OUR MISSION
Lynch Carpenter is a national law firm with a singular mission – to provide a voice to those who have been silenced by the disproportionate powers which too often exist in America. With lawyers based in Pittsburgh, Chicago, San Diego, and Los Angeles, Lynch Carpenter has created an inclusive national community of like-minded legal talent to represent plaintiffs in complex litigation. Lynch Carpenter lawyers have developed strong collaborative working relationships with counsel throughout the nation and have been involved in numerous high-profile multidistrict litigation proceedings, frequently in leadership roles.
The Lynch Carpenter platform is self-made, without reliance upon the legacy of a long-established “repeat player” law firm and is based upon the fundamental principle that input from a broad base of lawyers with diverse backgrounds, working together with mutual respect, will result in the strongest possible organization. The firm strives to provide equal opportunities for promotion and leadership to its attorneys and supporting professionals. Fourteen of the twenty-five Lynch Carpenter attorneys have been appointed to leadership positions in multidistrict or otherwise consolidated litigation, or in class-action matters involving financial fraud (including securities fraud, derivative actions, and lending fraud), data breach, privacy, consumer fraud, breach of contract, labor and employment, antitrust, and civil rights, in federal and state courts throughout the country.
Lynch Carpenter represents a wide variety of clients, including individual consumers and employees, small businesses, non-profits, issue advocacy groups, and governmental entities. Over the past ten years, Lynch Carpenter lawyers emerged as national leaders in data breach and privacy litigation, and in that time have negotiated or contributed to class recoveries totaling more than $250 million in that sector alone. Along the way, the Lynch Carpenter team has generated seminal legal authority in both trial and appellate courts. For example, in 2018, as a direct result of Lynch Carpenter’s tenacious appellate advocacy, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court became one of the first state high courts to recognize that a common-law duty of reasonable care applies to the collection and management of sensitive electronically-stored data. This landmark opinion, Dittman v. UPMC, 196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018), paved the way for data breach victims to bring viable negligence claims against companies whose inadequate security practices allow major breach incidents to happen.
In October 2020, The Legal Intelligencer named Lynch Carpenter (under its predecessor name) “Litigation Department of the Year” for general litigation in Pennsylvania. In 2021, the firm was named as a finalist for Litigation Department of the Year in the Pennsylvania region by The American Lawyer. In 2022, the firm was named as a finalist for Privacy/Data Breach firm of the year by ALM. In 2023 and 2024, the firm was named as a Pennsylvania Powerhouse by Law360. Several of its partners co-authored updates to Class Actions: The Law of 50 States, published by Law Journal Press, from 2021 to 2023. Lynch Carpenter’s attorneys are recipients of numerous additional individual awards, as described in more detail in the individual biographies on the firm’s website.
Lynch Carpenter continues to grow and establish itself as a leader in representing plaintiffs in complex litigation throughout the country. The firm remains committed to developing its younger lawyers and providing them with opportunities for professional growth, both inside and outside of the firm. In leading major complex litigation, the firm draws strength from its decentralized management structure, which fosters collaboration within the firm and enables the assembly of internal litigation teams for each case and epitomizes the synergistic benefits which result from a group of good lawyers working together to do good things.
Representative and Notable Cases
Privacy & Data Breach Litigation
In re: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 3083 (D. Mass). In January 2024, Judge Burroughs appointed Gary Lynch as Co-Lead Counsel in this sprawling MDL arising from an exploited file-sharing software vulnerability, which led to thousands of data breaches that compromised PII and PHI of nearly 80 million individuals. In December 2024, the court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of Article III standing. Certain bellwether defendants’ motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim are currently pending.
In re: Change Healthcare Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 3108 (D. Minn.). Gary Lynch serves as the court-appointed chair of the Patient Track Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in this MDL arising from a data breach that compromised the personally identifying information and protected health information of 190 million individuals. The Patient Track Plaintiffs recently filed their consolidated amended complaint in January 2025. Defendants’ motions to dismiss are pending.
