Keller Rohrback is investigating a pipeline failure near Huntington Beach that sent at least 126,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean, damaging property, fisheries, and wildlife. If this extensive oil spill harmed your property or your ability to catch or sell commercial seafood, we want to hear your story.
General Motors trucks and SUVs were allegedly manufactured with a defect that prevents airbags and seatbelt tensioners from deploying in some crashes, which can lead to dangerous and sometimes fatal outcomes. If you own a 2009-present GM truck or SUV (800) 776-6044 or [email protected].
100 million T-Mobile customers may have been impacted by a data breach that occurred in August 2021. If you are a T-Mobile customer and fear that your personal information was compromised because of this breach, please contact us at (800) 776-6044 or [email protected].
Keller Rohrback is investigating whether Google’s advertising practices allowed it to gain an illegal monopoly that has caused publishers and online newspapers to miss out on ad revenue. If you are a publisher or online newspaper and have used Google’s advertising services at any time between January 1, 2016 and now, please contact us at [email protected] or (800) 776-6044.
Keller Rohrback is proud to announce that 24 of our attorneys were named to the 2021 Washington, Southwest, and Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion upholding California’s “Cal Savers” program, which enables workers whose employers do not sponsor retirement plans to save for their retirement.
In December 2020 and January 2021, cybercriminals exploited a weakness in file transfer software provided by Accellion that is used by many universities, hospitals, and other organizations. The cybercriminals accessed documents that included academic transcripts, medical records, employment contracts, and financial information, then made that information available to download on a website called CLOP that is run by cybercriminals. This breach put the personal information—including Social Security numbers and medical information—of more than one million people at risk of identity theft and fraud. If you have been notified that your data was compromised, please contact us at (800) 776-6044 or [email protected].
Consumers have reported that the engines in certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles contain a manufacturing defect that can result in catastrophic engine failure. This defect may also cause engines in the vehicles listed below to experience sudden vehicle stalling during operation. If you or someone you know owns or leases one of the vehicles listed below, please contact our automotive litigation attorneys at [email protected] or (800) 776-6044.
Over Labor Day weekend in 2020, catastrophic wildfires caused devastating damage to homes, businesses, schools, and entire communities. These fires became overwhelming in size in part because of powerlines operated by PacifiCorp and Pacific Power, who allegedly failed to take measures to prevent the spread of these fires. If you were one of the many people whose home or property was lost during these fires, Keller Rohrback wants to hear your story. Please contact us at (800) 776-6044 or [email protected].
Farmers are often denied accurate product and pricing information, preventing them from making informed decisions about the seeds and other crop inputs they’re buying. Because of this, American farmers are forced to pay increasingly high prices. If you are concerned that you may be overpaying for seeds and other crop inputs, please contact Keller Rohrback for help. You can reach us for a no-cost consultation at [email protected] or (800) 776-6044.
Consumers have reported that the transmission in their Nissan Rogues is causing their vehicles to jerk and shudder while driving. If you own or lease a 2014-2016 Nissan Rogue and are concerned that these problems could be putting you in danger, please contact Keller Rohrback’s automotive litigation team at (800) 776-6044 or [email protected].
