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Address: 505 North 7th Street, Suite 3600, st-louis, MO, 63101
Law Firm: Korein Tillery LLC
Phone: 314-241-4844
Fax: 314-241-3525
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Website: http://www.koreintillery.com
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| Description | Mr. Katz has a very diverse background. He is a fully certified master mechanic. Because of this background, he had focused his earlier practice on personal injury cases related to defective machines. Mr. Katz has since expanded his expertise to the field of consumer and pension rights. Mr. Katz has extensive experience in class actions involving ERISA based pension claims which he litigates nationwide, affiliating with lawyers throughout the country. He has represented millions of people in class action litigation and has successfully negotiated and recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements to classes of people when their disputes would otherwise be too small to pursue individually. Teaching Experience: Adjunct Professor of Legal Studies: Webster University, 1993-1997; National Institute for Paralegal Studies at Maryville University, 1992-1993; Northern Virginia Community College (Natural and Applied), 1985-1986; Lincoln Technical Institute, 1984. Publications: Author, Jurisdiction, Venue and Limitations 2d, Vol. 12, Mo. Prac., West Publishing 1994; Author, Missouri Local Rules of Court, (compiled) West Publishing, 1994; Co-Author, Handling the Opposing Economist a/k/a Damage Control, D.R.I. Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar, May 19-20, Toronto, Canada, 1994. Representative Matters Where Mr. Katz Has Been Appointed Class Counsel: Berger v. Xerox Corp. Ret. Income Guarantee Plan, 338 F.3d 755 (7th Cir. 2003). Judgment obtained on behalf of the Plaintiff Class in excess of $200 million in the Southern District of Illinois. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the trial court’s judgment. The case eventually settled, and more than 15,000 Xerox retirees shared in the $239 million settlement fund. Berkowitz v. National Westminister Bancorp Ret. Plan, 2000 WL 852451 (D. Conn. March 30, 2000). Connecticut District Court pension miscalculation case resulting in approximately $4 million to the putative class. Call v. Ameritech Mgt. Pension Plan, 475 F.3d 816 (7th Cir. 2007). Southern District of Illinois and Seventh Circuit case wherein $31 million was recovered for Plan participant retirees. City of University City v. AT & T Wireless Services, Inc., 203 S.W.3d 197 (Mo. 2006). Class case on behalf of Missouri municipalities for recovery of license taxes owed by wireless carriers. Current settlement recoveries exceed $150 million. Clevenger v. Dillards, Inc., 2007 WL 764291 (S.D. Ohio March 9, 2007). Southern District of Ohio case wherein approximately $35 million was recovered for Mercantile Stores Plan participant retirees. Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan, 274 F.Supp.2d 1010 (S.D. Ill. 2003), rev’d in part on limited appeal following settlement, 457 F.3d 636 (7th Cir. 2006). Southern District of Illinois case wherein a class of IBM retirees challenged IBM’s cash balance pension plan as being inherently age-discriminatory and in violation of ERISA. The trial court entered summary judgment for the Plaintiff Class on the issue of liability. The case settled, and as a result of appellate rulings, resulted in payments to the class of over $330 million. Esden v. Bank of Boston, 229 F.3d 154 (2nd Cir. 2000). Second Circuit case that clarifies how lump sum benefits must be calculated in cash balance pension plans. The case ultimately settled for $5.8 million. Graf v. ADP Pension Plan – Southern District of Illinois case that settled for $3 million. Over 5,000 former employees of ADP received monies under this settlement. Laurenzano v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Ret. Income Trust, 134 F.Supp.2d 189 (D. Mass. 2001). Massachusetts case challenging Defendant’s exclusion of cost-of-living adjustments in the calculation of retirement benefit lump sums paid to Class Members. Approximately $16 million was recovered for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Plan participants. Malloy v. Ameritech, 2000 WL 35525477 (S.D. Ill. Feb. 7, 2000). Southern District of Illinois case wherein $185 million in settlement was obtained for 17,000 former Ameritech employees whose pension benefits were miscalculated. Mangone v. First USA Bank, 206 F.R.D. 222 (S.D. Ill. 2001). Southern District of Illinois case representing 18.5 million class members involving late charges on credit card statements. $40 million settlement fund. May v. SmithKline Beecham – Illinois state court matter wherein a $20 million settlement was obtained for the class in a case involving improper laboratory testing charges. McClintock v. BOC – Southern District of Illinois case for alleged manipulation of pension benefits. Approximately $70 million was recovered for BOC former employees. Medeika v. SNET Pension Plan – District of Connecticut case wherein a $13.5 million settlement was obtained for several thousand employees of Southern New England Telephone whose pension benefits were miscalculated. Patterson v. NationsBank – Southern District of Illinois case involving a class of persons who incurred insufficient funds or overdraft charges as a result of Defendants posting withdrawals in a highest dollar amount to lowest dollar amount. Recovered $9 million settlement for the class. Rice v. National Steel – Illinois state court case alleging understated profits for purposes of the Profit Sharing Plan. $1.4 million settlement recovery. Seifert v. May Department Stores Pension Plan – pension benefits for retirees for miscalculation of lump sums. Tullock v. KMart Corp. Employee Pension Fund, 183 F.Supp.2d 1094 (S.D. Ill. 2001). Southern District of Illinois case against K-mart for miscalculating lump sum pension benefits of former employees. Case settled for $1.25 million. White v. MCI – MDL proceeding in the Southern District of Illinois that resulted in one of the largest telecom class action settlements ever, with a settlement fund of $90 million. Williams v. Rohm and Haas Pension Plan, 497 F.3d 710 (7th Cir. 2007). Southern District of Indiana case involving improperly calculated lump sum distributions. Damages currently estimated in excess of $200 million. |
Reputation for aggressively and successfully pursing a wide variety of complex cases.Korein Tillery’s class action practice spans a wide variety of cases across the country, including insurance, securities, antitrust, pension funds, products, environmental, tobacco, computer technology and consumer fraud cases. Although many law firms ‘handle’ class actions, very few have the resources and experience to prosecute class actions as vigorous…
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