Class Counsel Experience
RPWB attorneys have been appointed class counsel in the following:
Alford v. Mego Mortgage Home Loan Trust 1997-1, Case No. 27-CV-06-2262 (Hennepin Co., MN)
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Banks v. FirstPlus Asset Backed Certificates 1996-2, Case No. 05-6583 (Hennepin Co., MN)
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Bates v. Tenco, 132 F.R.D. 160 (D.S.C. 1990)
- Ed Westbrook, Class Counsel
Berry v. Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-1, Case No. 27-CV-06- 2263 (Hennepin Co., MN)
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Bess v. German American Capital Corp., Case No. 24-C-04-003-888 (Baltimore Co., MD)
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Brown v. Martin Marietta, Case No. 2001-CP-08-2559(Berkeley Co., SC)
- Ed Westbrook, Lead Counsel
Cates v. U.S. Bank, Case No. 04-6202 (Hennepin Co., MN)
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Central Wesleyan College v. W.R. Grace & Co., 143 F.R.D. 628 (D.S.C. 1992),aff’d, 6 F.3d 177 (4th Cir. 1993)
- Ed Westbrook, Co-Lead Counsel
Church of Christ at Azalea Drive v. Forest River, Inc. and Starcraft Bus, Case No: 2:11-cv-03371-PMD
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
- Robert Wood, Class Counsel
Composite Company, Inc., v. American International Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:13-10491-FDS (D. Mass)
- James Bradley, Class Counsel
Dundon v. U.S. Bank, Case No. 01-CV-408-GPM (S.D. Ill.)
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Fejzulai, et al. v. Sam’s West, Inc., et al., Case No. 6:14-03601-BHH
- Terry Richardson, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Ferrell, et al., v. Horry Electric Cooperative, Case No. 2011-CP-26-1266 (Horry Co., SC)
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
George, et al., v. Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, et al., Case No. 8:06-CV-373-RBH
- RPWB, LLC appointed Class Counsel via Terry Richardson, Jr., Hoyt Rowell, Chris Tuck & Robert Wood
Gray v. General Motors Corp., Case No. 02-CP-25-294 (Hampton Co., SC)
- Terry Richardson, Jr., Class Counsel
Gray v. The Talking Phone Book, et al., Case No. 8:08-CV-01833-GRA, (D.S.C.)
- Terry Richardson, Jr., Class Counsel
- Daniel S. Haltiwanger, Class Counsel
- Chris Moore, Class Counsel
Gunnells v. Fidelity Group, Inc., Case No. 2:98-2659-23 (D.S.C.)
- Michael Brickman, Class Counsel
Hess, et al., v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., Case No. CJ-05-205 (Pottawatomie Co., OK), certification aff’d by Court of Civil Appeals, 221 P.3d 132 (Okla., 2009)
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
In re: Asbestos School Litigation, 789 F.2d 996 (3d Cir. 1986), cert. denied, 107 S.Ct. 182 (1986)
- Ed Westbrook, Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee
In re: ATM Fee Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 3:04-cv-02676 (CRB)
- Michael Brickman, Class Counsel
- Kimberly Keevers Palmer, Class Counsel
In re: Delta/AirTran Baggage Fee Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 1:09-md-02089 (N.D. Ga.)
- Bobby Wood, Co-Class Counsel
In re: DJK Residential, LLC., Case No. 08-10375, (Bankr. S.D. N.Y.)
- Chris Tuck, Co-Lead Class Counsel
In re: Graniteville Train Derailment (Curtis v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.), Case No. 1:05-115-MBS (Aiken Co., SC)
- Terry Richardson, Jr., Co-Lead Class Counsel
In re: Household Goods Movers Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1865, Case No. 2:07-CV-00764 (DCN)
- Hoyt Rowell, Co-Lead Class Counsel
- Chris Tuck, Co-Lead Class Counsel
- Robert Wood, Co-Lead Class Counsel
In re: Magnetic Audiotape Antitrust Litigation, Case No. 99-CV-1580 (LMM)(S.D.N.Y.)
- Michael Brickman, Co-Lead Class Counsel
Lewis, et al. v. Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization, Case Nos. 05-CVS-188 & 05-CVS-1938, (S. Ct.) (Wake County, NC)
- Terry Richardson, Class Counsel
Lewis v. Soyo Group, Inc., Case No. EDCV 06-699 VAP (C.D. C.A.)
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Madanat v. First Data Corporation, et al., Case No. 11-CV-00364 (LDW) (ETB) (E.D.N.Y.), certification at 282 F.R.D. 304 (E.D.N.Y. 2012)
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Masquat v. DaimlerChrysler Corp., Case No. CJ-05-106 (Pottawatomie Co., OK), certification aff’d at 195 P.3d 38 (Okla. 2008)
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
Montecito Enclave, et al. v. Summit Contractors, Inc., et al., Case No. 06-CP-10-1316
- Blair Hahn, Lead Class Counsel
Olvera v. Norfolk Southern Railway, Co., Case No. 1:06-CV-3597-MBS (D.S.C.)
- Terry Richardson, Jr., Co-Lead Class Counsel
Price v. Philip Morris Inc., Case No. 00-L-112 (Madison County, IL)
- Michael Brickman, Class Counsel
- Kim Keevers Palmer, Class Counsel
- Greg Lofstead, Class Counsel
- Jerry Evans, Class Counsel
- Jim Bradley, Class Counsel
- Nina Fields Britt, Class Counsel
Schreiner v. Patriarch Partners, LLC and American LaFrance, LLC, Case No. 2:14-CV-220-RMG (D.S.C.)
- Chris Tuck, Class Counsel
The Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Kansas; the State of Oklahoma; the State of Montana; the City of Baltimore, Maryland; the City of Panama City, Florida; Anoka County, Minnesota; the City of Columbia, South Carolina; and the City of Goldsboro, North Carolina. v. McKesson Corporation, et. al., (U.S.D. M.A.), Case No. 08-11349
- Bobby Wood, Co-Class Counsel
Thrift Development Corporation v. American International Group, Inc., et al., Case No. 8:12-cv-00861-BHH (D.S.C.)
- James Bradley, Class Counsel
Townsend v. GMAC-Residential Funding Corp., Case No. 03-L-742 (St. Clair Co., IL)
- Hoyt Rowell, Class Counsel
Waxler Transportation Co. v. Trinity Marine Products, Inc., Case No. 49-741(25th Jud. Dist. Ct. for the Parish of Plaquemines, LA)
- Ed Westbrook, Class Counsel
William Hoffman v. American Express Travel Related Services Co. Inc.,et al. Case No. 2001-022881 (Superior Court for the State of California, Alameda County)
- Michael Brickman, Class Counsel
- Kimberly Keevers Palmer, Class Counsel
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