Squitieri & Fearon, LLP represents plaintiffs and large groups or classes of individuals who have suffered losses as a result of the misdeeds of corporations or other individuals. Below is a sample of some of the notable cases that Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is prosecuting.
Squitieri & Fearon is investigating claims for people who bought benzoyl peroxide-based acne creams, lotions, and washes. Benzoyl peroxide containing acne clearing products, such as Estee Lauder’s Clinique, Toro Pharmaceuticals’ Proactiv, and Reckitt Benckiser-owned Clearasil when unstable break down and release benzene, a chemical that has been linked to cancer.
According to a recent report by a Connecticut-based testing laboratory, these products contained more than 12 times the amount of benzene than the amount permitted in Food and Drug Administration guidelines. This is an “unacceptably high” level of the carcinogen, which has been linked to leukemia.
Benzoyl peroxide-based products from the following companies were found to have high levels of benzene:
Clinique
Proactiv
Clearasil
Up & Up Cream
PanOxyl
Neutrogena
La Roche Posay
Clean & Clear
Clear Pore
Dr. Lin
Acne Free
Harris
Sandra Dee M.D.
Galderma
Vie Naturelle
Ecuate
Differin
Humane
Oxy
Encube
Nixa Skincare
Dr. Song
CeraVe
Mylan
Zapzyt
Urban Skin Rx
Rugby
Perrigo
Glenmark
Oceanside
Teva
Sandoz
Replenix
Prasco
M.A.D Skincare
Aspexia
Daylogic
If you or someone you know bought benzoyl peroxide-containing acne products from any of these companies, you may be eligible to recover the purchase price of the products you bought and/or pursue a claim for damages. Please contact us by e-mail at stephen@sfclasslaw.com or you can also complete the following form, and someone from the firm will contact you.
Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating possible claims for participants in the Aetna 401(k) Plan who received CVS stock when CVS acquired Aetna in November 2018.
We are investigating claims for participants in the Aetna 401(k) Plan who had invested in Aetna stock through the plan and whose Aetna stock was converted into CVS stock when CVS acquired Aetna. (NYSE:AET and NYSE:CVS) We are investigating whether the CVS stock was artificially inflated at the time, meaning that the Aetna employees received less than they should have for their Aetna shares.
If you or someone you know participated in the Aetna 401(k) Plan and held Aetna stock in that plan that was converted into CVS stock, and you would like to learn more about our investigation, please fill out our online form, or contact Stephen Fearon at stephen@sfclasslaw.com or by phone at (212) 421-6492. You can also complete the following form, and someone from the firm will contact you.
In October 2008, along with co-counsel, Squitieri & Fearon successfully recovered $24.2 million on behalf of the plans and their participants. In re AIG ERISA Litigation, No. 04 Civ. 9387 (JES) (S.D.N.Y.) (AIG I). Click here to review the Court’s October 2008 decision approving the parties’ settlement.
In June of 2008 we brought a separate class action against AIG and certain other defendants on behalf of participants in AIG’s retirement plans including the AIG Incentive Savings Plan, the American General Agents’ & Managers’ Thrift Plan and the CommoLoco Thrift Plan. In re AIG ERISA Litigation II, No. 08 Civ. 5722 (LTS) (S.D.N.Y.). more »
AIR CANADA FAILS TO REFUND PURCHASE PRICE
Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims on behalf of customers who were denied a refund after their flight on Air Canada was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently, travelers have reported that Air Canada has denied their requests for refunds and has instead forced customers to accept a credit for use on future flights.
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, thousands of Air Canada flights have been cancelled. Customers have requested refunds for cancelled flights and terminated travel, only to have their requests for refunds denied by Air Canada. Air Canada is refusing to refund the ticket purchase price.
Thousands of would-be travelers have been damaged by this improper practice by Air Canada to deny customers refunds for cancelled flights.
If you or somebody you know has been affected by these practices, please contact Stephen J. Fearon, Jr. by e-mail at stephen@sfclasslaw.com. You can also complete the following form, and someone from the firm will contact you.
ALLIANZ LIFE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION
Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims that Allianz, through its life insurance subsidiary operations in the United States sold policies through its agents whose premiums were financed through investments in Future Income Products (“FIP”) that Allianz’s agents sold to clients along with the Allianz life insurance.
When FIP collapsed amidst scandal, in 2018, criminal investigations and government lawsuits, Allianz policyholders lost their FIP investments, and were forced to pay premiums from other resources or let their policies lapse and forfeit all accrued benefits.
If you are a current or former Allianz life insurance or annuity policy-holder or customer who also was made an “ investment in “ or purchased a “product” offered through “Future Income Products” or “FIP, you may have a claim for monetary recovery . Please contact Lee Squitieri by e-mail at lee@sfclasslaw.com. You can also complete the following form and someone from the firm will contact you.
If you have suffered loss from an action not described above, please click here to Report Your Case.