Taus, Cebulash & Landau, LLP advises consumers whether and how to pursue legal action under consumer-protection statutes to stop the unfair and deceptive practices of large corporations and obtain compensation for those practices. We have successfully prosecuted consumer class-action lawsuits against many of the largest U.S. banks, financial service companies, and food-services corporations. Working with co-counsel, we have achieved settlements in excess of $100 million for consumers. Examples of current and recently resolved cases include:
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Westrope v. Ringler (D. Or.) and Moore v. EPS Settlements Group (S.D. Fl.)
We represented and successfully resolved the claims of large structured-settlement annuitants who suffered cuts to their annuity payments as a result of their structured- settlement brokers’ alleged negligence.
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Esslinger v. HSBC Bank (E.D. Pa.) and In re Bank of America Credit Protection Marketing and Sales Practices...
As co-lead counsel in Esslinger, we successfully negotiated a $23.5 million nationwide settlement for credit-card holders in a class action alleging that HSBC misrepresented and omitted material facts about the terms and conditions of its credit-protection product, and that HSBC charged class members for the product without their consent. In In re Bank of America, we obtained a $20 million nationwide settlement on behalf of a class bringing similar claims against Bank of America.
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Casey v. Citibank, N.A. (N.D.N.Y.) and Arnett v. Bank of America (D. Or.)
As court-appointed class counsel in Casey, we were instrumental in negotiating a nationwide settlement that provided $110 million in benefits to a class of homeowners. The homeowners alleged that Citibank forced them to purchase wind, flood, and hazard insurance at inflated rates, and without disclosing that Citibank had a financial interest in placing the insurance. In Arnett, we reached a $31 million nationwide settlement for a class of homeowners making similar allegations against Bank of America.
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Hasemann v. Gerber (E.D.N.Y.) and Manemeit v. Gerber (E.D.N.Y.)
As co-lead counsel, we represented a class of New York and Florida parents who alleged that the defendant falsely claimed that its infant formula could reduce an infant’s risk of developing allergies. After defeating the defendant’s summary-judgment motion, this case settled on the eve of trial—the only case based on these allegations that obtained monetary relief for a class.
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Guthart v. Nassau County (NYS Supreme Court) and McGrath v. Suffolk County (NYS Supreme Court)
We represent a class in Suffolk County (and a proposed class in Nassau County) of vehicle owners who successfully argued that Nassau County and Suffolk County violated New York’s constitution by charging more for red-light-camera violations than state law allowed (in some instance, more than double the amount). As a result, both counties have stopped collecting the unconstitutionally excessive liability.
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Gisairo v. Lenovo (D. Minn.)
As class counsel, we reached an agreement with Lenovo to resolve a class action alleging that Lenovo sold defective Flex 5 and Yoga 730 computers with computer displays that flickered, froze, or blacked out.
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Chen v. Vesync Corp. (N.D. Cal.), Menter v. Vesync Corp. (D. Mass.), and Tepper v. Vesync Corp. (S.D.N.Y.)
We currently represent proposed classes of consumers in three states who allege the defendant was able to overcharge them for its air purifiers by falsely claiming that the purifiers were HEPA-grade. In Menter, we recently defeated the defendant’s motion to dismiss, as well as its motion to compel arbitration.
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Shaaya v. Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (D.N.J.)
We represent a proposed class of plaintiffs who were sold 2016–2020 Range Rovers or other Jaguar Land Rover vehicles that are equipped with an allegedly defective diesel particulate filter system, which is prone to clogging and can cause the car to unexpectedly stop operating.