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Complex Litigation Experience

Mr. Malkinson has substantial experience in all aspects of complex and class action litigation, including written and oral discovery, motion practice, class certification; negotiating and consummating settlement. As plaintiffs’ counsel, he has actively prosecuted and participated in the prosecution of numerous consumer and antitrust class actions, including:

1 In Re Potassium Sorbate Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. California) ($96.5 million settlement of price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of food preservative);
2 In Re Catfish Antitrust Litigation, (DC Miss) ($27.5 million settlement of price-fixing/antitrust class action against producers of catfish for the benefit of direct purchasers);
3 Thompson v. Kraft Foods, et al. (Cook County, IL) ($9 million settlement in nationwide consumer class action on behalf of purchasers of tainted food);
4 In Re Maltol Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, (S.D. New York) ($11 million settlement in nationwide price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of food additive);
5 Rivera v. Grossinger Autoplex, (N.D. Illinois) (regional consumer class action concerning TILA violation);
6 Sampson v. Eastman Kodak, (Cook County, IL) (nationwide consumer class action on behalf of purchasers of Kodak instant cameras and film);
7 In re Salmonella Litigation, (Cook County, IL) (regional class action arising from sale and consumption of contaminated milk);
8 In Re Wirebound Box Litigation, (N. D. Illinois) (nationwide price-fixing/antitrust class action);
9 In Re Kraft Cheese Litigation, (Cook County, IL) (regional class action on behalf of participants in commercial promotion);
10 In Re Equitable Life, (Cook County, IL) (nationwide class action on behalf of mutual insurance company owners/policyholders);
11 Asch v. Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C., (N.D. Illinois) (obtained summary judgment on liability and judgment of permanent injunction in pending class action for violations of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and consumer fraud statutes);
12 Connick v. Suzuki Motor Company, (Cook County, IL) (consumer class action concerning vehicle rollover propensity);
13 Cox v. Amoco Oil Co., (Cook County, IL) (nationwide consumer class action for reimbursement of price differential on gasoline products);
14 Lyons, et al. v. Sears Roebuck, et al., (Cook County, IL) (nationwide class action for reimbursement on behalf of credit card holders);
15 Turek v. Southwestern Bell, (Cook County, IL) (regional class action on behalf of cellular telephone service subscribers);
16 Cortez v. Michael Reese Health Care, (Cook County, IL) (consumer class action concerning reimbursement rights under terms of health benefit contract);
17 In Re Exxon Veldez Litigation, (class action to recoup damages attributed to catastrophic oil spill; court-approved settlement);
18 In Re Tamoxifen Antitrust Litigation (S.D. New York) (nationwide price-fixing/antitrust class action concerning specialty cancer medication);
19 In Re Sodium Gluconate Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. California) (price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of sodium gluconate; court-approved multi-million dollar settlement);
20 In Re Automotive Refinishing Paint Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. PA) ($105.75 million partial settlement of ongoing price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of automotive refinishing products);
21 In Re Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) Antitrust Litigation (E.D. PA) ($25 million partial settlement of price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of food additive);
22 In Re Pressure-Sensitive Labelstock Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. IL) (pending price-fixing/antitrust class action against producers of self-adhesive labelstock);
23 In Re Extruded Graphite Antitrust Litigation, (D.C. NJ) ($8.3 million settlement of nationwide price-fixing/antitrust class action against producers of bulk extruded graphite);
24 In Re Sulfuric Acid Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. PA) ($5 million partial settlement in pending price-fixing/antitrust class action against sellers/producers of sulfuric acid);
25 U.S.A. ex rel. Asch, et al v. Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C., (N.D. Illinois) (obtained summary judgment on liability against law firm in pending action for violations of the federal False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act);
26 In Re Foundry Resin Antitrust Litigation, (W.D. PA) ($14 million settlement of nationwide price-fixing/antirust class action against sellers/producers of foundry resin);
27 In Re LTL Shipping Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. GA) (pending price-fixing/antitrust class action against providers of Less-Than-Truckload shipping services); and
28 In Re Packaged Ice Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. TX) (pending price-fixing/antirust class action against sellers/producers of packaged block, crushed, and cubed ice).
   
   
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