In re: Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking Collection Litig., No. 1:24-md-03115oTWT (N.D. Ga.). In August 2024, Judge Thrash appointed Jenn French to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in this complex MDL arising from secret collection and sale of detailed data regarding consumers’ driving habits through millions of GM vehicles. Plaintiffs filed their master consolidated complaint in December 2024, and Defendants’ motions to dismiss are pending.
Hasson v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC., No. 2:23-cv-05039 (E.D. Pa.). In May 2024, Judge Younge appointed Gary Lynch as Co-Lead counsel in this consolidated action involving a data breach that impacted the personal information of 36 million individuals. Defendants’ motions to dismiss the second amended class action complaint are currently pending.
Kolstedt v. TMX Finance Corporate Services, Inc., No. 4:23-cv-00076 (S.D. Ga.). In September 2023, Judge Baker appointed Kelly Iverson as Co-Lead Counsel in this consolidated litigation involving a data breach impacting 5 million consumers. In March 2025, the court granted preliminary approval to a proposed class action settlement agreement.
In re: Shields Health Group, Inc. Data Breach Litig., No. 1:22-cv-10901 (D. Mass.). Kelly Iverson serves as Co-Lead Counsel in this consolidated action arising from a data breach at a healthcare company that compromised the personal information of nearly 2.4 million individuals. The parties reached a $15,350,000 class settlement that is currently pending preliminary approval.
In re: Apple Data Privacy Litig., No. 5:22-cv-07069 (N.D. Cal.). Lynch Carpenter serves as Co-Lead Counsel in this putative class action against Apple alleging the improper collection and use of mobile device users’ data during interactions with Apple’s proprietary applications. In September 2024, Judge Davila granted in part and denied in part, the Defendant’s motion to dismiss.
In re TikTok, Inc., Consumer Privacy Litig., No. 20-cv-4699 (MDL No. 2948) (N.D. Ill.). Judge Lee appointed a Lynch Carpenter attorney as Co-lead Counsel in this MDL alleging that one of the world’s biggest social media platforms captured, collected, and transmitted personal data from TikTok users and their devices without their consent and/or knowledge, including private information and biometric information within the meaning of
the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In August 2022, a settlement for $92 million received final approval.
In re Wawa, Inc. Data Security Litig., No. 2:19-cv-6019 (E.D. Pa.). Gary Lynch was appointed Co-Lead Counsel for a putative class of financial institution plaintiffs in consolidated actions brought against Wawa, Inc. arising out of a 2019 payment card data breach involving the convenience store’s point-of- sale systems. A consolidated amended complaint was filed in July 2020, and in 2021 the district court denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the primary claims. In March 2023, the parties negotiated a proposed settlement that will provide up to $37 million in relief for the class; a final approval motion is currently pending.
In re Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 2800 (N.D. Ga.). The Equifax data breach compromised the nation’s entire credit reporting system. More than 400 lawsuits filed by consumers and financial institutions were consolidated in the MDL. Gary Lynch was appointed Co-Lead Counsel for financial institution plaintiffs. After significant dispositive motions practice and initial rounds of discovery, the parties negotiated a settlement of the financial institution class action that provides up to $7.75 million in cash benefits, plus additional injunctive relief. The court granted final approval in October 2020.
In re Blackbaud, Inc. Customer Data Breach Litig., MDL No. 2972 (D.S.C.). In 2020, data security company Blackbaud, Inc. was target for a ransomware attack. In the litigation that followed, brought by Blackbaud’s customers, Kelly Iverson was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. On October 19, 2021, the Honorable J. Michelle Childs denied Blackbaud’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ negligence and gross negligence claims. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment is currently pending.
Popa v. Harriet Carter Gifts, Inc., 52 F.4th 121 (3d Cir. 2022). Lynch Carpenter won reversal of a district court’s summary judgment for defendants in a case regarding applicability of Pennsylvania’s Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act (“WESCA”), 18 PA. CONS. STAT. 5702 et seq. The Third Circuit rejected the defendants’ attempt to establish a “direct party” exception to WESCA, which would have undermined the two-party consent requirement of the statute. The Third Circuit also confirmed that defendants bear the burden of proving a prior consent defense, and that the location of electronic interception of website communications under WESCA is at the point where software re-routes transmissions from a user’s device, not where the website communications are ultimately received. After the district court’s second summary judgment ruling in favor of defendants, Lynch Carpenter is again appealing to the Third Circuit to correct the district court’s erroneous ruling regarding consent and online browsing.
