In October of 2009 we brought a class action lawsuit against Live Nation and the PNC Bank Arts Center for violating the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. In particular, the complaint alleges that defendants violated the law by (1) charging parking fees to all patrons regardless of whether the patrons were driving and irrespective of more »

We have several actions pending in different federal courts that are brought under both state and federal law on behalf of current and former merchandizing assistant store managers of Home Depot for Home Depot’s failure to properly pay them overtime. In these actions, we allege that Home Depot intentionally misclassifies merchandizing assistant store managers as more »

In December of 2008 we brought a class action against certain members of the Pilgrim’s Pride board of directors on behalf of participants of the Pilgrim’s Pride Retirement Savings Plan and the To-Rico, Inc. Employee Savings and Retirement Plan. The complaint alleges that the plan fiduciaries breached their obligations to the plan and to the more »

Squitieri & Fearon LLP initiated an ERISA class action lawsuit in October 2008 against SunTrust Banks, Inc. (“SunTrust”) and certain of the company’s executives and directors who administered the SunTrust Banks, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan. The lawsuit alleges that SunTrust’s exposure to highly risky subprime mortgage loans and the company’s failure to adequately maintain loss more »

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 more »

In February of 2006 we brought a class action against Clear Channel Communications Inc. (now known as Live Nation) for its unlawful anticompetitive and monopolistic practices, which illegally inflate the cost of tickets that customers purchase for live rock concerts. The complaint alleges that Clear Channel leveraged its radio business to obligate artists to use more »