Representative Cases

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is assisting Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in prosecuting claims on behalf of the AllianceBernstein family of funds (the “Funds”), owned and operated by Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P.

On June 17, 2011, Chimicles & Tikellis LLP filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of investors in Apple REIT Ten, Inc. (“REIT Ten”) and Apple REIT Nine, Inc. (“REIT Nine”).

• Press Releases
  • August 7, 2006: Court Grants Final Approval of Settlement
  • May 12, 2006: Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Settlement
  • August 18, 2004: Notice of Action

Sanders v. Wang, No. 16640 (Delaware Court of Chancery), was a derivative suit brought on behalf of Computer Associates International, Inc. The suit alleged that the board exceeded its authority under a Key Employee Stock Ownership Plan by awarding 9.5 million excess shares to the participants. The efforts of Chimicles & Tikellis LLP resulted in the return from the defendants of over $50 million in stock issued in violation of the Company’s plan. This represented a recovery of substantially all of the relief sought by Plaintiffs.

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP serves as liaison counsel for this securities action brought in 2003 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of a certified class of purchasers of DVI Securities between August 10, 1999 and August 13, 2003.  The Defendants include former officers and directors of DVI, its former auditor Deloitte & Touche LLP, its underwriter Merrill Lynch & Co., members of the Pritzker family who allegedly exercised control over DVI as the largest shareholder of DVI common stock, and DVI's legal counsel Clifford Chance.

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is assisting Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in prosecuting claims on behalf of the Federated family of funds (the “Funds”), operated by Federated Investors, Inc.

C&T represented the public limited partners in this an action challenging the defensive response of the General Partner of Hallwood Partners LP to a premium tender offer by an affiliate of Carl Icahn in 2003. C&T led the litigation on behalf of the public limited partners through expedited injunction proceedings and an expedited trial which led to the General Partner’s agreement to auction and sell the Partnership.

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is one of lead counsel who represented the public shareholders of Cyprus Amax alleging breach of fiduciary duties by the Cyprus Amax Board in connection with an agreement to merge with Asarco Inc. and the out of hand rejection of a superior proposal to acquire Cyprus Amax by Phelps Dodge.

In this shareholder class action, C&T served as Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel representing investors in a stock-for-stock merger of two widely held public companies, seeking to remedy the inadequate consideration the stockholders of Sulphur received as part of the merger.  The DE Court of Chancery denied defendants’ motions for summary judgment, allowing Plaintiffs to try each and every breach of fiduciary duty claim asserted in the Action.  In denying defendants’ motions for summary judgment the Court held there were material

C&T serves as Co-Lead Counsel for plaintiffs and a proposed class of Kinder Morgan’s (“KMI”) stockholders challenging one of the largest public shareholder buyouts in history.  This shareholder class action alleges that KMI’s officers and directors, and the Buyout Group (which included affiliates of Goldman Sachs, AIG Financial Products Corp.

Chimicles & Tikellis represented a class of persons who purchased one or more of 70 limited partnerships, from or through PaineWebber. The suit, brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleged that PaineWebber, through its sales practices represented these investments as appropriate for investors seeking safety, security and preservation of capital and that the unnecessary and excessive fees charged by PaineWebber drained the capital available for investing by the partnership.

On behalf of Washtenaw County ERS and a proposed class of Piedmont shareholders, C&T filed in late-2007 a federal securities class action lawsuit against certain directors of Piedmont charging them with violations of the federal securities laws and breaches of fiduciary duties owed to the shareholders by virtue of defendants’ recommendation that shareholders reject a mid-2007 tender offer made for the shareholders’ stock and defendants’ recommendation to shareholders to vote in favor of making a material change to the Company’s charter that would

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of holders of limited partnership units issued by TCC Equipment Fund, a California Limited Partnership, Textainer Equipment Income Fund II, L.P., Textainer Equipment Income Fund III, L.P., Textainer Equipment Income Fund, IV, L.P., Textainer Equipment Income Fund V, L.P., and Textainer Equipment Fund VI, L.P.

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is assisting Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in prosecuting claims on behalf of the INVESCO family of funds (the “Funds”), operated by London-based AMVESCAP PLC (“AMVESCAP”) (NYSE: AVZ) and its subsidiary INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.

