Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filing 18

MOTION to Consolidate Cases 13-CV-05996 and 14-CV-00307 filed by Matthew Campbell, Michael Hurley. Responses due by 4/4/2014. Replies due by 4/11/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Michael W. Sobol, # 2 Exhibit A to Sobol Declaration, # 3 Declaration Hank Bates, # 4 Exhibit A to Bates Declaration, # 5 Declaration Jeremy Lieberman, # 6 Exhibit A to Lieberman Declaration, # 7 Proposed Order)(Gardner, Melissa) (Filed on 3/21/2014)

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EXHIBIT A Table of Contents The Firm’s Practice and Achievements .............................................................................................. 1 The Firm’s Attorneys ........................................................................................................................... 2 Allen Carney .................................................................................................................................... 2 Hank Bates ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Randall K. Pulliam ........................................................................................................................... 4 Curtis L. Bowman ............................................................................................................................ 5 Tiffany Wyatt Oldham ..................................................................................................................... 6 John Charles Williams ..................................................................................................................... 7 David Slade ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Leadership Positions............................................................................................................................. 8 ii The Firm’s Practice and Achievements Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC is a national law firm that represents clients ranging from consumers misled by false advertising or deceptive marketing to shareholders deprived of their investments because of securities and financial fraud to homeowners harmed by environmental hazards. Carney Bates & Pulliam is recognized as one of the country’s premiere firms in the areas of consumer protection class actions, securities fraud, and environmental law. The attorneys at Carney Bates & Pulliam are uniquely qualified to prosecute consumer protection claims. Currently, the firm represents the State of New Mexico in numerous lawsuits against some of the largest U.S. banks and financial service companies in connection with their practice of deceptively marketing and implementing Payment Protection Plans. Recently, the firm recovered over $100 million for credit card holders in various actions against Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Discover and HSBC. Additionally, our attorneys possess expertise in issues related to complex accounting and financial fraud cases. The firm’s attorneys include a CPA and a former investment banker with one of the nation’s largest investment firms. The firm’s reputation for excellence in accounting fraud and other complex class actions has been recognized on repeated occasions by federal and state court judges who have appointed the firm to serve as lead or co-lead counsel in numerous cases throughout the country. In this regard, the firm has successfully represented certain states throughout the country in matters involving securities litigation such as in Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System v. Semtech and In re Sterling Financial Corporation Securities Class Action, representing Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico and the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board. Additionally, the attorneys handling environmental litigation possess expert knowledge in issues related to groundwater and air pollution, toxic exposures, leaking pipelines and underground storage tanks, oil field contamination, and pesticides. The firm pursues claims against corporate polluters and governmental agencies on the state, local and federal level. For example, Carney Bates & Pulliam served as co-lead counsel on behalf of the Quapaw Tribe in a case that involved natural resources damages to tribe-related lands from lead and zinc mining, which resulted in an $11.5 million settlement against Asarco, LLC, in addition to confidential settlements with four other mining companies. In addition to its strong personnel, Carney Bates & Pulliam is well-capitalized, allowing it to dedicate considerable resources and to advance expenses on a contingency fee basis to the fullest extent necessary to achieve the best possible result for class members. As a result of its successful track record and strong capitalization, the firm enjoys a high level of respect and credibility with the defense bar and insurance carriers that often defend and insure corporations and their officers and directors. As a firm, Carney Bates & Pulliam values practicing in a small environment where professional and personal interaction among the partners, associates, paralegals, accounting staff and other personnel allow for a true “team approach” to litigation strategy that fosters an energetic exchange of ideas. The firm believes its size allows for a greater degree of independence, flexibility and satisfaction than a large firm environment, without sacrificing the quality of representation necessary to achieve successful results for its clients. 