Complex Litigation Experience
Attorney John Malkinson has substantial experience in all aspects of class action litigation, including written and oral discovery, motion practice, arguing and obtaining class certification, and negotiating and consummating settlement. As plaintiffs’ counsel, he has actively prosecuted and participated in the prosecution of numerous consumer and antitrust class actions, including:
1. In Re Potassium Sorbate Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. California) ($96.5 million settlement of price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of food preservative);
2. In Re Catfish Antitrust Litigation, (DC Miss) ($27.5 million settlement of price-fixing/antitrust class action against producers of catfish for the benefit of direct purchasers);
3. Thompson v. Kraft Foods, et al. (Cook County, IL)($9 million settlement in nationwide consumer class action on behalf of purchasers of tainted food);
4. In Re Maltol Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation, (S.D. New York) ($11 million settlement in nationwide price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of food additive);
5. Rivera v. Grossinger Autoplex, (N.D. Illinois) (regional consumer class action concerning TILA violation);
6. Sampson v. Eastman Kodak, (Cook County, IL) (nationwide consumer class action on behalf of purchasers of Kodak instant cameras and film);
7. In re Salmonella Litigation, (Cook County, IL) (regional class action arising from sale and consumption of contaminated milk);
8. In Re Wirebound Box Litigation, (N. D. Illinois) (price-fixing/antitrust class action);
9. In Re Kraft Cheese Litigation, (Cook County, IL) (regional class action on behalf of participants in commercial promotion);
10. In Re Equitable Life, (Cook County, IL) (nationwide class action on behalf of mutual insurance company owners/policyholders);
11. Asch v. Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C., (N.D. Illinois) (obtained summary judgment on liability, judgment of permanent injunction, and $1.1 million settlement of class action arising from violations of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and consumer fraud statutes);
12. Connick v. Suzuki Motor Company, (Cook County, IL) (consumer class action concerning vehicle rollover propensity);
13. Cox v. Amoco Oil Co., (Cook County, IL) (nationwide consumer class action for reimbursement of price differential on gasoline products);
14. Lyons, et al. v. Sears Roebuck, et al., (Cook County, IL) (nationwide class action for reimbursement on behalf of credit card holders);
15. Turek v. Southwestern Bell, (Cook County, IL) (regional class action on behalf of cellular telephone service subscribers);
16. Cortez v. Michael Reese Health Care, (Cook County, IL) (consumer class action concerning reimbursement rights under terms of health benefit contract);
17. In Re Exxon Veldez Litigation, (class action to recoup damages attributed to catastrophic oil spill; court-approved settlement);
18. In Re Tamoxifen Antitrust Litigation (S.D. New York) (nationwide price-fixing/antitrust class action concerning specialty cancer medication);
19. In Re Sodium Gluconate Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. California) (price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of sodium gluconate; court-approved multi-million dollar settlement);
20. In Re Automotive Refinishing Paint Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. PA) ($105.75 million partial settlement of ongoing price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of automotive refinishing products);
21. In Re Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) Antitrust Litigation (E.D. PA) ($25 million partial settlement of price-fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of food additive);
22. In Re Pressure-Sensitive Labelstock Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. IL) (pending price fixing/antitrust class action against producers of self-adhesive labelstock);
23. In Re Extruded Graphite Antitrust Litigation, (D.C. NJ) ($8.75 million settlement of price fixing/antitrust class action against producers of bulk extruded graphite);
24. In Re Sulfuric Acid Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. PA) ($5 million partial settlement in pending price fixing/antitrust class action against sellers/producers of sulfuric acid);
25. U.S.A. ex rel. Asch, et al v. Teller, Levit & Silvertrust, P.C., (N.D. IL) (obtained summary judgment on liability and $900,000.00 settlement against collection law firm in pending action for violations of the federal False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act);
26. In Re Foundry Resin Antitrust Litigation, (W.D. PA) ($14 million settlement of certified price fixing/antirust class action against sellers/producers of foundry resin);
27. In Re LTL Shipping Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. GA) (price fixing/antitrust class action against providers of Less-Than-Truckload shipping services);
28. In Re Packaged Ice Antitrust Litigation, (W.D. MI) (pending nationwide price fixing/antitrust class action against producers of packaged ice);
29. In Re Potash Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. IL) ($90 million settlement in nationwide price fixing/antitrust class action against producers of potash);
30. In Re Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litigation, (E.D. PA) ($25 million partial settlement of direct purchasers’ ongoing nationwide price fixing/antitrust class action against producers of eggs and processed egg products);
31. Smith v. C.H. James Holdings, et al., (N.D. IL) ($312,500 “wage and hour” settlement for unpaid “off-the-clock” time on behalf of fast-food franchise employees);
32. In Re Refrigerant Compressor Products Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. MD) (pending nationwide price fixing/antitrust class action against producers of refrigerant compressors);
33. In Re International Freight Forwarding Litigation, (E.D. NY) ($200 million settlement in nationwide price-fixing/antitrust claim against international freight forwarding vendors);
34. In Re Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litigation, (N.D. OH) ($433.1 million settlement in direct purchasers’ nationwide price fixing/antitrust class action against manufacturers of polyurethane foam); and
35. In re Domestic Airline Antitrust Litigation, (D.C. DC) (pending nationwide price-fixing/antitrust class action against major domestic airlines).