On December 2, 2010, Chimicles & Tikellis LLP filed a class action lawsuit (the “Complaint”) in the Court of Chancery against J.Crew Group, Inc. (“J.Crew” or the “Company”), the members of its Board of Directors, TPG Capital, L.P., TPG Partners VI, L.P. (“TPG”), Chinos Holdings, Inc. and Chinos Acquisition Corporation (“Merger Subs”) in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 23, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”).

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is Co-Lead Counsel representing former stockholders of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) in an action challenging the acquisition of Kinder Morgan by a buyout group lead by KMI’s largest stockholder and Chairman, Richard Kinder.

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is assisting Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in prosecuting claims on behalf of the MFS family of funds (the “Funds”), operated by Massachusetts Financial Services Company (d/b/a “MFS Investment Management”) (“MFS Company”), a subsidiary of Sun Life Fin

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is one of three firms appointed Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in the In re Mutual Funds Investment Litigation, MDL 1586, pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland before Judge J. Frederick Motz, Judge Catherine C. Blake, and Judge Andre Davis. The coordinated actions allege claims based on the “market timing” and “late trading” scandal which broke in late September 2003 and caused shock waves throughout the $10 trillion mutual fund industry.

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP was Plaintiff's counsel in an action on behalf of the public unitholders of Northern Border Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") and on behalf of the Partnership, alleging breaches of Partnership agreement and breaches of fiduciary duties against the general partners of the Partnership and certain affiliates. The claims arose in connection with a transaction in which, among other things, the Partnership acquired assets of ONEOK, Inc., the indirect majority owner of the general partners.

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (formerly known as Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.)

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint Exhibit A
• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint Exhibit B

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is assisting Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in prosecuting claims on behalf of the PIMCO family of funds (the “Funds”), based on allegations of “market timing” and/or “late trading” in the Funds.

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is assisting Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in prosecuting claims on behalf of the Putnam family of funds (the “Funds”), owned and/or operated by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Putnam Investments Trust, Putnam Investment Management LLC, Putnam Investment Funds, and the

Stipulation of Settlement

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is assisting Lead Fund Derivative Counsel in prosecuting claims on behalf of the Scudder family of funds (the “Funds”), operated by Germany-based financial services company, Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB), Scudder Investments, and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc.

• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint Exhibit A
• Consolidated Amended Fund Derivative Complaint Exhibit B

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP filed two class action lawsuits on behalf of shareholders of Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., now known as Piedmont Office Realty Trust:

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers that renewed their memberships with the American Automobile Association (“AAA”). AAA is an organization that sells memberships to motorists across the United States. The AAA membership subscription typically lasts for a period of 12 months.

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is Co-Lead Counsel in a class action captioned Alberton v. Commonwealth Land Title Company, No. 06-3755 (E.D. Pa.), alleging that Commonwealth Land Title Company overcharged its Pennsylvania customers for title insurance in connection with mortgage refinancings.  The Chimicles firm defeated defendant Commonwealth's motion to dismiss and motion for judgment on the pleadings and granted certification of a Pennsylvania class.  Please contact the following attorneys below or call toll free at 1-866-399-2487.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against AT&T for assessing an Inside Wire Protection Plan monthly fee to consumers who are tenants in multi-unit apartment buildings. C&T is investigating whether these fees are improperly assessed on tenants who do not own or control these wires.

If you live in an apartment building and have been assessed a fee by AT&T for an Inside Wire Protection Plan, WirePro, Inside Wire Maintenance or Home Wire Protection, please contact the attorneys below.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo and other banks related to insufficient funds/overdraft fees. Specifically, C&T is investigating whether Wells Fargo and other banks automatically re-sequence electronic debit transactions from highest to lowest dollar amounts instead of posting them in the order in which they occurred. This alleged practice drives customers’ checking accounts into a negative balance as quickly as possible, and results in duplicative overdraft charges.

C&T is investigating a potential class action suit against Canon pertaining to hand strap screw issues with the Canon model SD790 camera.  This camera may contain a design defect which causes the hand strap screws to loosen prematurely and drop out of the camera.  This in turn causes the side trim of the camera body including the handstrap itself to fall off thereby allowing dirt and debris to enter and cause damage to the camera.  