1 The Firm’s Attorneys ALLEN CARNEY Mr. Carney is a graduate of the University of Arkansas, earning a degree in Finance. Subsequently, Mr. Carney graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. Allen Carney concentrates his practice on prosecuting complex litigation on behalf of investors, consumers and employees. He has extensive experience in nationwide cases, including appointment as lead counsel in dozens of securities and consumer class actions. He has successfully represented investors and consumers in cases that achieved cumulative recoveries in the hundreds of millions of dollars for plaintiffs. Mr. Carney played a key role in litigating the various Payment Protection actions against the largest credit card issuers. These actions resulted in significant recoveries for injured consumers. See Kardonick v. JPMorgan Chase, S.D. Florida, $20 million; Esslinger v. HSBC Bank Nevada, E.D. Pennsylvania, $23.5 million; In re Discover Credit Card Payment Protection, N.D. Illinois, $10.5 million; In re Bank of America, N.D. California, $20 million; Spinelli v. Capital One; M.D. Florida; more than $100 million. Mr. Carney was lead counsel in Semtech Securities Litigation, a federal securities fraud class action that settled prior to trial achieving a significant recovery for investors. Additionally, he has served as lead counsel in numerous other federal securities fraud class actions, including In re Lernout & Hauspie Securities Litigation, No. 00-11589-PBS (D. Mass.) ($115 million settlement); In re NewPower Securities Litigation, No. 2-CV-1550 (S.D.N.Y.) ($41 million settlement); In re DQE, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 01-1851 (W.D. Pa.); In re Ashanti Goldfields Securities Litigation, No. CV00-9717 (DGT) (RML) (E.D.N.Y.); In re Central Parking Corporation Securities Litigation, No. 03CV-0546 M.D. Tenn.); In re Keyspan Securities Litigation, No. CV-01-5852 (ARR) (MDG) (E.D.N.Y.); Paul Ruble, et. al. v. Rural Metro Corp., et. al., No. CV-99-822-PHX-RGS (D. Ariz.). Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Carney was a partner with Jack, Lyon & Jones, P.A. in the Little Rock, Arkansas office, where he practiced extensively in the areas of complex commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation, and business transactions. Allen was involved in a number of high-profile cases, including the successful defense of Capital Cities/ABC News in an action brought by Tyson Foods regarding the secret videotaping of chicken processing plants. He was also a Contributing Author to "Arkansas Employment Law Letter," published by M. Lee Smith, 1995. Mr. Carney is licensed to practice law in Arkansas state courts, the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third and Eighth Circuits. Mr. Carney has argued before the Arkansas Supreme Court. Additionally, Mr. Carney has appeared in numerous federal and state courts across the nation via admission pro hac vice. 2 HANK BATES Mr. Bates focuses his practice on representing consumers, farmers, shareholders, small businesses and governmental entities in class actions and complex litigation involving environmental law, consumer fraud, securities fraud, employment issues, computer privacy, and corporate governance. In the environmental context, Mr. Bates has represented numerous individuals and entire communities in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma involving air pollution, groundwater pollution and toxic exposures resulting in multi-million dollar recoveries and agreements and court orders requiring remediation of contamination and compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations in the future. For example, Mr. Bates, as co-lead counsel for the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, secured an $11.5 million settlement in a case against Asarco, LLC involving damage to the Tribe’s land from lead and zinc mining, in addition to confidential settlements from four other mining companies. Mr. Bates has also represented successfully numerous farmers in cases involving crop damage by defective pesticides. In addition, he has represented numerous conservation groups in actions to protect water quality, free-flowing streams from dams, critical habitat for endangered species and to remediate pollution at decommissioned military sites. In the consumer fraud context, Mr. Bates was co-lead counsel in Spinelli v. Capital One, M.D. Florida, which resolved for more than $100 million. Mr. Bates is currently serving as court-appointed lead counsel in two MDLs involving predatory tax refund loans – In re Liberty Refund Anticipation Loan Litigation, MDL No. 2334 (N.D. Ill) and In re H&R Block Refund Anticipation Loan Litigation, MDL No. 2373 (N.D. Ill). Mr. Bates is also lead counsel in several cases against airlines that have violated international regulations regarding flight delays and cancellations. Mr. Bates’ employment litigation includes acting as co-lead counsel in a nationwide race discrimination class action on behalf of African-American truck drivers against Wal-Mart that provided $17.5 million in recovery, significant changes to Wal-Mart’s hiring policies and four years of court supervision of the settlement