In re Marriott International Customer Data Security Breach Litig., MDL No. 2879 (D. Md.). Lynch Carpenter was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in this MDL related to the data breach involving Starwood guest information dating back to at least 2014. The MDL includes more than 100 cases and is in pretrial litigation. The district court certified several bellwether classes in May 2022 and the Fourth Circuit granted the defendant’s Rule 23(f) appeal. On remand, the case was re-certified by the district court and is, again, on appeal to the Fourth Circuit.
Baker v. ParkMobile, LLC, No. 1:21-cv-02182 (N.D. Ga.). This case involved a data breach of ParkMobile’s servers, impacting personal information of 21 million consumers. Nicholas Colella was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee. Judge Steve Jones denied ParkMobile’s motion to dismiss the negligence, negligence per se, and state consumer protection claims. In May 2025, the court granted final approval to a $9 million class settlement.
In re Home Depot Customer Data Breach Litig., MDL 2583 (N.D. Ga.). In this MDL, Lynch Carpenter attorneys represented financial institutions in litigation related to the major data breach at the retailer which continued for almost six months in 2014 and resulted in the compromise of approximately 56 million payment card accounts. Lynch Carpenter was appointed by Judge Thrash to be one of three Lead Counsel managing the financial institution track of the litigation. In September 2017, the Court granted final approval to a comprehensive class settlement that provides over $27 million in relief to the financial institution class.
First Choice Federal Credit Union v. The Wendy’s Company et al., No. 2:16-cv-0506 (W.D. Pa.). This class action arose out of malware installed on the point-of-sale systems of Wendy’s franchised restaurants for the purpose of capturing and ex-filtrating customer payment card data. Approximately 18 million payment cards were exposed. The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania consolidated several proposed class actions and appointed Lynch Carpenter as Co-lead Counsel on behalf of the plaintiff financial institutions. In November 2018, after three rounds of in- person mediation, Wendy’s agreed to pay $50 million into a non-reversionary fund and to adopt and/or maintain certain reasonable safeguards to manage its data security risks. When the settlement received final approval in November 2019, the Honorable Maureen P. Kelly noted Class Counsel’s “national reputation,” “significant experience in these types of class actions and in data breach litigation,” and “high level of skill and efficiency.” Judge Kelly further explained:
This case has gone on for three and a half years…This was a very involved case and everyone brought to the table an incredible wealth of knowledge, was always prepared, really was thorough and professional in everything that was provided to the Court. And as involved as this case was, if every case I had was as well organized and professionally presented as this case has been, my life would be much easier… The briefs I got in this case and any filings were just so well-done and detailed. And my law clerks and I have discussed that a number of times. I want to thank counsel for the way you have conducted yourselves and the way you’ve all presented this case.
Dittman et al. v. UPMC d/b/a The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and UPMC McKeesport, Allegheny Cty., Pa. No. GD-14-003285; 196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018). Lynch Carpenter represented several employees of the health care group UPMC in a class action stemming from a breach of UPMC’s personnel files. On November 21, 2018, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a landmark decision, reversing two lower courts, regarding the viability of common law negligence claims in the wake of a data breach. The Court found that UPMC engaged in affirmative conduct by collecting and storing employee data, and that general principles of negligence support holding actors to “a duty to others to exercise the care of a reasonable man to protect [others] against an unreasonable risk of harm to them arising out of the act.” As to the economic loss doctrine, the Court agreed with Plaintiffs’ interpretation of Pennsylvania legal precedent on the issue, finding that the question of whether the economic loss doctrine applies necessarily turns on the “source of the duty alleged,” and, accordingly, a plaintiff may seek pecuniary damages under a negligence theory if the duty sought to be enforced arises independently of any contractual relationship between the parties. After remand to the trial court, additional motions practice, and initiating discovery, the parties reached a multimillion-dollar settlement that received final approval in December 2021.
