Berger & Montague has been recognized
by federal judges for its work in the field of insurance class
action litigation.
Our experienced attorneys in our Insurance & Financial
Products & Services Group have been singled out and
praised by federal courts for their ability to develop, guide
and settle extremely large and complex insurance and financial
products and services class actions. For example, the Honorable
Janet C. Hall recently recognized the extraordinary work of Berger
& Montague shareholders Peter R. Kahana and Steven L.
Bloch as co-lead counsel in Spencer
v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., an
insurance class action on behalf of approximately 22,000
claimants in which the United States District Court on
September 21, 2010 granted final approval of a $72.5
million cash settlement:
"[T]he quality of the representation
provided to the plaintiffs ... in this case has been
consistently excellent.... [T]he defendant[s] ... mounted
throughout the course of the five years the case pended, an
extremely vigorous defense.... [B]ut for counsel's outstanding
work in this case and substantial effort over five years, no member
of the class would have recovered a penny.... [I]t was an
extremely complex and substantial class ... case
... [with an] outstanding result." Spencer
v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 3:05-cv-1681
(D. Conn. 2010).
In addition, the Honorable Tanya Walton Pratt recently
recognized the work of Berger & Montague shareholders Peter R.
Kahana and Steven L. Bloch, together with their
co-class counsel, in a July 1, 2011 Order denying the Motion for
Summary Judgment by Defendants Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. and
Anthem, Inc. (now known as WellPoint, Inc.) to dismiss the
plaintiffs' tort claims in Ormond v. Anthem,
Inc., an insurance class action on behalf of
approximately 740,000 former policyholder seeking damages for
defendants' breach of duty in connection with the demutualization
of Anthem Insurance and the related initial public offering of
stock in its parent, Anthem, Inc.:
"To put it mildly, this dispute has
been zealously litigated by both sides. The quality of the
work has been impressive, and the sheer quantity of the motions
practice has been astonishing….This lawsuit is being litigated by
very qualified attorneys on each side….[and] [e]ach side has filed
motions at a relentless pace at every conceivable fork in the
read." Ormond v. Anthem, Inc.,
1:05-cv-01908 (S.D. Ind. 2011) Dkt. #446, at 4, 17.
No Fees Without Recovery
Berger & Montague insurance and financial products and
services cases are often litigated on a contingent
fee basis, so plaintiffs and the class do not pay attorneys' fees
or court costs unless there is a recovery.
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More
We invite you to learn more about our
Insurance & Financial Products & Services Group. Berger
& Montague welcomes referrals from other law firms and
attorneys. For more information or to schedule a confidential
discussion about a potential case, please fill out the Contact
Form on the right, email us at info@bm.net, or contact an
Insurance & Financial Products & Services Group
shareholder. We are available to evaluate potential insurance
and financial products and services cases without
charge.