terms. Mr. Bates is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the category of Environmental Law and has been named a “Super Lawyer” (among the top 5 percent of lawyers in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee) by Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine in the area of Environmental Litigation. Mr. Bates is active in the bar, currently serving as Arkansas State Coordinator for Public Justice. In the past he has served as the Chairman of the Environmental Law Section of the Arkansas Bar Association and as Vice-Chairman of the American Bar Association’s Committee on Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know. In his community, he currently serves on the Board of Directors for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. Mr. Bates is licensed to practice in the State of Arkansas, the State of California, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth and Ninth Circuits, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of California. 3 RANDALL K. PULLIAM Mr. Pulliam graduated from the University of Central Arkansas with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, where he was nominated for Outstanding Management Student in the university's School of Business. Mr. Pulliam later earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Arkansas, with an emphasis in Finance. Mr. Pulliam earned his juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) School of Law where he received multiple American Jurisprudence Awards. Mr. Pulliam has substantial experience in many areas of the securities industry, holding his Series 7 General Securities Representative license. Mr. Pulliam worked for Stephens, Inc. as an Equity Trader for four years, where he executed in excess of $2 billion in securities transactions each year and participated in the firm’s underwriting and Initial Public Offering allocation decisions. Prior to working at Stephens, Mr. Pulliam worked as an investment banker for Crews and Associates, Inc., where he was responsible for buying municipal bonds for both individual and institutional investors. Mr. Pulliam has been appointed lead counsel in dozens of successful class actions relating to consumer and shareholder protection. Recently, Mr. Pulliam was co-lead counsel in a series of consumer class actions related to the practice of credit card companies selling payment protection, which resulted in significant recoveries for class members. See Kardonick v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., S.D. Florida, $20 million; Esslinger v. HSBC Bank Nevada, E.D. Pennsylvania, $23.5 million; In re Discover Credit Card Payment Protection, N.D. Illinois, $10.5 million; In re Bank of America Credit Protection Marketing & Sales Practices Litig., N.D. California, $20 million; Spinelli v. Capital One; M.D. Florida; more than $100 million. Mr. Pulliam has also represented investors seeking financial recovery for losses suffered as a result of securities fraud, as well as in “change-of-control” transactions seeking to maximize shareholder value. Mr. Pulliam represented shareholders of Nationwide Financial in a going private transaction, and was able to achieve more than $200 million to the public shareholders. In a similar matter, Mr. Pulliam represented shareholders of 7-Eleven and helped negotiate an additional $140 million in the sales price. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Pulliam had a successful law practice in a variety of legal areas, including commercial litigation, where he gained extensive courtroom experience, successfully trying several jury trials. On the issues of securities fraud and fiduciary duty, Mr. Pulliam has been quoted in numerous publications, including the New York Times and the Dallas Morning News. Mr. Pulliam has also provided presentations about issues affecting institutional investors at conferences and to the boards of numerous public and union pension funds, including being a panelist on the 2005 Institutional Shareholder Services Annual Conference, The Fiduciary Responsibility to Claim Securities Class Action Settlements. Mr. Pulliam is currently chair of the Arkansas Bar Association Securities Law Section. 4 CURTIS L. BOWMAN Mr. Bowman began his legal career in 1986, with the Department of Justice Honors Program, a program created by Attorney General Robert Kennedy. Mr. Bowman worked for the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C. until October 1990. During his tenure with the DOJ, Mr. Bowman tried dozens of cases involving diverse and complex issues including tax fraud, amortization of core deposit intangibles, “Bivens” actions and judicial review ability of governmental action. While at the Justice Department, Mr. Bowman litigated a matter making it clear that certain action or inaction on the part of the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner is not subject to judicial review. See Horton Homes, Inc. v. United States of America, 727 F. Supp. 1450 (1990), affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and subsequently overturned prospectively by Congress. During his tenure at the Justice Department, Mr. Bowman was recognized as the “Outstanding Attorney” of the Tax Division (nationwide). In 1990, Mr. Bowman returned to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he began his private practice of law with the firm of