In re Target Corporation Customer Data Breach Litig., MDL 2522 (D. Minn.). Gary Lynch was appointed to a five-member Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee that is managed this litigation on behalf of all Plaintiffs. A settlement agreement which provides $10 million to affected individual customers was granted final approval in November 2015. A separate settlement providing approximately $39 million in relief to plaintiff financial institutions was given final approval in May 2016.
Consumer Protection/Products Liability
In re Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level PAP, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 3014 (W.D. Pa.). In February 2022, Kelly Iverson was appointed as one of four Co-Lead Counsel from a pool of 75 applicants. The MDL includes over 300 actions involving allegations regarding the potentially harmful degradation of sound abatement foam on recalled continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines and the manufacturers’ conduct in marketing and ultimate recall of the machines. The parties negotiated a proposed $479 million resolution of the economic loss claims in the case, which received final approval in April 2024. The parties further reached a $1.075 billion dollar settlement to resolve the personal injury and medical monitoring claims in April 2024.
In re East Palestine Train Derailment, No. 4:23-cv-00242 (N.D. Ohio). The court appointed Kelly Iverson to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in this consolidated action arising from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train and subsequent release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. The parties reached a $600 million settlement which received final approval in September 2024. An appeal is pending.
In re Robinhood Outage Litig., No. 20-cv-1626 (N.D. Cal.). In July 2020, Jamisen Etzel was appointed to the Executive Committee overseeing consolidated actions brought by consumers who sustained losses when the trading application Robinhood suffered severe service outages during a period of intense market volatility. A class settlement received final approval in July 2023 for $9.9 million.
Luca v. Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, No. 2:16-cv-746 (W.D. Pa.). Lynch Carpenter attorneys were Co-Lead Counsel in a class action against the Wyndham hotel companies for violations of New Jersey consumer protection statutes. Plaintiffs alleged that Wyndham’s websites deceptively masked the resort fees charged at certain hotels and forced patrons to agree to illegal terms and conditions. In 2017, plaintiffs defeated a motion to dismiss filed by two of the primary operating subsidiaries. A class settlement worth up to $7.6 million was reached in 2019 and approved later that year.
Morrow v. Ann Inc., No. 16-cv-3340 (S.D.N.Y.). Lynch Carpenter attorneys were Co-Class Counsel in a case alleging deceptive pricing practices by a major national retail chain. After plaintiffs overcame a motion to dismiss, the case settled for $6.1 million worth of class benefits. The settlement was approved in April 2018.
In re Rust-Oleum Restore Marketing, Sales Practices and Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 1:15-cv- 1364 (N.D. Ill.): In this sprawling products liability MDL relating to defective deck resurfacing products, a Lynch carpenter was instrumental in negotiating a $9.3 million settlement providing meaningful relief to consumers, which received final approval in March of 2017 by the Honorable Amy J. St. Eve of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, now a sitting Judge of the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Financial Fraud, Lending Practices, and Securities
CitiMortgage SCRA Litig., (S.D.N.Y.). Lynch Carpenter attorneys were Tri-Lead Counsel in this class action against CitiMortgage on behalf of Sergeant Jorge Rodriguez in the Southern District of New York. This case alleges that CitiMortgage improperly foreclosed upon Mr. Rodriguez’s home (and the homes of similarly situated individuals) while he was serving in Iraq, in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The case settled and received final approval in October 2015, securing $38.2 million for members of our military service.
In re Community Bank of Northern Virginia and Guaranty National Bank of Tallahassee Secondary Mortgage Loan Litig., (W.D. Pa./3d Cir.). Lynch Carpenter attorneys were Co-Lead Class Counsel in this national litigation on behalf of second mortgage borrowers under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. The class was certified by the district court and affirmed by the Third Circuit, 795 F.3d 380 (2015). A class settlement was finalized in early 2017 and obtained a total recovery of $24 million.
