The Miller Law Firm, P.C. won certification of a class of retirees in an action against the Henkel Corporation in which it is alleged that Henkel improperly administered the top hat retirement plan, resulting in a significant reduction of retirement benefits to the class. The case is pending in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. See...
Continue ReadingE. Powell Miller was honored by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine with the feature cover story for its 2014 annual edition. Titled “The Natural,” the reporter further described Mr. Miller as: “Litigator E. Powell Miller loves the national pastime and has one of his own: winning multimillion-dollar cases.” The article goes on to proclaim that: “The Miller Law Firm has...
Continue ReadingEighteen attorneys at The Miller Law Firm have been named to Michigan Super Lawyers for 2014. For the sixth consecutive year, E. Powell Miller has been named to the exclusive Super Lawyers Top 10 list and Marc Newman, Martha J. Olijnyk, Richard L. (Tony) Braun, II, Kevin F. O’Shea, Sharon Almonrode have been named to the Top 100 Super...
Continue ReadingKevin F. O’Shea has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Third Path Institute, a national nonprofit organization that assists individuals, families, and organizations in finding new ways to support an integrated approach to work and life. Third Path officials recently took part in the first-ever National Summit on Working Fathers held at the White House on...
Continue ReadingThe Miller Law Firm, P.C. is pleased to announce that the United States District Court, District of Minnesota granted final approval of a $62.5 million settlement in a class action against Wells Fargo Bank on behalf of participants in the Bank’s securities lending program. The total settlement amount is among the largest recoveries achieved in a securities lending class...
Continue ReadingThe Miller Law Firm succeeded in earning two of the top five Class Action Settlement rankings in the Michigan Lawyer’s Weekly ’s annual survey of “Million-Dollar Verdicts & Settlements 2013.” The firms’ securities fraud class-action lawsuit, In Re: Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. Securities Litigation in the Eastern District of Michigan, settled for $2,975,000. And, the firm’s class action relating...
Continue ReadingThe Miller Law Firm is a proud sponsor of the fifth annual Danielle Karmanos’ Work It Out Motor City Bike Ride taking place on Belle Isle, July 19, 2014. Funds raised benefit the Danielle Karmanos’ Work It Out (DKWIO) campaign, which is a non-profit organization that works to promote a healthy lifestyle for children across Southeast Michigan.
Continue ReadingOne of the Miller Law Firms antitrust class action lawsuits has been featured in the Michigan Lawyers Weekly, Verdicts and Settlements column. In the case of In re: Refrigerant Compressors Antitrust Litigation, the plaintiffs, represented by the Miller Law Firm, alleged a conspiracy where several compressor manufactures engaged in anti-competitive practices which resulted in members of the class paying...
Continue ReadingE. Powell Miller joined the University of Michigan’s head basketball coach, John Beilein and other industry professionals to speak at the “BLB&G Seminar on Litigation and Michigan’s Pension Funds” in Ann Arbor. The seminar explored the changing regulatory and legal landscapes affecting pension fund holdings as well as instructed listeners of the best practices for protecting their funds’ portfolios....
Continue ReadingThe Miller Law Firm has successfully settled a class action lawsuit against Well Fargo Bank N.A.’s securities lending program. Representing nearly 100 institutional investors, the Miller Law Firm argued that the bank mischaracterized its securities lending program as being safe, but instead placed significant amounts of cash collateral in high-risk investments such as structured investment vehicles which resulted in...
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