Jack, Lyon & Jones, P.A. In 1993, Mr. Bowman became a partner of Jack, Lyon & Jones and was head of the firm’s complex commercial and white collar defense litigation sections. Mr. Bowman has been involved in a number of high profile cases, including the criminal defense of a complex “Whitewater” matter wherein the former governor of Arkansas and his attorney were indicted by the Whitewater prosecutor, Kenneth Starr. In that case, United States of America v. John H. Haley , 898 F. Supp. 654 (1995), Haley and Tucker successfully argued to the District Court that Kenneth Starr had exceeded his jurisdiction in prosecuting citizens of the State of Arkansas as opposed to officers of the Executive Branch with whom Attorney General Reno had a conflict of interest. That case was subsequently reversed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Bowman’s litigation experience is broad and includes both the prosecution and defense of cases on behalf of individuals and classes involving death penalty matters; common law civil fraud; securities fraud; RTC savings and loan litigation; general commercial litigation; white collar crime; and tax matters. Mr. Bowman’s class action experience includes the successful defense of a string of related class actions brought against Rapid Acceptance Corporation alleging that Rapid had charged consumers an amount of interest in excess of the amount allowed by law. Mr. Bowman was also actively involved in many of the firm’s securities class actions, particularly those involving accounting fraud, and took the lead role for the firm in such cases as Rosa E. Garza v. J.D. Edwards & Co. , U.S.D.C. District of Colorado, No. 99-1744, ( $15 million settlement); Betty M. Lynch v. JDN Realty Corp., et al. , U.S.D.C. Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, No. 1:00CV-2539 ( settled for more than $40 million in cash and stock with 11% of the total settlement allocated to Mr. Bowman’s clients); In re Phycor Shareholder Litigation , U.S.D.C., Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, No. 3-99-0807 ($11.2 million cash settlement); and In re Vision America Securities Litigation , U.S.D.C., Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, No. 3-000279 ($5.9 million settlement). 5 TIFFANY WYATT OLDHAM Ms. Oldham graduated cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law in 2001. She served as a member of the Board of Advocates and the W.B. Putman Inns of Court. In addition, Ms. Oldham served as President of Phi Delta Phi honors fraternity. During her law school career, Ms. Oldham participated in various trial competitions and moot court, where she was selected as a semi-finalist in the spring rounds. Ms. Oldham has a Bachelor’s of Arts in English from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Ms. Oldham began her legal career with Carney Bates & Pulliam in 2002, and for over a decade now, she has focused her practice on securities and consumer fraud class actions. Ms. Oldham has had a significant role in several of the firm’s prominent cases, including: Spinelli v. Capital One Bank, No. 08-CV-132-T-33EAJ (M.D. Fla.); In re Semtech Corp. Securities Litigation, No. 07-cv-7114 (FMOx) (C.D. Cal.); In re Fleming Companies, Inc. Securities and Derivative Litigation, 5-030MD-1530 (TJW) (E.D. Tex.); In re Keyspan Securities Litigation, No. CV-01-5852 (ARR) (MDG) (E.D.N.Y.); Freidman v. Rayovac Corporation, No. 02-CV-0308 (W.D. WI); In re IXL Enterprises, Inc. Securities Litigation, No. 1:00-CV-2347-CC (N.D. Ga.); Asher v. Baxter International, Inc., et. al., No. 02-CV-5608 (N.D. Il). Having prosecuted numerous class actions through all stages of the litigation process, Ms. Oldham has experience with the full range of litigation issues confronting investors and consumers in complex litigation. Working together with her colleagues at Carney Bates & Pulliam, Ms. Oldham’s work has contributed to hundreds of millions in recoveries for investors and consumers. Immediately prior to joining Carney Bates & Pulliam, Ms. Oldham spent time overseas working for the Japanese municipal government in Okinawa, Japan. In addition, Ms. Oldham worked as an intern for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Western Division of Arkansas, where she assisted in researching bankruptcy issues and administrating bankruptcy proceedings. Ms. Oldham is licensed to practice in the Arkansas state courts and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is currently a member of the American, Arkansas and Pulaski County Bar Associations. Ms. Oldham has experience in a multitude of legal fields including securities law, corporate law, business litigation, real estate transactions, and insurance regulation. 6 JOHN CHARLES WILLIAMS Mr. Williams graduated from Vanderbilt Law School in 2012. During law school at Vanderbilt, he interned at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico and at the Tennessee Justice Center, a public-interest firm focused on health care litigation. Additionally, Mr. Williams served on Vanderbilt Law Review and Moot Court Board. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Williams clerked for Judge Gilbert S. Merritt on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Williams joined Carney, Bates & Pulliam in 2013, where he focuses his practice on consumer protection class actions. Mr. Williams is licensed to practice in the States of Tennessee and Arkansas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Seventh Circuits, and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. DAVID SLADE Mr. Slade’s path to the law was a nontraditional one. After graduating from college at Yale, he moved to New York City, working at various jobs in the music industry, forming a band, and spending several years touring the country and recording albums. Throughout this period, his interest in the law was nurtured by a side job as a trial assistant in the hormone therapy litigation, In re: Prempro Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL 1507. Following his work with the Prempro MDL, Mr. Slade attended the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. While there, he co-founded the Arkansas Journal of Social Change and Public Service, an online, interdisciplinary publication for which he served as Editor-inChief. He oversaw the Journal’s inaugural symposium, as well as a variety of community engagement efforts. In its first year, the Journal published submissions from authors throughout the world. Mr. Slade graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law in 2013 with high honors. At Carney Bates & Pulliam, Mr. Slade’s principal focus is on consumer protection, with an emphasis on data privacy and data security. Extending his advocacy beyond litigation, Mr. Slade organized a cyber safety training summit for Arkansas law enforcement and victim assistance professionals, in conjunction with the National Organization of Victim Assistance (NOVA). In addition to his work in the class action context, Mr. Slade is a member of the Volunteers Organization, Center for Arkansas Legal Services (VOCALS), an organization committed to pro bono advocacy. Mr. Slade is licensed to practice law in the State of Arkansas and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. 7 Leadership Positions Class Action, MLD and Complex Litigation Cases where the attorneys of Carney Bates & Pulliam have held a leadership position of Lead or Co-Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel or as a member of the Executive Committee of Counsels: In re AFC Enterprises, Inc. Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Case No. 1:03-cv-0817-TWT ($15 million settlement). Anderson, et al. v. Farmland Industries, Inc., United State District Court for the District of Kansas, Case No. 98-cv-2499-JWL (multi-party consolidated environmental litigation, Co-Lead Counsel; confidential settlement). In re Ashanti Goldfields Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Case No. CV-00-0717 (DGT) (RML) (Co-Lead Counsel; $15 million settlement). Brian Asher v. Baxter International, Inc., et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, Case No. 02 C 5608 (Co-Lead Counsel). In re Bank of America Credit Protection Marketing & Sales Practices Litig., United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 11-md-2269-THE ($20 million settlement; member of Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee). Bland, et al. v. Petromark, Inc., et al., Circuit Court of Boone County, Arkansas, Case No. CV2003-3-2 (multi-party consolidated environmental litigation, Co-Lead Counsel). In re Central Parking Corporation Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee), Case No. 3:03-0546 ($4.85 million settlement). Desert Orchid Partners, LLC v. Transaction Systems Architects, Inc., United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Case No. 02-cv-553 ($24.5 million settlement; Co-Lead Counsel). In re Discover Credit Card Payment Protection Plan Marketing and Sales Practices Litig., United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Case No. MDL No. 2217 ($10.5 million; Co-Lead Counsel). In re DQE, Inc. Securities Litigation, United States District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 01-1851 (Co-Lead Counsel; $12 million settlement). In re Dynacq International, Inc. Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, No. H-02-0377 (Co-Lead Counsel). Eli Friedman v Rayovac Corporation, et al., United States District Court of the Western District of Wisconsin, Case No. 02-0308 ($4 million settlement). Esslinger v. HSBC Bank Nevada, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 2:10-cv-03213-BMS ($23.5 million; Co-Lead Counsel). 8 In re Fleming Corporation Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, No. 5-02-CV-178 (Co-Lead Counsel for 33 Act Claims; $93.75 million settlement). Martin Gaynor v. Thorne, et al., Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois County, Dept of Chancery, Case No. 07-CH-14381. Rosa E. Garza v. J.D. Edwards & Co. , United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Case No. 99-1744, ($15 million settlement). In re H&R Block Refund Anticipation Loan Litigation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Case No. MDL 2373 (Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel; currently pending litigation). Hardin, et al. v. BASF, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Div., Consolidated No. 00-CV-00500 SWW (multi-party consolidated environmental litigation, Co-Lead Counsel; confidential settlement). In re Keyspan Corporation Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Case No. 01-cv-5852 (ARR) (MDG). Kardonick v. JPMorganChase, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 1:10-cv-23235-WMH ($20 