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Girard Sharp and co-lead counsel today announced a comprehensive and historic $235 million settlement with Altria in the nationwide JUUL e-cigarette vaping predatory advertising, fraud, addiction and injury litigation, ending a bellwether trial in San ...

We are pleased to announce that Girard Sharp partner Dena Sharp has been recognized as a 2023 Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar by Law360, which this year honors 12 attorneys who “exemplify the challenging work of protecting the rights of consumers, no matter who is on the ...

Partner Adam Polk will be presenting at the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section Annual Conference, an event that brings together top litigation professionals from across the U.S. to discuss timely legal issues and the latest in trial advocacy ...

We are pleased to announce that Girard Sharp has been named a 2023 Plaintiff Leader by Global Data Review (GDR). This list recognizes plaintiff-side law firms that are leading some of the world’s biggest cases regarding private enforcement of data rights.

GDR is ...

Girard Sharp partners Adam Polk and Simon Grille will discuss the recent proliferation of mass arbitration on Tuesday, April 11 at the Mass Torts Made Perfect Spring 2023 Seminar in Las Vegas.

Adam and Simon are slated to speak on a panel entitled “Be Careful What You ...

Girard Sharp is pleased to announce that partner Adam Polk has been named to the 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Consumer Plaintiff Lawyers. The publication honors lawyers from across the country who represent plaintiffs, from those suffering injury or medical ...

Judge Edward J. Davila of the Northern District of California on February 10, 2023 appointed Girard Sharp and Susman Godfrey to serve as co-lead counsel in the Accellion Data Breach Litigation, after hearing briefing and argument from several competing applicants ...

Girard Sharp on February 6, 2023 filed a class action complaint against Meta Platforms, Inc. on behalf of Facebook users whose online activity Meta surreptitiously tracked without their knowledge or consent. Girard Sharp was appointed interim lead counsel in the ...

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 ...

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 ...