A jury in Portland, Oregon awarded approximately $62 million in compensation to be paid by PacifiCorp to nine survivors of the fires that swept across Oregon during the Labor Day 2020 storm. We were co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs at the trial.
Learn MoreThis case is a certified issues class action arising from the 2020 Labor Day fires in Oregon. Former Oregon Governor Kate Brown described the fires as possibly the greatest loss of life and property from wildfire in Oregon’s history. The four fires—Santiam Canyon, South Obenchain, Echo Mountain Complex (which includes the Echo Mountain and Kimberling Fires), and 242 Fire (Two-four-two)—destroyed over one thousand structures, burned over 100,000 acres, and displaced more than 10,000 Oregonians. The fires were entirely preventable.
Learn MoreIn collaboration with our Hawai’i (Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher) and Washington (Keller Rohrback L.L.P.) partners, Stoll Berne is working on behalf of people and businesses impacted by the Maui fires in August 2023. During a forecasted windstorm, when the fire danger was extreme, the power company on Maui left its power lines energized. The power lines ignited several fires and caused massive devastation to Lahaina and other communities.
Learn MoreStoll Berne attorneys Tim DeJong, Keith Ketterling and Lydia Anderson-Dana represented a prominent Northwest law firm in the defense of a purported class action seeking to recover against the law firm for securities sold by its former client. The case presents novel issues concerning securities sold for a decade after the attorney-client relationship ended.
Learn MoreStoll Berne attorneys Tim DeJong, Steve Larson, and Elizabeth Bailey Kinsman are co-lead counsel for the investors in a massive, $1 billion securities class action against the perpetrators of an alleged Ponzi scheme and those who aided and abetted it.
Learn MorePortland Development Group Investments, LLC. The investors alleged that the seller falsely inflated its financial statements that were published in its offering documents, and that the seller’s accounting firm, lawyers, and others were liable for aiding and assisting the securities sales.
Learn MoreStoll Berne served as co-lead counsel in multi-district securities litigation against CenturyLink. With co-lead counsel Bernstein Litowitz, Stoll Berne represented lead plaintiff the State of Oregon by and through the Oregon State Treasurer and the Oregon Public Employee Retirement Board, on behalf of the Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund. Multiple cases were consolidated before Judge Michael Davis of the District of Minnesota. In July 2019, Judge Davis denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss and on September 14, 2020, Judge Davis certified the proposed class. In November 2020, the parties reached a settlement in the amount of $55,000,000 in cash. The Court approved the settlement in July 2021.
Learn MoreStoll Berne attorney, Keith Dubanevich, represents a class of customers who purchased silicone wristbands and pin buttons from Defendants Zaappaaz, Netbrands, Gennex Media, and Custom Wristbands. A $3.5 million settlement was reached on behalf of a nationwide class of purchasers.
Learn MoreA team of Stoll Berne attorneys are currently representing investors in the various Aequitas companies in a proposed securities class action asserting Oregon Securities Law claims against parties who participated or aided in Aequitas’ sales of securities.
Learn MoreKeith Ketterling and Keith Dubanevich obtained a $180 million settlement on behalf of Bank of New York Mellon investors in a lawsuit alleging that the bank operated a deceptive foreign currency exchange program.
Learn MoreA team of Stoll Berne attorneys served as Special Assistant Attorneys General to the State of Oregon in its role as co-lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase.
Learn MoreStoll Berne served as liaison counsel in multi-district litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. In March 2020, US District Court Judge Michael Simon approved a $32 million settlement that resolved litigation against Premera Blue Cross over the health insurer’s 2015 data breach that affected an estimated 11 million customers and employees.
Learn MoreKeith Dubanevich, Cody Berne, and their co-counsel represented a certified class of thousands of current and former customers of Ruby Receptionists, Inc. in McKenzie Law Firm P.A. et al. v. Ruby Receptionists, Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-01921-SI (D. Or.).
Learn MoreTogether with the Law Office of Nick Kahl, Stoll Berne attorney Josh Ross filed a class action against Airbnb on behalf of black Oregonians who have been denied access to equal public accommodations under the Oregon Public Accommodations Law. A successful settlement was announced in August 2019.
Learn MoreA jury in Portland, Oregon awarded approximately $62 million in compensation to be paid by PacifiCorp to nine survivors of the fires that swept across Oregon during the Labor Day 2020 storm. We were co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs at the trial.
