Hoa Hao <<in court, claim conspiracy, sue for damages, GATA could assist!!>>
Yes BIG Time.
One could say GATA's Bill Murphy is worth his weight in Gold.
How much is 185 pounds of gold worth @ $220 for instance, 1/2 a million ?
But really, the value for all those who have been hurt by those who
caused this mess lies with the information collected thru the legal
arm of GATA, as follows.
How much and how damaging and where it points to...stay tuned.
Berger & Montague, P.C
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Berger & Montague, P.C. has been engaged in the practice of complex and
class action litigation for almost 30 years. The firm has developed both
a national practice and reputation for its expertise and has been
recognized by courts throughout the country for its ability and
experience in handling major litigation, particularly in the fields of
securities, antitrust and mass tort litigation. In many of these
actions, the Berger firm has played a principal or lead role. The firm
is rated "av" in Martindale-Hubbell. Currently, the firm consists of
more than 55 lawyers, 14 paralegals and an experienced support staff.
The firm's successes are due to the committed efforts of its more than
100 creative and dedicated employees.
Berger & Montague was founded in 1970 by David Berger to concentrate on
the representation of plaintiffs in a series of antitrust class actions.
David Berger pioneered the use of class actions in antitrust litigation
and was instrumental in extending the use of the class action procedure
to other litigation areas including securities, employment
discrimination, civil rights and mass torts. Since the firm's inception,
its complement of nationally recognized lawyers has represented both
plaintiffs and defendants in antitrust, securities fraud, environmental
matters, mass tort, employment (ERISA) and other areas. The firm has
recovered billions of dollars for its clients in litigation in these
areas. In complex litigation, particularly in areas of class action
litigation, Berger & Montague, P.C., has established new law and forged
the path for recovery for victims of fraud and other wrongdoing.
The firm has also been involved in a series of notable cases which are
among the most important in the history of civil litigation over the
last 30 years. For example, the firm was one of the principal counsel
for plaintiffs in the Drexel Burnham Lambert - Michael Milken securities
and bankruptcy litigation where claimants recovered approximately $2
billion in the aftermath of the collapse of the junk bond market and the
bankruptcy of Drexel in the late 1980's. In the area of environmental
litigation, the firm was also among the principal counsel engaged in the
trial of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Anchorage, Alaska which resulted
in a record punitive damages award of $5 billion against Exxon. The case
is currently pending an appeal. Berger & Montague was also lead counsel
in the School Asbestos Litigation where a national class of secondary
and elementary schools recovered in excess of $300 million to defray the
costs of asbestos abatement. The case was the first mass tort property
damage class action certified on a national basis.
In the area of securities litigation, the firm represents institutional
investors such as the City of Philadelphia and the Teachers' Retirement
System of Louisiana as well as numerous individual investors with
relatively small damages. The firm was co-lead counsel in the Melridge
Securities Litigation in the Federal District Court in Oregon where an
$88.2 million verdict was obtained. Other major class and derivative
securities cases in which significant recoveries were obtained and where
Berger & Montague served as a lead counsel are cases against the
following companies: BankAmerica (derivative settlement of $39.25
million); Bristol-Myers Squibb (class settlement of $20 million);
Crocker Bank (class settlement of $35 million); Raychem (class
settlement of $19.5 million); Genentech (class settlement of $29
million); Home Shopping Network (class settlement of $18.2 million);
Long Island Lighting Company ("LILCO") (class settlement of $48.5
million); Motorola (class settlement of $15 million); Oak Industries
(class settlement in excess of $35 million); Philadelphia Electric ($34
million derivative settlement); Policy Management (class settlement of
$32 million); Public Service Company of New Mexico (class and derivative
settlements of $33 million); Revco (settlements totaling $36 million);
SmithKline Beckman (class settlement of $22 million); Southmark (several
settlements totaling $58.75 million); Storage Technology ($55 million
settlement); Sunrise Medical (class settlement of $20 million); Subaru
(class settlement of $70 million); Synergen (class settlement of $28
million); Tucson Electric Power (class and derivative settlements of $30
million); U.S. Bioscience (class settlement valued at $15.25 million);
United Telecommunications (class settlement of $28 million).
In the area of antitrust litigation, Berger & Montague, P.C. has served
as lead or co-lead counsel on many of the major civil antitrust cases
over the last 25 years including In re Corrugated Container Antitrust
Litigation which recovered in excess of $366 million; the Infant Formula
case (recovery of $125 million); and the Retail Drug price fixing case
(partial settlement of $400 million). As sole lead counsel for a
national class of more than 100,000 gasoline dealers against 13 major
oil companies in the Bogosian versus Gulf Oil matter, the firm achieved
settlements on the eve of trial yielding more than $35 million plus
equitable relief.
In the area of employee and retirement benefits, Berger & Montague has
earned a nationwide reputation for its experience. This experience has
included leading roles in precedent-setting cases relating to reduction
or elimination of retiree medical benefits; mismanagement of retirement
plan and ESOP assets; and benefits reductions in connection with
corporate mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. The firm's employee
benefits and ERISA practice concentrates on representation of employees
and retirees.
The firm's caseload involves many high profile cases. The firm filed one
of three currently pending class actions brought on behalf of Holocaust
survivors against the three largest Swiss banks. This important and
historic case seeks to recover assets deposited in the banks which have
not been returned as well as assets looted by the Nazis and which were
knowingly laundered through the banks.
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