Class Actions

Class action lawsuits are those in which an individual sues on behalf of a larger group. For more than 30 years KK&B has been actively involved in representing plaintiffs in class action cases here and in other States. The firm was instrumental in reaching a $90 million settlement of a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of the "Colonial Realty" Ponzi scheme against a major accounting firm.

Other class action cases have been brought on behalf of women harmed by dangerous breast implants; cancer-victims of the drug, DES; minorities excluded from police and fire departments due to discriminatory hiring; targets of illegal State Police wiretapping; victims of stock fraud and corporate greed; consumers bilked by price-fixing activities; vacationers burned in a tragic fire in Puerto Rico; investors charged excessive and undisclosed fees; and state employees who are victims of sexual harassment, retaliation and hostile work environment.

The firm has a special unit for handling class action lawsuits. Cases recently or currently being handled include:

• Those against numerous multi-state retail establishments illegally charging unwarranted sales taxes
• A class action on behalf of 2,000 female employees of the Connecticut Department of Correction
• Cases against various States requesting the reallocation of "tobacco money" to Medicaid recipients
• Cases against mutual fund providers charging undisclosed fees in violation of ERISA
• An anti-trust action against Visa and MasterCard for the way they set the fees they charge retail establishments.