This case is a certified issues class action arising from the 2020 Labor Day fires in Oregon. Former Oregon Governor Kate Brown described the fires as possibly the greatest loss of life and property from wildfire in Oregon’s history.
During a forecasted windstorm, when the fire danger was extreme, the power company on Maui left its power lines energized. The power lines ignited several fires and caused massive devastation to Lahaina and other communities.
Stoll Berne attorneys Tim DeJong, Keith Ketterling and Lydia Anderson-Dana represented a prominent Northwest law firm in the defense of a purported class action seeking to recover against the law firm for securities sold by its former client. The case presents novel issues concerning securities sold for a decade after the attorney-client relationship ended.
Stoll Berne attorneys Tim DeJong, Steve Larson, and Elizabeth Bailey Kinsman are co-lead counsel for the investors in a massive, $1 billion securities class action against the perpetrators of an alleged Ponzi scheme and those who aided and abetted it.
Portland Development Group Investments, LLC. The investors alleged that the seller falsely inflated its financial statements that were published in its offering documents, and that the seller’s accounting firm, lawyers, and others were liable for aiding and assisting the securities sales.
Stoll Berne served as co-lead counsel in multi-district securities litigation against CenturyLink. With co-lead counsel Bernstein Litowitz, Stoll Berne represented lead plaintiff the State of Oregon by and through the Oregon State Treasurer and the Oregon Public Employee Retirement Board, on behalf of the Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund.
Stoll Berne attorney, Keith Dubanevich, represents a class of customers who purchased silicone wristbands and pin buttons from Defendants Zaappaaz, Netbrands, Gennex Media, and Custom Wristbands. A $3.5 million settlement was reached on behalf of a nationwide class of purchasers.
Stoll Berne is co-lead counsel what is believed to be the largest settlement of a securities case in Oregon history in representing the investors in the case arising out of the Aequitas Ponzi scheme, asserting claims against Aequitas’ auditors, lawyers, and others for participant/aider liability under the Oregon Securities Law.
Keith Ketterling and Keith Dubanevich obtained a $180 million settlement on behalf of Bank of New York Mellon investors in a lawsuit alleging that the bank operated a deceptive foreign currency exchange program.
A team of Stoll Berne attorneys served as Special Assistant Attorneys General to the State of Oregon in its role as co-lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase.
Robert Stoll, Gary Berne, and Steve Larson obtained an $88 million jury verdict, on behalf of investors in a class action for violations of the federal securities laws.
In a securities class action against Louisiana-Pacific Corp., Steve Larson helped to obtain a $65 million settlement as one of the lead attorneys for the shareholders.
The firm recovered $43.5 million on behalf of investors in Assisted Living Concepts in a nationwide securities class action arising out of accounting for related party transactions.
Stoll Berne attorneys Gary Berne and Tim DeJong obtained more than $20 million in total settlements on behalf of shareholders of Southern Pacific Funding Corp. (SPFC) in a securities class action arising out of the mortgage securitization company’s accounting for residual securities interests.
Stoll Berne served as liaison counsel in multi-district litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. In March 2020, US District Court Judge Michael Simon approved a $32 million settlement that resolved litigation against Premera Blue Cross over the health insurer’s 2015 data breach that affected an estimated 11 million customers and employees.
Keith Dubanevich, Cody Berne, and their co-counsel represented a certified class of thousands of current and former customers of Ruby Receptionists, Inc. in McKenzie Law Firm P.A. et al. v. Ruby Receptionists, Inc., Case No. 3:18-cv-01921-SI (D. Or.).
Stoll Berne attorney Cody Berne represented a publicly traded company that provided human resources services and workers compensation coverage to businesses across the country in a federal court class action for securities fraud, a state court shareholder derivative suit, and an investigation by the SEC.
Together with the Law Office of Nick Kahl, Stoll Berne attorneys filed a class action against Airbnb on behalf of black Oregonians who have been denied access to equal public accommodations under the Oregon Public Accommodations Law.
Steve Larson filed a federal class action against Sony Corporation, Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics, Inc., Toshiba Corporation and others on behalf of Oregon consumers who purchased optical disk drive products (such as CD, DVD or Blu-ray players, or computers containing such devices).
