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Girard Sharp on December 22, 2022 was appointed interim lead counsel, along with co-counsel at Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, in the litigation arising from allegations that individuals using Facebook’s in-app browser had their private browsing ...

Girard Sharp on December 14, 2022 filed a class action complaint against Silvergate Bank on behalf of investors who deposited or invested assets in FTX, the recently collapsed cryptocurrency exchange.

The complaint alleges that Silvergate aided and abetted FTX ...

2022 marked another year of focused, collaborative effort by our close-knit team, with some notable achievements, several high-stakes cases set for trial in 2023, and a number of interesting new cases. Here’s a rundown on what we achieved, and what we’ll be ...

Girard Sharp and co-counsel announced today that four proposed settlements have been reached in the federal multidistrict In re: JUUL Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation. Together, these four separate global settlements with ...

On November 28, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval of a $50 million nationwide class settlement with Apple to benefit purchasers of MacBook laptops with a butterfly keyboard.

You can read the order here.  ...

We are pleased to announce that Girard Sharp has been included in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. Our firm was ranked nationally in two practice areas and regionally in four, including two Tier 1 rankings.

Firms included in the 2023 U.S ...

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on October 26 granted final approval of a $63 million settlement of a data breach class action against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

The settlement benefits the approximately 22 million federal employees and job ...

Partner Adam Polk will be presenting at this year’s annual meeting of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) on October 28, 2022, on a panel entitled “Synergies between Class Actions, Individual Cases, and FINRA Arbitrations.”

The panel will ...

Girard Sharp today was appointed interim lead counsel, along with co-counsel at Gibbs Law Group and DiCello Levitt, in litigation arising from Equifax’s misreporting of credit scores in the spring of 2022 for millions of Americans applying for mortgages, car ...

A proposed settlement has been reached in In re Subaru Battery Drain Products Liability Litigation, in which consumers allege that certain Subaru vehicles suffer from a design defect that can cause battery drain and failure.

The deadline to submit a claim form and ...

Girard Sharp partner and Class Actions & Derivative Suits (CADS) committee co-chair Adam Polk hosted an episode of Sound Advice, a podcast presented by the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, alongside Eleventh Circuit practitioner Robert Neary.

Girard Sharp is proud to announce that partner Dena Sharp has been named a finalist for The Recorder’s California Legal Awards “Lawyer of the Year” award. This annual award celebrates the achievements of lawyers and companies leading technology, innovation ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that six of our attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers this year for outstanding work in their practice and distinguished reputations among their peers.

Dena Sharp was recognized as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in San ...

Girard Sharp was today appointed lead plaintiffs’ counsel in the GWG Holdings Securities Litigation, alongside co-counsel Malmfeldt Law Group P.C.

In this proposed securities class action, venued in Dallas federal court, Girard Sharp represents investors ...

A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York has granted final approval of a settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by consumers and other end-payors concerning the price of Restasis, a prescription drug used to treat dry-eye problems.

Allergan will pay $30 ...

On July 5, 2022, the United States District Court for the Central District of California denied Honda’s motion to dismiss claims brought on behalf of purchasers and lessees of Honda vehicles with sunroofs prone to spontaneously shatter. When this alleged defect ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s attorneys appear on the annual Northern California Super Lawyers list, which honors “outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and ...

The Northern District of California on June 28, 2022 granted class certification in a class action against JUUL Labs, Inc. Dena Sharp serves as co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the JUUL multidistrict litigation.

The Court’s order discusses common evidence ...

Global Data Review, a publication that analyses the law and regulation of data around the world, recently reported on the $63 million settlement of the data breach litigation against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, noting that the settlement “could ...

Girard Sharp today was appointed co-lead counsel in In re Lakeview Loan Servicing Data Breach Litigation, a data breach class action pending in the Southern District of Florida. The action is brought on behalf of customers of mortgage loan servicers Lakeview Loan ...

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on June 7 preliminarily approved a $63 million settlement in a data breach class action against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management brought by plaintiffs represented by Girard Sharp.

Daniel Girard serves as lead counsel ...

On June 6, 2022, Girard Sharp was appointed co-lead counsel in In re J&J Investment Litigation, a proposed class action against Wells Fargo Bank concerning a $450 million Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Jeffrey Judd and Las Vegas lawyer Matthew Beasley.