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating allegations that CertainTeed WeatherBoards Fiber Cement exterior siding is defectively designed and prone to premature failure, including shrinking at the seams and joints, excessive cupping and gapping, warping, bowing, dropped panels, nails pulling through panels, cracked panels, significant porosity and moisture absorption, freezing during winter, poor paint adhesion, and generally pulling away from and falling off of homes.

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, along with its co-counsel, has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in federal court in Dallas against Comerica Bank. The lawsuit seeks class action status on behalf of consumers who have been assessed multiple overdraft fees.

On October 27, 2010, Chief United States District Judge Wiley Y. Daniel issued an order granting preliminary approval to a class action settlement in a case that C&T filed against Gaiam, Inc. (“Gaiam”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint filed by C&T alleged that Gaiam had falsely marketed certain water bottles as being “BPA free.” BPA, which is short for bisphenol A, is a potentially harmful substance sometimes found in plastic water bottles.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who have been charged miscellaneous fees by credit card companies. It has been reported that credit card companies have recently begun charging fees such as “inactivity” fees (assessed where there is no activity on the card for a certain amount of time), “foreign transaction” fees (a premium charged for purchases made outside of the United States), and “reinstatement fees” (charged to certain customers as a condition to redeem their accumulated reward points).

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who have retained debt negotiation agencies that claim to be able to settle consumer debt for pennies on the dollar. C&T is investigating reports that certain debt settlement agencies charge consumers monthly fees and do nothing in return, make unfounded “guarantees,” charge excessive fees, and provide consumers with inappropriate advice. Numerous state regulators are currently investigating the debt settlement industry for potential deceptive practices.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential lawsuit related to various appliances that were claimed to qualify for an “Energy Star” efficiency rating, but reportedly did not. Energy Star qualified appliances are generally required to use 20% less energy than standard models, and typically cost more. C&T is investigating allegations that these appliances did not, in fact, properly qualify for the Energy Star efficiency rating. If you have purchased any of the appliances listed below, please contact me:

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of landowners in the state of West Virginia who have entered into oil and gas lease agreements with XTO Energy, Inc. and/or Linn Energy Holdings, LLC.  C&T is investigating reports that XTO and Linn are deducting post-production costs from landowners’ royalty payments without express authorization in the leasing agreement.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who have purchased a GE Profile Arctica refrigerator. Specifically, C&T is investigating whether these refrigerators are defectively designed, which leads to ice melting in the inside of the freezer.

If you have purchased a GE refrigerator and experienced this problem, please contact the lawyers below.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating reports that certain gyms have policies and practices that make it difficult for consumers to cancel their gym membership. C&T is also investigating reports that some gyms continue to charge former members after they have canceled their membership. If you have experienced this practice, please contact the attorneys below.

Chimicles & Tikellis has been appointed to serve as interim co-lead counsel on behalf of a proposed class of banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions affected by the data breach at Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (“HPS”) . On September 23, 2009, a consolidated amended complaint was filed against HPS.  The consolidated amended complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, where the cases against HPS brought by financial institutions have been transferred for consolidated or coordinated pre-trial proceedings.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of owners and lessees of 2012 and 2011 model Hyundai Elantra vehicles. Hyundai advertised that these vehicles would receive 40 miles per gallon in highway driving. It has been reported, however, that these vehicles actually get considerably less than 40 miles to the gallon in normal highway driving conditions.

If you purchased a 2012 or 2011 model Hyundai Elantra, please contact the attorneys below.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against various retailers and manufacturers that allegedly sold children’s products containing high level of lead. Exposure to lead in harmful levels can damage the nervous system and cause other health problems.

It has been reported that the California Attorney General recently sent a notice to several retailers informing them that some of their products had tested for high levels of lead. Specifically, the letter identified the following products:

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who purchased certain LCD and plasma flat screen LG televisions.   C&T is investigating whether these LG televisions suffer from a design defect that causes internal components in them (including capacitors) to overheat, thereby causing the TVs to stop working. 

If you have purchased a flat screen LG television and experienced this problem, please contact the attorneys below. 

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against MI Windows for selling allegedly defective windows. Specifically, C&T is investigating whether MI Windows 8500/4300/3500 series single hung windows suffer from a design defect that results in water entering from a seal at the bottom of the double pane glass. C&T is also investigating MI Windows’ alleged practice of limiting the warranty on the windows to the initial properly owner, but excluding any subsequent owner.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Monsanto for allegedly selling mislabeled bags of genetically engineered Cotton seeds. The company was recently assessed a $2.5 million fine for this conduct by the Environmental Protection Agency. Monsanto reportedly sold these seeds between 2002-2007.

