REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
Jason Baker has successfully litigated and/or acted as co-lead counsel on behalf of plaintiff classes in the following cases:
$18,080,742.14 in restitution, attorneys’ fees and costs, and additional prohibitive injunctive relief on behalf of the certified class after a 7 week trial asserting claims under the Unfair Competition Laws (Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 and 17500). [Jason A. Park v. Cytodyne Technologies, Inc., Case No. GIC 768364, [2003 WL 21283814], San Diego County.
$5,000,000 claims-made settlement of for class members asserting violations of California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code). [Wathik Sabri, et al. v. GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Case No. 03CC00423, Orange County].
$3,200,000 settlement on behalf of class of employees in California. [Aaron Lopez et. al. v. Fry’s Electronics, Inc., et. al, Case No. 1-06-CV-061162, Santa Clara County].
$2,150,000 settlement on behalf of a nationwide class of consumers based on claims of the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code). [Ko v. Natura Pet Products, Inc. Case No. 5:09cv02619, Northern District of California].
$2,000,000 wage and hour settlement (of up to) on behalf of the class of mortgage brokers in California. [Lisa Hanna et al v. Home First Mortgage, et al Case No.SACV06-933, Orange County].
$1,484,268.89 judgment against a registered investment advisor on behalf of aggrieved investor. [Jeff Garcia v. Asset Strategies & Management, Inc., 111CV208986, Santa Clara County].
$950,000 settlement against the federal government for a motor vehicle accident with a traumatic brain injury. [Roberson v. United States, 02cv0078JM (JAH), Southern District of California]
$675,000 settlement on behalf of a nationwide class under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. [Romero v. Collection Bureau of America, Ltd., case No. 37-2008-00090572-CU-MC-CTL, San Diego County].
$650,000 settlement in favor of an injured plaintiff from inadequate bar/nightclub security. [Peltier v. Savanna Grill, Case No. 37-2011-00066106-CU-PO-EC, San Diego County].
$532,000 combined settlement in favor of minor shareholder plaintiff. [Kreidman v. Reile, et al., Case No. 37-2010-00100462-CU-BC-CTL, San Diego County].
$515,000 wage and hour settlement of on behalf of worker class. [Hernandez et al v. Diamond Environmental Services et al, Case No. 37-2007-00051019-CU-OE-NC, San Diego County].
$450,000 wage and hour settlement on behalf of class of mortgage brokers in California. [Arthur Montalvo v. Lenox Financial Mortgage Corporation, et. al Case No. 06CC00249, Orange County].
REPRESENTATIVE TRIAL EXPERIENCE
Carron v. Metropolitan Transit Board (Personal Injury) – Case No. GIC 771187, San Diego County.
Navarro v. City of San Diego (Personal Injury) – Case No. GIC751936, San Diego County.
DeRungs v. Scripps Clinic (Wrongful Death) – Case No. GIC 752103, San Diego County.
Jay v. Lockwood (Personal Injury) – Case No. GIC773955, San Diego, County.
Pourshahrok v. Abdulian (Wrongful Death) – Case No. LC062198, Los Angeles County (Van Nuys).
EMS v. Custom Bilt Products (Business Dispute) – Case No. 37-2008-00102101-CU-BC-NC, San Diego County (North County).
Attisha v. Walby (Business Dispute) – Case No. GIC 847055, San Diego County.
Homberger v. Harley-Davidson, Inc. (Wrongful Death) – Case No. VC 038314, Los Angeles County (Norwalk).
Gallegos v. NCRC, Inc. (Employment) – Case No. 07CECG04060 AMC, Fresno County.
Shore v. Russo (Real Estate Dispute) – Case No. 37-2009-00066550-CU-FR-EC, San Diego County (East).
Jencks v. Natoma Insurance Advisors (Real Estate Dispute) – Case No. 37-2008-00040864-CU-UD-NC, San Diego County (North).
Imgrund v. A. Preman Roofing (Employment) – Case No. 37-2012-00096759-CU-OE-CT, San Diego County.
Dawson v. Carter (Business Dispute) – (Judge Wayne Peterson (Ret.), San Diego County.
Patrick Keegan, the co-founder and managing partner of Keegan & Baker, LLP, has specialized in complex commercial litigation, including securities, antitrust and consumer fraud litigation, and has successfully handled numerous complex commercial litigation matters. For example, Mr. Keegan was retained as post-trial defense counsel several days after a jury verdict was rendered against our client in the amount of approximately $24 million dollars (an $18 million dollar jury award and an attorneys fees motion for approximately $6 million dollars, which we were successfully able to avoid). The award in that matter, entitled FF Orthotics Corp, Inc., et al. v. Good Feet, et al., Case No. GIC 791494, California Superior Court, San Diego County, (Judge Fredric Link) was grounded in antitrust violations, franchise law violations and unfair business practices violations. By virtue of the post trial work and the subsequent settlement negotiations (which included 11 plaintiffs), we were able to reduce the judgment to $4.25 million, paid over time, which allowed the individual defendants/shareholders to retain ownership of the defendant corporations and ultimately remove the defendant corporations from receivership. The defendant entities are currently again selling franchises nationwide and are in the process of expanding globally.