In re Motorola Securities Litig., No. 03-cv-287 (N.D. Ill.). A Lynch Carpenter attorney represented the State of New Jersey’s Division of Investment in this securities class action against Motorola, stemming from misrepresentations made by the company regarding a $2 billion loan it made to a Turkish entity that was not repaid. The case settled a few days before trial for $190 million.
Figueroa v. Capital One, No. 18-cv-692 (S.D. Cal.). Todd Carpenter and Eddie Kim served as Class Counsel in a class action challenging the unlawful assessment of multiple ATM fees in contravention of the customer account agreement, which resulted in a $13 million settlement.
Schertzer v. Bank of America, No. 19-cv-264 (S.D. Cal.). Lynch Carpenter attorneys represent bank customers who were assessed out-of-network ATM fees for balance inquiries transpiring from deceptive ATM prompts utilized by independent ATM operators Cardtronics and FCTI. Plaintiffs prevailed on challenges to the pleadings. In May 2025, the court granted in part and denied in part the defendant’s motion for reconsideration of the class certification order.
Bingham v. Acorns Grow, No. 30-2019-0150842 (Cal. Sup. Ct. Orange Cnty.). Eddie Kim served as Class Counsel in a class action on behalf of customers of a financial mobile app that automatically transferred “spare change” from each purchase using debit cards issued by customers’ banks into an Acorns Grow investment account. This action challenged the app’s failure to prevent overdrafts of customers’ checking accounts as a result of the automated transfers and the resultant assessment of overdraft fees. A $2.5 million settlement received final approval in September 2022.
COVID-19 Closures Litigation
Hickey v. Univ. of Pittsburgh, 8 F.4th 301 (3d Cir. 2023). Gary Lynch argued in front of the Third Circuit after motions to dismiss were granted in favor of the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University. The District Courts held that students could not bring a breach of implied contract under Pennsylvania law, and must point to specific promises in writing. The Third Circuit reversed and remanded, adopting Mr. Lynch’s argument that nothing in Pennsylvania case law suggests implied contract claims brought by students are barred, but rather, can be inferred based on course of conduct and marketing material received by the students that tout the benefits of campus. The Third Circuit also reversed the District Courts’ dismissal of unjust enrichment in the alternative. In April 2025, the court granted preliminary approval to a $7.85 million class action settlement.
Ramey v. The Pennsylvania State University, No. 2:20-cv-00753 (W.D. Pa.). Lynch Carpenter serves as co-lead counsel for students enrolled at Penn State University during the Spring 2020 semester, who received only remote online only instruction and lost access to most campus facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. In February 2025, the court granted final approval to a $17 million class settlement for approximately 72,000 class members, is the largest settlement in the nation for claims of this type.
Ryan v. Temple University, No. 5:22-cv-02164 (E.D. Pa.). Lynch Carpenter serves as co-lead counsel in this consolidated tuition and fee refund class action case against Temple University which alleged that the university
breached implied contracts and/or was otherwise unjustly enriched when it transitioned from in-person education to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the Spring 2020 semester. Following remand from successful appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the parties reached a $6.9 million class action settlement that will resolve all the claims asserted in the litigation. The settlement received final approval to the settlement in February 2025.
Pfingsten v. Carnegie Mellon University, No. 2:20-cv-00716 (W.D. Pa.). Lynch Carpenter serves as co-lead counsel in this tuition and fee refund class action case against CMU, which alleged that university the breached implied contracts and/or was otherwise unjustly enriched when it transitioned from in-person education to remote learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic during the Spring 2020 semester. In February 2025, the court granted preliminary approval to a $4.8 class action settlement agreement.
Kincheloe v. Univ. of Chicago, No. 1:20-cv-03015 (N.D. Ill.). Lynch Carpenter represented students who paid for in-person learning, but received remote online only education and services for half of the Spring 2020 semester following the Covid-19 pandemic. The parties reached a class action settlement of $4.95 million, which received final approval in May 2024.
