Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP

Class action and complex multi-party litigation is a sub-specialty of the Firm. We have successfully prosecuted a number of class action lawsuits involving a wide range of legal issues. The Firm served as co-counsel on one of the largest class action antitrust cases in history, resulting in a $3 billion settlement with Visa/MasterCard. The Firm represented the Republic of Ecuador in a precedent-setting international toxic tort case that has been litigated for more than ten years, both here and abroad. We are currently co-lead counsel in a large class action seeking major institutional reform in the New York City jail system.

In In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation, the Firm joined as co-counsel in one of the largest and most important antitrust litigations in U.S. history. Plaintiffs consisted of over 5 million U.S. merchants who alleged tying and monopolization claims against Visa and MasterCard. The Firm was retained to prepare the case for trial, playing the role of defense counsel in a one-week mock trial conducted before 40 "jurors" and assisting in witness preparation and jury selection for trial. The case settled on the eve of trial for $3 billion – the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history.
In Tyson v. City of New York, the Firm represents a class of 62,000 arrestees challenging the constitutionality of pre-arraignment strip searches. The Firm secured a $50 million settlement, believed to be the largest civil rights settlement in the history of New York City.
In D.D. v. New York City Department of Education, the Firm represents hundreds of disabled preschool children who are languishing on a waiting list for special education schooling and critical related services to which they are entitled by federal law.
In Aguinda v. Texaco, the Firm was co-counsel for the Republic of Ecuador in a class action brought on behalf of 30,000 Ecuadorians against ChevronTexaco for that company's despoliation and contamination of the Amazon rain forest. The case is groundbreaking litigation in both environmental and international law.
In Hagerman v. Libya, the Firm represents 32 family members in a historic lawsuit against Libya for the 1989 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This action, brought under federal anti-terrorism law and state tort law, resulted in the unprecedented recovery of at least $8 million per family.
In Ingles v. Toro, the Firm has joined the Legal Aid Society Prisoners’ Rights Project and Sullivan and Cromwell in a class action on behalf of inmates housed in City jails against the New York City Department of Corrections, alleging a pattern and practice throughout City jails of excessive force against inmates, inadequate investigation and discipline of officers who engage in excessive force, and inadequate training of officers to prevent such conduct.


		Class Actions/Multi-Party Litigation Class action and complex multi-party litigation is a sub-specialty of the Firm. We have successfully prosecuted a number of class action lawsuits involving a wide range of legal issues. The Firm served as co-counsel on one of the largest class action antitrust cases in history, resulting in a $3 billion settlement with Visa/MasterCard. The Firm represented the Republic of Ecuador in a precedent-setting international toxic tort case that has been litigated for more than ten years, both here and abroad. We are currently co-lead counsel in a large class action seeking major institutional reform in the New York City jail system. In In re Visa Check/MasterMoney Antitrust Litigation, the Firm joined as co-counsel in one of the largest and most important antitrust litigations in U.S. history. Plaintiffs consisted of over 5 million U.S. merchants who alleged tying and monopolization claims against Visa and MasterCard. The Firm was retained to prepare the case for trial, playing the role of defense counsel in a one-week mock trial conducted before 40 "jurors" and assisting in witness preparation and jury selection for trial. The case settled on the eve of trial for $3 billion – the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history. In Tyson v. City of New York, the Firm represents a class of 62,000 arrestees challenging the constitutionality of pre-arraignment strip searches. The Firm secured a $50 million settlement, believed to be the largest civil rights settlement in the history of New York City. In D.D. v. New York City Department of Education, the Firm represents hundreds of disabled preschool children who are languishing on a waiting list for special education schooling and critical related services to which they are entitled by federal law. In Aguinda v. Texaco, the Firm was co-counsel for the Republic of Ecuador in a class action brought on behalf of 30,000 Ecuadorians against ChevronTexaco for that company's despoliation and contamination of the Amazon rain forest. The case is groundbreaking litigation in both environmental and international law. In Hagerman v. Libya, the Firm represents 32 family members in a historic lawsuit against Libya for the 1989 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This action, brought under federal anti-terrorism law and state tort law, resulted in the unprecedented recovery of at least $8 million per family. In Ingles v. Toro, the Firm has joined the Legal Aid Society Prisoners’ Rights Project and Sullivan and Cromwell in a class action on behalf of inmates housed in City jails against the New York City Department of Corrections, alleging a pattern and practice throughout City jails of excessive force against inmates, inadequate investigation and discipline of officers who engage in excessive force, and inadequate training of officers to prevent such conduct. Attorneys \| Practice Areas \| News \| Contact Us Home \| Disclaimer \| Copyright