Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney

$2.6B

Antitrust

Judge Claudia Wilken approved a $2.576 billion settlement in House v. NCAA, reshaping the economics of college athletics. The settlement fund will be distributed over ten years to class members-current and former Division I athletes denied NIL and athletic compensation opportunities between 2016 and 2024. Direct payments from schools allowed, expanded scholarships, new roster limits.

$4M

Asbestos Exposure

Successfully appealed a trial court verdict in Kinseth v. Weil-McLain, et al. Plaintiff had been awarded $4 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages against Weil-McLain for asbestos exposure. The Supreme Court of Iowa issued a unanimous decision in favor of Weil-McLain, upholding the Court of Appeals’ reversal of the trial court's verdict and remanding the case for a new trial.

$4M

Asbestos Exposure

Successfully appealed a trial court verdict in Kinseth v. Weil-McLain, et al. Plaintiff had been awarded $4 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages. The Supreme Court of Iowa reversed and remanded the case for a new trial due to improper closing statements by plaintiffs’ counsel and trial court errors.

$4M

Asbestos Exposure

Successfully appealed a trial court verdict in Kinseth v. Weil-McLain Company, et al. Plaintiff had been awarded $4 million in compensatory damages and $2.5 million in punitive damages. The Court of Appeals of Iowa reversed the trial court's verdict and remanded the case for a new trial due to improper closing statements by plaintiffs' counsel and trial court errors.

$900,000

Construction Accident

Successful on appeal after client’s Motion to Set Aside the Jury Verdict had earlier been granted in a New York World Trade Center Memorial site construction injury action. Plaintiff, a construction laborer, was originally awarded $1,825,000. The appellate court ordered a new trial solely on the issues of damages unless the parties could stipulate to an award of $900,000.

$690,000

Construction Accident

Achieved a reduced damages award for a client in a damages-only New York Labor Law construction case in the New York State Supreme Court. Plaintiffs claimed $17,000,000 for injuries following an accident at The World Trade Center reconstruction site. The jury awarded a total amount of $690,000, with no money for future pain and suffering or future lost earnings.