Class Action Litigation

The Cullen Law Firm is engaged in a nation-wide plaintiffs class action litigation practice. The firm currently has cases pending in Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Roanoke, Virginia; Jacksonville, Florida; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Des Moines, Iowa; Phoenix, Arizona, Salt Lake City, Utah and Washington, D.C. The firm is engaged in representation of plaintiffs under the federal Truth-in-Leasing regulations, Commerce Clause, Rails-to-Trails Act and various state consumer protection acts. Attorneys in the firm have been appointed class or sub class counsel in numerous cases including:

  • Am. Trucking Ass’n, Inc. v. Kline, No. 07-14-1667-85MVT (N.J. Tax Ct., Nov. 22, 1989) (sub-class counsel).

  • Am. Trucking Ass’n, Inc., et al. v. Commw. of Pa., Nos. 315 C.D. 1982, 267 C.D. 1983, and 160 C.D. 1984 (Pa. Commw. Ct., Dec. 18, 1992) (sub-class counsel).

  • King v. Bechtler Dev. Corp., No. 01-CVS-597 (N.C. Super. Ct. Oct. 23, 2002)(class counsel in Rails-to-Trails case).

  • Owner-Operators Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. Arctic Express, Inc., No. C2:97-CV-00750 (S.D. Ohio, Sept. 6, 2001)(class counsel)(successfully challenge under Truth-in-Leasing regulations resulting in $5.5 million judgment to class).

  • Owner-Operators Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. Gilbert Express, Inc., No. 00-5163 (D.N.J. Feb. 14, 2001)(class counsel).

  • Owner-Operator Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, No. 3-01-80179 (S.D. Iowa January 23, 2003)(class counsel).

  • In Re Intrenet, Owner-Operator Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. Huntington Nat’l Bank, 273 B.R. 153 (S.D. Ohio 2002)(class counsel)(Truth-in-Leasing regulations create statutory trust over owner-operator escrow funds)

  • Owner-Operators Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. Ledar Transp., No. 00-0258-CV-W-2-ECF (W.D. Mo. Mar 31, 2002)(class counsel).

  • Owner-Operators Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. Mayflower Transit, Inc., 204 F.R.D. 138 (S.D. Ind. 2001)(class counsel).

  • Owner-Operator Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. Sizemore, 671 So. 2d 674 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995), cert. denied, 517 U.S. 112 (1996) (class counsel in successful challenge to Alabama state truck tax resulting in $70 million in tax refunds).

  • Owner-Operator Indep. Drivers Ass’n v. State of N.H., Nos. 85-E-317 and 377 (Super. Ct., Hillsborough Cty.) (class counsel in successful challenge to state truck tax resulting in $1.8 million refund).

  • Padtra v. Ledar Transp., Inc., No. 96-0324-CV-W-2 (W.D. Mo. Sept. 6, 1996)(class counsel).

  • Private Truck Council of Am., Inc. v. State of N.J., No. L-85-1262 (N.J. Super. Ct. Jan. 20, 1989) (sub-class counsel).

  • Taylor v. United States, No. 00-0258 (W.D. Pa. May 21, 2001)(class counsel in Rails-to-Trails case)
To learn more about The Cullen Law Firm’s class action practice contact us at pdc@cullenlaw.com.
 

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