million settlement; Co-Lead Counsel). King, et al., v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, District Court of Adams County, Colorado, Case No. 02-CV-2018 (Co-lead Counsel; $2 million settlement of groundwater contamination case). In re Lernout & Hauspie Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 00-CV-11589-PBS (Co-Lead Counsel; $115 million settlement). In re Liberty Refund Anticipation Loan Litigation, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Case No. MDL 2334 (Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel; currently pending litigation). Betty M. Lynch v. JDN Realty Corp., et al., United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, Case No. 1:00-CV-2539 (settled for over $40 million in cash and stock with 11% of the total settlement allocated to Mr. Bowman’s clients). Middlesex County Retirement System v. Semtech Corp. et al, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 07-Civ-7183 (DC) (Co-Lead Counsel; $20 million settlement). David Montalvo v. Tripos, Inc. et al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Eastern Division, Case No. 4:03CV995SNL (Co-Lead; $3,150,000 settlement). In re Monterey Pasta Company Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:03 CV 00632 MJJ (Co-Lead Counsel). In re National Golf Properties, Inc. Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division, Case No. 02-1383-GHK RZX; ($4.175 million 9 settlement). In re Nationwide Financial Services Litigation, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 08-CV-00249 ($5.05 per share increase in offer price; $232.8 million value). Nelson, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Case No. 04-CV-00171 (Co-Lead Counsel; $17.5 million). In re NewPower Holdings Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 01-cv-1550 (CLB) (Co-Lead Counsel; $41 million settlement). Pennsylvania Avenue Funds v. Gerard H. Brandi, et al., Common Wealth of Massachusetts Superior Court, Middlesex County, Case No. CV 08-1057. Pierce v. Ryerson Inc. et al., Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, Case No. 07 CH 21060. City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement System v. CBS Corp, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 08-CV-10816 (LBS). In re Phycor Shareholder Litigation, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, Case No. 3-99-0807 ($11.2 million cash settlement). The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma v. Blue Tee Corp., United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Case No.03-cv-0846-CVE-PJC ($11.5 million settlement in a case against Asarco, LLC). Paul Ruble, et. al. v. Rural Metro Corp., et. al., United States District Court for the District of Arizona, Case No. 99-cv-822-PHX-RGS. Sheet Metal Workers Local 28 Pension Fund v. Office Depot, Inc. et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 07-81038-CIV-Hurley/Hopkins. Simpson, et al., v. Koppers, et al., Pulaski County Circuit Court, Third Division, Case No. CV00-1659 (multi-party consolidated environmental litigation, Co-Lead Counsel; confidential settlement). Richard Slatten v. Rayovac Corporation, et al., United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, Case No. 02 C 0325 C (Co-Lead Counsel; $4 million settlement). David Slone, et.al. v. Fifth Third, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 03-cv-00211 ($15 million settlement). Smith v. Intuit, Inc., United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 5:12-cv-00222 ($6.55 million cash settlement). Spinelli v. Capital One Bank (USA), et al., United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Case No. 8:08-cv-132-T-33EAJ (more than $100 million settlement; Co-Lead Counsel). State of New Mexico v. Discover Financial Services, Inc., et al., United States District Court for 10 the District of New Mexico, Case No. 1:13-cv-00503 ($2.15 million cash settlement). State of New Mexico v. JPMorgan Chase & Co., et al., United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, Case No. 1:13-cv-00472 ($2,146,750.00 million cash settlement). In re Sterling Financial Corporation Securities Class Action, United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, Case No. CV 07-2171(Co-Lead Counsel; $10.25 million settlement). In re Supervalu, Inc. Securities Litigation, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Case No. 02-CV-1738 (JEL/JGL) (Co-Lead Counsel; $4 million settlement). Valuepoint Partners, Inc. v. ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Et al., United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 03-0989 ($3,225,000 settlement) In re Vision America Securities Litigation , United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division, Case No. 3-00-0279 ($5.9 million settlement). White v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Western Div., Case No. LR-C-98-362 (multi-party consolidated environmental litigation, Co-Lead Counsel; confidential settlement). Wise, et al. v. Arkansas Aluminum Alloys, Inc., et al., Miller County Circuit Court; Case No. CIV-2003-14-1(multi-party consolidated environmental litigation, Co-Lead Counsel; confidential settlement). Yvon DuPaul v. H. Edwin Trusheim, et al. (Rehabcare Group), Circuit Court of the County of St. Louis, Missouri, Case No. 02 CC 3039 (Lead Derivative Counsel). 11

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