If you have purchased Monsanto Bollgard and Bollgard II cotton seeds, please contact the attorneys below.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a proposed class action lawsuit against Nissan North America, Inc., for alleged premature automatic transmission failure in 2004-2006 Maxima models and 2005-2006 Altima models.  These models may contain a defect causing them to be predisposed to transmission slippage, premature clutch wear, overheating, and other problems that ultimately result in serious and expensive damage to the vehicles' transmission.   

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating whether UnitedHealth, Aetna, WellPoint, Humana, and/or BlueCross/Blue Shield systematically under-pay and under-reimburse consumers for out-of-network medical charges. It has been reported that UnitedHealth relies on "independent research" in setting its reimbursement rates for out-of-network charges, but actually uses a research firm that it owns (called Ingenix) to set these rates.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who were charged with various surcharges and fees by rental car companies. These charges include:

• “energy surcharge” fees
• “tire” fees 
• “concession recovery” fees
• “downtown arena” fees
• “privilege” fees and
• "cancellation” fees.

On November 1, 2011, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California issued an opinion denying a motion to dismiss filed by Safeway, Inc.

Chimicles & Tikellis, along with its co-counsel, has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Samsung in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The lawsuit alleges that plasma, LCD and DLP televisions sold by Samsung suffer from a design defect that causes them to fail prematurely. According to the complaint, when these televisions fail during normal use they will no longer turn on, or will shut down so frequently that they are essentially useless. The complaint alleges that Samsung was aware of this design defect, but failed to disclose it to consumers.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Sirius and XM Satellite radio pertaining to possible deceptive billing practices.  If you are or were a customer of Sirus or XM Satellite Radio and believe you were wrongfully charged for service then please contact the attorneys below:

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers who purchased Sloan Optima Flushometer.    C&T is investigating whether these devices suffer from a design defect that causes premature failure.
If you have purchased a Sloan Optima Flushometer and experienced this problem, please contact the attorneys below.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers that purchased "Everything Messaging" cell phone plans from Sprint Nextel.  The "Everything Messaging" plans purport to provide consumers with "unlimited" text, picture, and video messaging.  It has been reported, however, that Sprint Nextel nevertheless charges consumers with this plan for sending pictures on their cell phones.

Full Recovery Settlement of T-Mobile Overcharging Case

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers that were unwittingly enrolled in a discount buying club membership. It has been alleged that consumers were lured into risk-free trial periods for the memberships, which were then converted into monthly memberships for which a charge was assessed. The memberships purportedly offer savings for various products and services. A lawsuit based on this conduct was recently filed against Trilegiant by the Iowa Attorney General.

Chimicles & Tikellis has filed a putative class action lawsuit against US Bank, NA (“US Bank”) in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. The complaint alleges that US Bank has a systematic practice of re-ordering electronic debit transactions from the highest dollar amount to the lowest dollar amount for the purpose of maximizing the amount of overdraft charges assessed by the bank.

Chimicles & Tikellis has filed a putative class action lawsuit in the Untied States District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of current and former owners and lessees of the following Volvo vehicle models: S40, S60, S80, V50, V70, XC90 vehicles (the “Class Vehicles”). The complaint alleges that the sunroofs in the Class Vehicles suffer from a design defect that inevitably leads to extensive damage by allowing an ingress of water into the Class Vehicles.

Chimicles & Tikellis has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Volvo Cars of North America, LLC and Volvo Car Corporation (together, “Volvo”) in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. According to the complaint, Volvo’s SUV XC90 T6 model years 2003 to 2005 are predisposed to transmission slippage, premature clutch wear, overheating, and other problems that ultimately result in serious and expensive damage to the vehicles’ transmission.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of military personnel living on military bases abroad who have made online purchases from Walmart.com. Generally, the United States heavily subsidizes mail shipped to an Army Post Office address, or “APO,” so that the postage cost is equal to (or not much greater than) the cost of shipping to a domestic address. C&T is investigating whether Walmart.com profited from this system by improperly tacking on an additional surcharge to items shipped to destinations with an APO address.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo and other banks related to insufficient funds/overdraft fees. Specifically, C&T is investigating whether Wells Fargo and other banks automatically re-sequence electronic debit transactions from highest to lowest dollar amounts instead of posting them in the order in which they occurred. This alleged practice drives customers’ checking accounts into a negative balance as quickly as possible, and results in duplicative overdraft charges.

