Cohen Milstein Named Sole Lead Counsel for National Dairy Producer Class Action [Press Release]

Settlement Reached in Human Rights Cases Against Royal Dutch/Shell

On June 1, 2009, the Arbitrator, issued an important decision in the Sterling Jewelers dispute in favor of the female employees, finding that the RESOLVE Program does not prohibit class-wide arbitration of these claims. [link to arbitrator's decision]

Cohen Milstein appointed co-lead counsel for co-lead plaintiffs Mass PRIM, in suit against Royal Bank of Scotland [Full Press Release]

In the Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, Marc Goldstein of RiskMetrics responds to Steven Toll and Bernard Sharfman's recent Colloquy articles on board composition.

The court has preliminarily approved the Merrill Lynch ERISA settlement for $75 million and directed notice to the class.  For more information please see our Merrill Lynch case page.

Joseph Sellers discusses Wal-Mart discrimination case in the LegalTimes

RECENT SECURITIES FILINGS

• Oppenheimer Pennsylvania Municipal Fund (OPATX, OPABX, OPACX)
  

• Cohen Milstein Brings Direct Purchaser Class Action Following Criminal Probe of Blood Reagents Industry - Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Inc. v. Immucor, Inc., 09-Civ-5007-WHP (S.D.N.Y.)
  
• Cohen Milstein Brings Indirect Purchaser Claims in Compressors - Listrani's Italian Gourmet v. Tecumseh Products Co, et al., 09-cv-11109-GER-DAS  (E.D. Mich.)
  

• Court Appoints Cohen Milstein Sole Interim Class Counsel in Carlin v. Dairy America, Inc. (E.D. Cal.)
  
• Final Approval of Settlement Granted in Endosurgical Products Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation

Recent Awards and Rankings

• Cohen Milstein ranked as a leading plaintiff class action antitrust firm by The Legal500
  
• Cohen Milstein was nominated for the prestigious Class Action Law Firm of the Year award by Global Pensions magazine for the second year in a row.  Nominees are selected by pension funds around the world.
• Toll and Sellers listed in Lawdragon's top 500 lawyers of 2008
• Toll Named One of "Lawdragon's 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation"

• Handley Honoured for Helping Nepali Victims' Kin