Judd’s ...

Girard Sharp today was appointed co-lead counsel in Orellana v. Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, a data breach class action pending in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The action is brought on behalf of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles patients who allege that their ...

Name partner Dena Sharp today was appointed interim co-lead counsel in the Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Litigation, a multidistrict litigation pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

In making the appointment ...

Girard Sharp LLP announces that it, together with its co-counsel, Malmfeldt Law Group P.C., filed a proposed class action lawsuit on February 18, 2022, seeking to represent purchasers of GWG Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GWGH) L bonds directly in GWGH’s L bond offering ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that the Daily Journal has acknowledged our work in the In Re Pacific Fertility Center Litigation with an award for the Top Plaintiffs’ Verdicts in 2021.

The Daily Journal interviewed partners Dena Sharp and Adam Polk, who ...

A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York has preliminarily approved a settlement of an antitrust class action against Allergan concerning the price of Restasis, a prescription drug used to treat dry-eye problems.

Allergan will pay approximately $30 ...

Partner Adam Polk will be presenting at this year’s Advanced Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and TCPA Class Action Litigation conference, taking place January 21, 2022. This program will address the latest trends and case law in these areas, as well as strategic ...

We are pleased to announce that Girard Sharp has been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list nationally in two practice areas and regionally in four practice areas.

Firms included in the 2022 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that our firm has been named one of the five Practice Groups of the Year by Law360 in the category of Product Liability Litigation. These awards honor the attorney teams behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated throughout ...

Partner Adam Polk will be presenting at the HarrisMartin’s Philips CPAP, BiPAP & Ventilator MDL Conference on December 14, 2021 in Pittsburgh.

Adam is slated to speak on three panels: “Preservation Update,” “Establishment of MDL and Status of Filed ...

Partner and Class Actions & Derivative Suits (CADS) committee co-chair Adam Polk hosted an episode of Sound Advice, a podcast presented by the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, with special guest, litigator and mediator Don Frederico.

In the ...

Girard Sharp is proud to announce that name partner Dena Sharp has been named one of the Top Antitrust Lawyers in California for 2021 by the Daily Journal, a distinction awarded to only 27 attorneys in the state.

In an article profiling Dena’s accomplishments, the ...

Partner Dena Sharp will be presenting at the 31st Annual Golden State Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Institute. This year’s virtual conference takes place November 17-18, 2021. Dena will be hosting a panel entitled “Views From the Top: Managing Antitrust ...

In June 2021, a jury found in favor of five Pacific Fertility Center patients, holding Chart Industries Inc.—which manufactured the cryogenic tank that failed, damaging plaintiffs’ frozen eggs and embryos—liable on all claims. Girard Sharp served as co-lead ...

Partner Adam Polk will be speaking on a panel at The George Washington University Law School’s James F. Humphrey’s Complex Litigation Center on November 11, 2021, as part of the second annual Class Action Case Law and Practice Review Conference, a bench-bar ...

Partner Adam Polk will be presenting at this year’s ABA National Institute on Class Actions. The event will be held on October 13-15.

Adam is slated to speak on a panel entitled “Class Actions and Settlement Obstacles & Enhancements” on October 14 at 3:30 PST. The ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on October 12, 2021 denied Apple’s petition to appeal the district court’s class certification order, clearing the way for a class action trial over allegedly defective “butterfly” keyboards in ...

Partner Adam Polk hosted a new episode of Common Questions, a podcast presented by the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation.

In this episode, Class Actions & Derivative Suits (CADS) committee co-chair Adam Polk hosts Pierce Atwood Partner and ...

Girard Sharp on September 23 was appointed lead counsel in a proposed class action against the Regents of the University of California and Accellion, Inc. arising from a data breach that exposed the sensitive personal information of thousands of individuals in the ...

A judge in Circuit Court for Baltimore City recently granted final approval of a $9.25 million settlement of a class and derivative lawsuit benefiting stockholders of The Parking REIT. Read a copy of the order here.

Girard Sharp, together with co-counsel at Blau & ...

On August 13, 2021, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh upheld antitrust claims brought against various pharmaceutical companies by purchasers of the narcolepsy medication Xyrem.

The Court held that Plaintiffs adequately alleged that a lower-priced generic version of ...

