Consumer Class Actions
Companies frequently mislead customers in an attempt to sell more products and increase their earnings.
Companies frequently mislead customers in an attempt to sell more products and increase their earnings.
It will often result in only small losses to any one individual, making it impossible or simply not worthwhile for any individual consumer to recover their loss or try to change the company’s business practices. But when a consumer brings a case as a class action, every consumer’s loss is combined in a single action, companies notice and real change happens.
The Law Offices of Andrew J. Brown represents consumers on a class basis, frequently recovering for the entire class and, importantly, bringing real change to how the company does business.
Pending Cases:
• Kamal, et al. v. Eden Creamery dba Halo Top Creamery (SD Cal.)
• Rosalia v. Apple, Inc. (San Francisco Superior Ct.) (Apple OS cases)
• Google Location History Litigation (ND Cal.)
Former Cases:
• Fleming v. Charles Schwab Corp. (ND Cal.) (Broker Best-Execution)
• Sarbacker v. TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., et. al (D. Neb.) (Broker Best Execution)
Shareholder Derivative Actions
When a company’s Board of Directors put their own interests above those of the company and its shareholders, they breach their fiduciary duties and can and should be held accountable.
Frequently Director misconduct can have serious consequences for the company, including regulatory and criminal prosecutions which hurts both the Company and its shareholders. The shareholder derivative action is one of the only means available to challenge these faithless fiduciaries who end up destroying the very companies they are supposed to be guiding.
The Law Offices of Andrew J. Brown has successfully represented numerous individual and institutional shareholders in derivative actions in cases all around the country, holding Directors accountable and bringing significant changes to the way companies operate.
Sample cases include:
• UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation
• Central Laborers Pension Fund v. Chellgren (Ashland Oil, Inc.)
• In re Cryolife Shareholder Deriv. Litig.
Shareholder Derivative Actions
When a company’s Board of Directors put their own interests above those of the company and its shareholders, they breach their fiduciary duties and can and should be held accountable.
Frequently Director misconduct can have serious consequences for the company, including regulatory and criminal prosecutions which hurts both the Company and its shareholders. The shareholder derivative action is one of the only means available to challenge these faithless fiduciaries who end up destroying the very companies they are supposed to be guiding.
The Law Offices of Andrew J. Brown has successfully represented numerous individual and institutional shareholders in derivative actions in cases all around the country, holding Directors accountable and bringing significant changes to the way companies operate.
Sample cases include:
• UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation
• Central Laborers Pension Fund v. Chellgren (Ashland Oil, Inc.)
• In re Cryolife Shareholder Deriv. Litig.
Securities Fraud Class Actions
When corporate executives lie, investor losses can be substantial.
The Law Offices of Andrew J. Brown is a leader in holding corporate executives accountable for their malfeasance, and recovering money for shareholders. Through securities fraud class action litigation, Mr. Brown personally has recovered billions of dollars from publicly traded corporations and their executives on behalf of his clients and class members.
Representing both Individual and Institutional Investors, The Law Offices of Andrew J. Brown is one of the few boutique investor-focused firms that has experience taking a case from beginning to end, having tried more than 30 cases to verdict.
Sample cases include:
• In re UnitedHealth Group PSLRA Litigation, (D. Minn.) ($895 million recovery)
• In re Constar Int’l Secs. Litigation, (ED Pa.)($23.5 million recovery)
• Local 703 v. Regions Financial, Inc. (ND Ala.) ($90 million recovery)
Whistleblower Actions
When companies engage in illegal conduct, it is often company insiders or their business partners who are the first to know.
Federal and state laws protect and reward individuals who demonstrate the courage to say something and bring that illegal conduct to an end. The team at The Law Offices of Andrew J. Brown has experience representing and protecting whistleblowers who bring these important and meritorious claims.
For example, The Dodd-Frank Act established important incentives and protections for whistleblowers who provide information to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding violations of securities laws and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regarding violations of commodities laws. Whistleblowers who report securities law violations may receive a substantial and mandatory reward if the SEC or any other government authorities recover more than $1 million based on that information. The Dodd-Frank Act establishes a similar whistleblower reward program for the CFTC.
Whistleblower Actions
When companies engage in illegal conduct, it is often company insiders or their business partners who are the first to know.
Federal and state laws protect and reward individuals who demonstrate the courage to say something and bring that illegal conduct to an end. The team at The Law Offices of Andrew J. Brown has experience representing and protecting whistleblowers who bring these important and meritorious claims.
For example, The Dodd-Frank Act established important incentives and protections for whistleblowers who provide information to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding violations of securities laws and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) regarding violations of commodities laws. Whistleblowers who report securities law violations may receive a substantial and mandatory reward if the SEC or any other government authorities recover more than $1 million based on that information. The Dodd-Frank Act establishes a similar whistleblower reward program for the CFTC.
