We characterize Pilot Travel Centers LLC, d/b/a Pilot Flying J, the largest over-the-road diesel provider within the US, as national coordinating counsel in additional than 20 putative class actions alleging Pilot Flying J withheld rebates or discounts owed to prospects based mostly on purchases of diesel gasoline. We efficiently obtained approval of a nationwide settlement that resolved all the putative class actions. We were additionally profitable in obtaining an order from the Joint Panel on Multidistrict Litigation that consolidated and transferred all the remaining opt-out federal cases to a single courtroom within the Eastern District of Kentucky. We have now resolved all however two lawsuits, one of which is pending in Ohio state courtroom and one which is pending in Alabama federal courtroom. From the onset of a dispute by way of to resolution, we assist our purchasers make well-informed choices.
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Clients depend on Miller Canfield to provide practical, business-oriented authorized providers and aggressive representation. We serve as Facebook’s sole outside counsel, liable for handling all of its international (i.e., non-US-based) litigation wants, including matters implicating worldwide information safety, privacy, defamation, internet hosting supplier liability, intellectual property and censorship legal guidelines. Relying on the ability of our global network, we have handled lawsuits for Facebook in additional than one hundred fifty international locations, spanning six continents. We not only efficiently defend our clients in international litigation, however we additionally proactively persuade and educate courts, plaintiffs and government authorities on novel issues and new areas of legislation in order to create a more favorable authorized surroundings for our purchasers.
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There aren’t any real measures that drive events to assume twice before resorting to litigation. For occasion, the dropping party will not be forced to remunerate the profitable get together for professional charges incurred because of the proceedings, unless such proceedings are deemed to be initiated in bad religion. If the case may be categorised as a claim for an indefinite amount, the claimant can avoid depositing the professional rata utility fee initially of the declare, in addition to paying the profitable party’s pro rata representation payment in case the declare is rejected. It is worth noting that an modification launched to the Attorney’s Fee Tariff on 2 January 2020 appears to create a danger of increasing the number of groundless claims in financial compensation instances.