On July 12, 2021, a federal judge in the Central District of California granted final approval of a $73 million class settlement of sexual abuse claims against UCLA and its oncology OB/GYN Dr. James Heaps.

Girard Sharp, along with co-counsel from Gibbs Law Group and ...

Partner Adam Polk hosted two episodes of Common Questions, a podcast presented by the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, with special guests Melanie Conroy and Ian Fischer.

In the first episode, Adam Polk interviews Melanie Conroy concerning the ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that nine of the firm’s attorneys appear on the annual Northern California Super Lawyers list, which honors “outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and ...

The American Law Institute today recognized Girard Sharp partner Jordan Elias, an elected ALI member, for his new article in the Journal of Law and Policy addressing the law of public access to court documents. The article is available here.

A jury on June 11 awarded $14.975 million to five Pacific Fertility Center patients who lost eggs and embryos as a result of a cryopreservation tank failure.

The jury found the tank manufacturer, Chart Industries Inc., liable on all claims. Girard Sharp served as ...

Partner Scott Grzenczyk will be speaking at the ABA Antitrust Section’s Civil Practice and Procedure Committee for the second installment of their three-part Discovery “nuts and bolts” series—on structured data. The event will be held on Tuesday, June ...

On May 24, 2021, before the Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley, in one of the Northern District of California’s first in-person civil jury trials since the Covid19 pandemic, trial opened against cryogenic tank manufacturer Chart Industries, Inc. over the failure of a ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that the Daily Journal, California’s largest legal newspaper, has honored Dena Sharp with the prestigious “Top Women Lawyers” award for 2021.

The Daily Journal recognizes the top “100 women lawyers practicing and barred ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a finalist by ALM Media and National Trial Lawyers for the Mass Torts category of the 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards, and Adam Polk has been named to the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 list for Civil ...

Partner Adam Polk hosted Sound Advice, a podcast presented by the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, on April 15, 2021, with class action practitioner Joe Fischetti as a guest.

In the episode, Adam and Joe discuss the Supreme Court case TransUnion LLC ...

After filing the first class action against Google for monopolizing digital advertising markets, Girard Sharp today was appointed co-lead counsel for the proposed class of advertisers.

Plaintiffs allege in part that Google rigs ad auctions in its own favor and ...

On April 20, Girard Sharp filed the first class action lawsuit seeking to restore the losses of investors who fell prey to a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by actor Zachary Horwitz and his company, 1inMM Capital.

Plaintiffs are four investors who assert claims for relief ...

In the pending Subaru Battery Drain Litigation, where Girard Sharp serves as co-lead counsel, plaintiffs scored a victory on March 31 when the District Court preserved several of their causes of action. 

Plaintiffs allege that the battery system in certain Subaru ...

On March 29, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley denied a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ antitrust claims under California’s Cartwright Act seeking recoveries for consumers against oil companies charged with conspiring to illegally fix and ...

Plaintiffs represented by Girard Sharp continue to pursue claims against British Airways related to the airline’s failure to provide refunds to customers in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in spring 2020.

The case against British Air took a major step forward on ...

Girard Sharp LLP announced today that Kai Lucid has joined the firm as an associate. Kai is experienced in complex litigation, with a background in securities and financial services. In his new role at Girard Sharp, Kai expects to concentrate on investment and ...

Plaintiffs pursuing claims against Apple over its “butterfly” keyboards in MacBook laptop computers sold from 2015 to 2019 recently obtained class certification.

The Court reasoned in part that “[n]one of the design differences that Apple points to changed ...

Plaintiffs in the Pacific Fertility Center litigation cleared an important pretrial hurdle on March 8, 2021, when the Court denied a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant Chart Industries, Inc.

Chart manufactured a storage tank containing Plaintiffs’ ...

U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh on February 22, 2021 appointed Dena Sharp as interim co-lead class counsel in an antitrust case alleging a scheme to delay generic competition that would have reduced the price of Xyrem (Sodium Oxybate), a prescription drug used to treat ...

On December 18, 2020, U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo granted final approval of a class settlement with LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. that benefits owners of approximately 1,550,000 refrigerators sold with an alleged design defect that causes them to stop ...

Girard Sharp, which filed the first class action against Google for monopolizing digital advertising services, recently moved to serve as lead counsel for advertisers and publishers of online display ads.

Plaintiffs allege Google rigs instantaneous ad auctions in ...