Smith v. Univ. of Pennsylvania, No. 2:20c-cv-2086 (E.D. Pa.). Lynch Carpenter was appointed co-lead counsel to represent students who paid for in-person learning but received remote online only education and services for half of the Spring 2020 semester following the Covid-19 pandemic. Plaintiffs prevailed on a motion to dismiss as to the fees paid for the semester. The parties reached a settlement of $4.5 million for the class, which received final approval in January 2023.
Wage and Hour & Employment Discrimination Litigation
Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk, No. 11-1059 (U.S. Supreme Court). Gary Lynch served as Counsel of Record before the United States Supreme Court in an appeal addressing the application of mootness principles in a putative collective action filed under Section 216(b) of the Fair Labor Standards Act. When defendant served the plaintiff with a Rule 68 offer of judgment for “make whole” relief, the district court dismissed the case as moot. Gary Lynch successfully argued the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which held that the FLSA collective action did not become moot upon the plaintiff’s receipt of a Rule 68 offer of judgment for full satisfaction of her individual claim. The Supreme Court reversed in a 5-4 opinion, with Justice Kagan writing a strong dissent on behalf of our client—a position which was subsequently adopted by the majority of the Court in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 577 U.S. 153 (2016). Plaintiff’s position before the Supreme Court was supported by the United States as Amicus Curiae.
Verma v. 3001 Castor Inc., No. 2:13-cv-03034 (E.D. Pa.). As Co-Class Counsel, Lynch Carpenter attorneys won a $4.59 million jury verdict in 2018 for misclassified workers at a Philadelphia nightclub. The claims were brought under the FLSA and Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act. The trial verdict was fully affirmed by the Third Circuit in August 2019.
Reynolds v. Turning Point Holding Co., et. al., No. 2:19-cv-01935 (E.D. Pa.). Lynch Carpenter served as co-lead counsel in this wage and hour class action and collective action that alleged that the defendants failed to properly provide complete and accurate tip credit notification to their tipped employees in violation of the FLSA and similar state wage and hour laws. Following extensive discovery and motions practice, the parties reached a
$799,500 settlement on behalf of classes consisting of Pennsylvania and New Jersey employees. The settlement received final approval on March 3, 2023.
Copley v. Evolution Well Services, LLC, No. 2:20-cv-01442 (W.D. Pa.). In February 2022, Lynch Carpenter obtained collective certification under the FLSA of several hundred “hitch employees.” These employees spent hours per week travelling to remote job sites, time for which they were unpaid. In July 2023, Judge Wiegand finally approved a $2.55 million dollar settlement for the FLSA collective, as well as Pennsylvania and Ohio state classes.
Wintjen v. Denny’s, Inc. et al., No. 2:19-cv-00069 (W.D. Pa). On November 18, 2021, Judge Wiegand of the Western District of Pennsylvania granted class and conditional certification and appointed Lynch Carpenter LLP as Class Counsel. The class encompasses all tipped employees within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and involves Denny’s failure to comply with the tip credit notification requirements as well as the 80/20 rule regarding side work.
Antitrust
In re Railway Industry Employee No-Poach Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 2850 (W.D. Pa.), Chief Judge Joy Flowers Conti appointed Lynch Carpenter partner Kelly K. Iverson as Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel on behalf of the class of employees who alleged the defendants and their co-conspirators entered into unlawful agreements to reduce and eliminate competition among them for employees and to suppress the compensation of those employees. The two defendants agreed to class settlements worth a combined $48.95 million, and final approval was granted in August 2020.
In re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 2406 (N.D. Ala.). Lynch Carpenter attorneys represented healthcare subscriber plaintiffs in four states in this nationwide class action challenging the anti-competitive practices of Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s nationwide network of local insurers who do not compete with each other based on geographic boundaries. A $2.7 billion settlement received final approval in August 2022. An appeal of final approval ensued, and the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the judgment approving the settlement agreement in October 2023.
In re FICO Antitrust Litig. Related Cases, No. 1:20-CV-02114 (N.D. Ill.). Lynch Carpenter attorneys are representing a credit union in one of ten related actions alleging that Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) engaged in monopolistic behavior that caused the plaintiffs to overpay for FICO credit scores, in violation of the Sherman Act and various state laws.