Chimicles & Tikellis has filed a class action lawsuit in the Eastern District of Michigan against several suppliers of automotive wire harness systems. Automotive wire harness systems are automotive electrical distribution systems and wires contained in virtually all modern cars. The entities named as defendants in the complaint are Delphi Automotive LLP, Furukawa Electric Co., LTD, Lear Corp., Leoni AG, Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD., S-Y Systems Technologies GMBH, Yazaki Corp., and Yazaki North America, Inc.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Delphi Automotive, Furukawa Electric, Lear Corp. Leoni AG, Sumitomo Electric Industries, S-Y Systems, and Yazaki Corp. C&T is investigating whether these entities conspired to fix the prices for automotive wire harness systems. Automotive wire harness systems are automotive electrical distribution system and wires contained in virtually all modern cars.

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, along with its co-counsel, filed this price fixing class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against several leading automobile filter manufacturers, including Champion, Purolator, Honeywell, Wix Filtration Products, Cummins, Baldwin Filters, Bosch, Mann + Hummel, Arvinmeritor, and United Components (collectively, the “Defendants”).

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP filed a class action complaint on behalf of a class of individuals and entities who, from January 1, 1999 to the present (the "Class Period"), purchased fasteners and zippers directly from William Prym GmbH & Co., KG; Prym Consumer USA, Inc.; Prym Fashion, Inc.; YKK Corporation; YKK Corporation of America, Inc.; YKK (U.S.A.), Inc.; YKK Snap Fasteners America, Inc.; Coats plc; Coats North America de Republica Dominicana, Inc.; and/or Scovill Fasteners, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”).

Minivan Conversion – Antitrust Potential Litigation

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Allstate. C&T is specifically investigating allegations that Allstate undercompensated its agents during 2006 by breaching their end of the contract.

If you were an Allstate agent in 2006 and would be interested in assisting in our investigation, please contact:

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating claims on behalf of employees who have not received overtime compensation after working in excess of 40 hours during a one-week period. C&T is also investigating claims on behalf of employees who have been required to perform work tasks “off the clock,” before and after their scheduled shifts and/or and during breaks, but who have not been compensated for this time.

If you believe you are entitled to compensation for overtime or for being forced to work off-the-clock, please contact the attorneys below.

• The employer must disclose to the employee or employment applicant, in a document consisting solely of the disclosure, that a consumer report may be obtained about the individual for employment purposes.

C&T, along with its co-counsel, has filed a class action lawsuit against DuPont on behalf of landscapers, lawn care professionals and other persons, entities, organizations and municipalities that purchased and/or applied Imprelis. Imprelis is a herbicide manufactured by DuPont, and is sold only to lawn care professionals (as opposed to residential consumers).

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, along with its co-counsel, scored a major victory in a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”) that was released on August 7, 2009. C&T, which is a member of the court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, represents a proposed nationwide class of taxpayers who paid a telephone excise tax to their telephone providers, which then remitted it to the Internal Revenue Service (“I.R.S.”).

Chimicles & Tikellis LLP, along with its co-counsel, scored another major victory in a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the “D.C. Circuit”) that was released on July 1, 2011. C&T, which is a member of the court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, represents a proposed nationwide class of taxpayers who paid a telephone excise tax to their telephone providers, which then remitted it to the Internal Revenue Service (“I.R.S.”).

On January 9, 2009, Chimicles & Tikellis, along with its co-counsel, filed an action against the federal government in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The complaint filed by C&T alleges that the government improperly collected the Communications Excise Tax, a 3% excise tax levied on certain long distance telephone services.

Chimicles & Tikellis is investigating a potential class action lawsuit on behalf of persons, farmers, or entities that have shipped soybeans via the railroad. A recent study reports that nearly half of the freight rates charged by railroad shippers are potentially excessive. This potential overcharge is reportedly $120 million per year.

If you have shipped soybeans on a domestic railroad provider, please contact the attorneys below.