Mr. Keegan has also acted as co-class counsel and co-trial counsel, in a class action entitled Jason A. Park v. Cytodyne Technologies, Inc., Case No. GIC 768364, California Superior Court, San Diego County, (Judge Ronald L. Styn), asserting false advertising claims under the Unfair Competition Laws (Ca Business and Professions Code Sections 17200 and 17500) and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (Ca. Code Civil Section 1750), brought a successful motion for class certification and obtained a judgment of $12,536,820.00 in restitution and additional prohibitive injunctive relief on behalf of the certified class after a 7 week trial in 2003.
Mr. Keegan has also worked on numerous class actions, including the following cases, in which he acted as lead or co-lead counsel on behalf of a plaintiff class resulting in significant recoveries in the following cases:
(1) Johansson-Dohrmann, et al. v. CBR Systems, Inc., et al., Case No. 12-cv-01115-MMA-BGS, Southern District of California (Judge Michael M. Armstrong) personal information data theft settlement for violations of Civil Code § 56, et seq., Invasion of Privacy, Civil Code § 1798.80, et seq., Breach of Contract, and Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq., for the benefit of approximately 286,494 consumers in the form of credit monitoring, reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, and identity theft reimbursement valued at over $113 million and injunctive relief in 2013)
(2) Judy Ko, et al. v. Natura Pet Products, Inc., et al., Case No. 09-cv-02619-SBA, Northern District of California, Oakland Division (Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong) ($2.15 million settlement of a nationwide class of persons who purchased Natura Products for personal, family, or household purchases, for the benefit of approximately 26,481 claimant consumers and injunctive relief in 2012)
(3) Marshall Brewer, et al. v. Hennessey’s Tavern, Inc., Case No. 37-2008-00090677, San Diego Superior Court (Judge Jeffrey B. Barton) ($1.637 million settlement for 83 employees of Hennessey’s Tavern in the position of Assistant Manager for alleged violations of the California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code) in 2012)
(4) Maureena Garcia, et al. v. New York & Company, Inc., Case No. 37-2010-00060893, San Diego Superior Court, North County (Judge Robert P. Dahlquist) (settlement for violations of California privacy laws for the benefit of approximately 289,000 consumers in the form of cash vouchers and injunctive relief in 2012)
(5) Rosemary Cohorst, et al. v. BRE Properties, Inc., et al., Case N. 10-cv-2666-JM, United States District Court, Southern District of California (Judge Jeffrey T. Miller) ($5.5 million settlement for violations of California Penal Code § 630 and Business & Professions Code § 17200 in 2012)
(6) Blue Cross of California Website Security Cases, JCCP 4647, Orange County Superior Court (Judge Ronald L. Bauer) (personal information data breach settlement for violations of Civil Code § 56, et seq., Invasion of Privacy, Civil Code § 1798.80, et seq., and Business & Professions Code § 17200, et seq., for the benefit of approximately 641,769 consumers in the form of credit monitoring, reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses, identity theft reimbursement and injunctive relief in 2012).
(7) Frank Stanndard, et al. v. Southern California Edison Company, Case No. 97-CV-1116 TW (JAH), United States District Court, Southern District of California (Judge Thomas Whelan) (sealed settlement reached on behalf of an opt-in class of employees in an action asserting violations of FLSA in 2010).
(8) In re LivHome, Inc. Wage and Hour Cases, JCCP 4570, San Diego Superior Court, Central Division (Judge Jeffrey B. Barton)(represented employees of LivHome in the position of Caregiver in an action asserting violations of the California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code), and obtained a settlement which provided 1,019 claimants with a net recovery of 100% of the value of their claims in 2010).
(9) Nancy Fogelstrom, et al. v. Tween Brands, Inc., Lead Case No. 37-2008-00060767-CU-BT-NC, San Diego Superior Court, North County Division (Judge Robert P. Dahlquist) (settlement for violations of California privacy laws for the benefit of over 3 million consumers in the form of cash vouchers and injunctive relief that will restrain the future conduct of Defendant in 2010).
(10) Ann Baskall, et al. v. KFC U.S. Properties, Inc., Case No. 37-2007-00084348-CU-OE-CTL, San Diego Superior Court, Central District (Judge Steven R. Denton) ($4.75 million settlement for 1,963 employees of KFC for alleged violations of California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code) in 2009)
(11) Michael Piscitelli, et al. v. Winn & Sims, APC, Case No. 37-2007-00056054-CU-BT-NC, San Diego Superior Court, North County Division (Judge William S. Dato) ($838,365 settlement for violations of the TCPA and injunctive relief that will restrain the future conduct of Defendant in 2009).
