Serious Personal Injury

Burn Injury--Carey & Danis successfully represented St. Louis city resident William Jackson against multi-national integrated oil company Conoco-Phillips in a case for burn injuries suffered. Conoco-Phillips provided tainted kerosene that exploded in the face of the victim causing severe disfigurement and disability. Carey & Danis settled this case for $10 million.

Mass Tort

Vioxx--C&D represents hundreds of individuals who suffered serious cardiovascular events resulting from ingestion of Vioxx and similar Cox 2 inhibitors.

Diet Drug Litigation--C&D is one of the lead firms involved in the well-known diet drug litigation involving users of Fen-Phen and/or Redux. Initially, the firm represented dozens of individual clients who suffered from primary pulmonary hypertension and/or had aortic and/or mitral valve replacement surgeries. C&D also represented over 1,000 individuals who suffered from heart valve damage as a result of their use of the drugs. These were all "original opt-out" cases. These cases have all settled for a confidential amount. The firm currently represents hundreds of "Intermediate Opt-Out" cases.

Baycol Litigation--B C&D is representing hundreds of individuals who have been injured as the result of taking Baycol, a recalled drug manufactured by Bayer that is linked with rhabdomyolysis, a condition that causes muscle cell breakdown (atrophy) and results in, among other symptoms, muscle pain, weakness, and tenderness.

Rezulin Litigation--C&D represents dozens of individuals throughout the Midwest who have suffered from serious liver damage, death or are required to have a liver transplant connected to the client=s use of Rezulin.

Asbestos/Mesothelioma--C&D represents hundreds of individuals who have contracted mesothelioma through asbestos exposure.

Consumer Fraud

In re: MCI Non-Subscriber Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1275)--C&D served as co-lead counsel in this case alleging that MCI charged illegal long distance rates with respect to contractive customers. This multi-district case was litigated and settled in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The Court recently granted final approval of a $90 plus million settlement. To date this is the largest "all-cash" result in telecommunications consumer litigation.

Smithkline Billing Fraud Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1210)--C&D served as co-lead counsel in a consumer class action against SmithKline Clinical Beecham Laboratories alleging billing fraud and deceptive sales practices. The case was settled for an amount in excess of $20 million.

Maytag Neptune Series Washer Litigation--C&D served as lead counsel in a national class action suit that was settled in St. Clair County, Illinois Circuit Court, resulting in thousands of refunds for repairs and certificates for new washers.

Bank Fee Litigation--C&D served as co-lead counsel in a highly publicized case which challenged the manner in which one of the country's largest banks processes checks so as to increase its fee revenues. In January 1999, the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, Illinois certified a nationwide class of individuals adversely affected by the practice. C&D settled the bank fee litigation cases for approximately $20 million. This settlement has been approved and refunds have been issued.

Cable Television "Late Fees"--C&D served as lead counsel in multiple suits against cable television companies alleging that "late fees" are illegal and excessive. These cases settled with many of the nation=s largest cable companies providing for relief estimated to exceed $100 million.

Telephone/Inside Wire Maintenance Litigation--C&D served as lead counsel in several state-wide class action suits filed in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The cases involved antitrust violations and deceptive billing practices by major local telephone carriers with respect to an optional insurance product. This litigation resulted in a settlement estimated to have a value exceeding $300 million to over 10 million class members.

Health Insurance Copay Litigation--C&D served as lead and co-lead counsel in numerous cases throughout the country against health insurers pertaining to deceptive billing practices for calculation of insureds' copayments. Many of these cases resulted in millions of dollars in refunds to consumers.

Polybutylene Pipe Litigation--C&D served as class counsel in a lawsuit against several major manufacturers of defective plumbing materials used primarily in mobile homes. This litigation resulted in excess of $900 million in refunds and re-plumbing to class members.

Antitrust

In re: Microsoft Antitrust Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1350)--C&D was selected to serve as one of five Federal co-lead counsel of this multidistrict litigation case regarding price fixing against Microsoft. As co-lead counsel, C&D was responsible for coordinating and managing over 150 separate antitrust suits brought against the computer operating system manufacturer throughout the United States. The case was litigated before Judge Frederick Motz in the District Court for the District of Maryland.

In re: K-Dur Antitrust Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1419)--C&D was selected as co-lead counsel in a case alleging that Schering-Plough Corporation, manufacturer of the brand name prescription drug K-Dur207, entered into illegal agreements with two manufacturers of generic versions of the drug to keep the generic products off of the market, thereby injuring consumers and others who were forced to pay artificially inflated prices for the brand name drug. The case was litigated in the United States District Court of the District of New Jersey.

In re: Buspirone Antitrust Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1410)--C&D served on the executive committee of this multidistrict litigation case involving allegations of antitrust violations by the manufacturer of a popular brand-name anti-anxiety medication. The case was settled, on behalf of consumers and third party payors (so-called "indirect purchasers"), in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for over $90 million.

In re: Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1663)--C&D is serving as Class Counsel in this multidistrict litigation regarding allegedly widespread illegal conduct in the payment of contingent commissions by numerous insurance brokers and insurance companies. The case is pending in the District of New Jersey.

In re: Commercial Explosives Antitrust Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1093)--C&D was selected to serve on Plaintiffs' Counsel Steering Committee of this multidistrict litigation case regarding price fixing against several major commercial explosive manufacturers. C&D filed the first case of this nature and many subsequent similar suits followed. The case settled for over $77 million.

In re: Vitamins Price Fixing Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1285)--C&D served as Class Counsel in this multidistrict litigation regarding price fixing against several major vitamin manufacturers. The litigation resulted in settlements in excess of $1 billion on behalf of the class.

In re: Bromine Antitrust Litigation (MDL Docket No. 1310)--C&D served on the executive committee of this multidistrict litigation case regarding price fixing against the manufacturers of Bromine. The case was settled in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.