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Settlement with Florida Department of Transportation in lawsuit regarding toll collection overcharges in 2016
In 2016, Cory Fein of the Cory Fein Law Firm settled a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Transportation. The suit was brought in 2014 on behalf of a Florida truck driver and a putative class of others who were overcharged as a result of drivers having the number of axles on their vehicles miscounted
Read more$55 million recovery for Medicare fraud
While a partner at Caddell Chapman, Cory Fein worked on a qui tam case filed in the Eastern District of Texas against dialysis provider DaVita. The firm represented a whistleblower, Ivey Woodard, who accused DaVita of over-administering the drug Epogen to exploit Medicare reimbursements. The case settled for $55 million in July 2012. The claim
Read moreClass action settlement with major vehicle manufacturer regarding defective diesel engines
A Multidistrict Litigation proceeding (Case No. MDL-2223), consolidating 35 cases from around the country and resulting in a nationwide settlement approved by an Illinois federal court. Cory Fein served as the responsible attorney for Caddell & Chapman (sole lead counsel) and as chair of the Discovery Committee. A settlement was approved on July 2,
Read moreClass action settlement with online travel website regarding insufficiently disclosed fees and taxes
Cory Fein served as sole lead counsel for a class of persons who rented vehicles through an online website for use outside of the United States and alleged that insurance fees and taxes were improperly disclosed. He successfully obtained a class action settlement for a nationwide class, which settlement was approved by California federal
Read moreClass action settlement with major insurance company involving underpayment of property insurance claims
Cory Fein served as lead counsel for a nationwide class of insureds alleging that they were underpaid on their property loss claims due to improper calculation of payment amounts. The settlement provided repayment of 100% of the alleged underpayment, plus interest, and obtained final approval by a California federal court in 2014.
Read moreClass action settlement with major Credit Reporting Agency involving improper use of information in credit reports
One of the largest class actions in history including more than 190 million class members, where the settlement was approved in an Illinois federal court by Judge Robert Gettleman on September 17, 2008, and prominent class action expert Professor Geoffrey Miller stated “[h]aving worked closely with [Cory Fein and his firm, Caddell & Chapman], I
Read moreClass action settlement with major manufacturer of ambulances involving defective diesel engines
A settlement that obtained final approval from Federal District Judge Marcia Crone on July 2, 2009 in the Eastern District of Texas, in which the owners of some 20,000 ambulances were eligible to obtain substantial compensation from the defendant in the form of extended warranties, reimbursements for repairs, and enhanced service. Cory Fein served as
Read moreClass action settlement against two major beverage manufacturers
Cory Fein was the responsible attorney at Caddell & Chapman, Lead Counsel in a California case against two major beverage manufacturers which resulted in a settlement for a nationwide class of consumers. The settlement obtained final approval on August 31, 2012, in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Read moreClass action settlement with major national bank involving improper charging of checking overdraft fees
Cory Fein was the responsible attorney for Caddell & Chapman, co-counsel for a class of bank account holders in a Florida federal case involving improper overdraft charges. On August 10, 2012, Mr. Fein and his co-counsel successfully had a class certified and successfully defeated an interlocutory appeal to the Eleventh Circuit. A settlement was reached
Read moreClass Action Settlement with major auto manufacturer involving defective suspension system causing premature and irregular tire wear
Cory Fein was the responsible attorney for Caddell & Chapman, co-counsel for a class of vehicle owners who alleged their tires wore prematurely and irregularly as a result of improperly designed rear suspension. Mr. Fein and his co-counsel successfully obtained class certification, defended it against interlocutory appeal, after which they negotiated a settlement which obtained
Read moreLead counsel overseeing dozens of settlements involving fire-causing cruise control switches
Cory Fein was the responsible attorney for Caddell & Chapman, Lead Counsel in In re Ford Motor Co. Speed Control Deactivation Switch Products Liability Litigation, an MDL proceeding (Case No. MDL-1718) pending in the Eastern District of Michigan. Cory Fein took the lead role in facilitating a double-tracked, multi-party mediation that resulted in more than 100
Read moreClass action settlement with Hartford regarding underpayment of insurance claims
A class action settlement providing injunctive and monetary relief to a nationwide class of Hartford insureds with respect to the payment of General Contractor’s overhead and profit on property damage claims, approved by Judge Bury of the Federal District Court of Arizona on June 18, 2008. Cory Fein served as the responsible attorney at Caddell
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