(12) Griselda Patterson, et al. v. Best American Hospitality, Inc., Case No. BC377173, Los Angeles Superior Court (Judge Charles F. Palmer) ($2.5 million settlement for 4,626 class members employees of Best American Hospitality, Inc. in an action asserting violations of California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code) in 2009).
(13) Fontenette, et al. v. Certified Tire & Service Centers, Inc., Case No. GIC881509, San Diego Superior Court, Central Division (Judge Yuri Hofmann) ($1.6 million settlement for 459 employees of Certified Tire & Service Centers, Inc. in an action asserting violations of California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code) in 2009).
(14) Kritz, et al. v. Fluid Components, Inc., et al., Case No. GIN057142, San Diego Superior Court, North County Division, (Judge Robert P. Dahlquist) ($1.6 million settlement for 156 employees of Fluid Components Inc. in an action asserting violations of California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code) in 2008).
(15) Darren Pedersen, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, Case No. GIC 821797, Superior Court for the State of California, San Diego County, (Judge Jeffrey B. Barton) (settlement for nearly 100,000 2000 or 2001 Ford F-150 truck purchasers of (1) a cash award of approximately $100 per Class Vehicle; or (2) reimbursement for prior out-of-pocket or notice period radiator replacements in 2007).
(16) Wathik Sabri, et al. v. GMAC Mortgage Corporation, Case No. 03CC00423, California Superior Court, Orange County, (Judge Richard L. Bauer) ($5 million settlement for employees of GMAC Mortgage (dba DiTech.com) for alleged violations of California Labor Code and the Unfair Competition Laws (Section 17200 of the Business and Professions Code) in 2006).
(17) Malek, et al. v. Blue Cross of California, Case No. BC271992, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, (Judge Anthony J. Mohr) ($5 million settlement on behalf of the class of insureds in California governmental health care plans and prohibitive injunctive relief in 2005).
(18) Jean Hargis, et al. v. Metabolife International, Inc., Case No. GIC797521, California Superior Court, San Diego County, (Judge John S. Meyer) (settlement of an uncapped monetary recovery on behalf of the class of every purchaser of Metabolife’s ephedrine products over 4 year period and prohibitive injunctive relief in 2005).
(19) Gordon, et al. v. Reliant Energy Inc. et al., Case No. 00-CV-2525 BTM(RBB), U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, (Judge Barry Ted Moskowitz) (antitrust case) ($150 million settlement with one electricity market participant for electricity consumers in 2002).
(20) National Metals, Inc., et al. v. Sumitomo Corporation, et al., Case No. GIC734001, Heliotrope General, Inc., et al. v. Sumitomo, et al., Case Nos. 701679 and 701680, California Superior Court, San Diego County, (Judge J. Michael Bollman) (antitrust case) ($15.75 million settlement for copper purchasers in 2002).
(21) Jorge Reinoza, et al. v. Syntrax Innovations, Inc. et al., Case No. GIC757535, California Superior Court, San Diego County, (Judge Patricia Cowett) ($1.58 million settlement for herbal products purchasers in 2002).
(22) In re Alliance Equipment Leasing Securities Litigation, Master File No. 98-CV-2150-J(CJA), United States District Court, Southern District of California (Judge Napoleon Jones) ($2 million partial settlement for mutual fund securities purchasers in 2001).
(23) In re Alliance North American Government Income Trust Securities Litigation, Master File No. 95-CV-0330 (LMM), United States District Court, Southern District of New York ($14 million partial settlement for mutual fund securities purchasers in 2000).
(24) Miller, et al. v. NTN Communications, et al., Case No. 97-CV-1116 TW (JAH), United States District Court, Southern District of California (Judge Thomas Whelan) ($3.25 million settlement for securities purchasers in 2000).
(25) Heliotrope General, Inc., et al. v. Sumitomo, et al., Case Nos. 701679 and 701680, California Superior Court, San Diego County (Judge J. Michael Bollman) ($43.5 million settlement for copper purchasers in 1999).
(26) Schaefer, et al. v. Overland Express Variable Rate Fund, Case No. 95-CV-0314-B (CM), United States District Court, Southern District of California (Judge Rudi Brewster) ($7 million for mutual fund securities purchasers in 1997).
(27) Hahn, et al. v. Investors Trust, Case No. 94-1455-B (POR), United States District Court, Southern District of California (Judge Rudi Brewster) ($7.2 million for mutual fund securities purchasers in 1996).
(28) Strang, et al. v. JHM Mortgage Sec. L.P., Case No. 94-20542 (JW), United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia ($1.15 million settlement for securities purchasers in 1995).
(29) In re IDM Litigation, Case Nos. 677095, 677097, BC 121902, BC 121903, 677093, 677096, California Superior Court, San Diego County (Judge Robert Baxley) ($5.2 million on behalf of 1,300 investors in 1995).
(30) In re Coin Cases, Case Nos. BC 109176, BC 109250 BC 109409, BC 109612, BC 109269, California Superior Court, Los Angeles County ($37 million settlement with Merrill Lynch settled for mutual fund securities purchasers in 1994).
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