CHARLES F. BARRETT, Attorney at Law

March 23, 2012 – Federal District Judge Marianne Battani today appointed Interim Co‐lead Counsel for automobile dealerships in a class action against Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd., Yazaki Corporation, Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC and others, arising out of the Justice Department’s criminal investigation of price‐fixing in the sale of automotive wire harnesses. The automobile dealers’ complaints allege that a number of automotive component manufacturers, in Japan, Germany, the United States and elsewhere, entered into illegal agreements to rig bids and fix prices for wire harnesses and related products.

The Court appointed the Barrett Law Group, P.A., Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP and Larson • King, LLP, as Interim Co‐Lead Counsel to automobile dealerships in 31 states and territories.

January 23, 2012 – Last week, Judge Stuart Friedman granted final approval of the class action settlement in Laura Ragland v. Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company, CV-11-751938 (Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio).  Charles Barrett was one of the lead counsel for the plaintiff and the class members.  In this multiple state class action, plaintiffs alleged that the defendant failed to refund certain insurance premiums that were owed to the plaintiff.

September 21, 2011 – Charles Barrett is reviewing claims that the drug Actos has caused serious side affects including Bladder Cancer, Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Risks.  In June 2011, the U.S. FDA announced it was reviewing Actos for a possible bladder cancer risk in September 2010.  At the time the agency said early data from a 10-year study submitted by Takeda, the maker of Actos, had not indicated a statistically significant association between exposure to the drug and bladder cancer risk.  However, there was some evidence that patients taking Actos at least two years or at the highest cumulative doses (>28,000 mg) did face a greater danger from bladder cancer.

If you are type 2 diabetic that has taken Actos and been diagnosed with bladder cancer, please call or email our firm.  615-515-3393 or info@cfbfirm.com.

August 11, 2011 – Today, Judge McLaughlin of the U.S. District Court in Boston granted certification to a class of direct purchasers of the drug Wellbutrin XL.  Charles Barrett and the Barrett Law Group are among a team of attorneys representing the class of purchasers.  To view a copy of the opinion please click the link below.

Class Cert Decision

June 22, 2011 – Today, Judge Jones of the Western District of Virginia granted preliminary approval of the class action settlement in Sharon B. Healy v. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, et al.  The court set a Final Fairness Hearing for October 4, 2011 at 9:00 EST.  This is the first such settlement by the Virginia Gas Owners Litigation Group, which includes Charles Barrett.  To view a copy of Judge Jones’ order please click the link below.   

Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement

June 8, 2011, Cleveland, Ohio – Today, Judge Boyko of the Northern District of Ohio granted final approval to a multi-state class action in McGill v. Parker Centennial Assurance Company, Case No.08-cv-2766.  Charles Barrett was one of the lead counsel for the Plaintiff class.  This case involved the alleged failure to pay unearned premium purchased by credit life insurance policyholders.  For a copy of the final order, please click below.

Final Order and Judgment

May 10, 2011 - Charles Barrett and the Barrett Law Group filed a nationwide class action on behalf of certain purchasers or Ford F250 trucks with 6.0L engines.  The case is titled County of Holmes v. Ford Motor Company, 3:11CV255, and it is filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.  The case was promptly transferred to a multi-district litigation proceeding in Chicago.  To view a copy of the complaint, please click below. 

County of Holmes v. Ford Motor Company - Complaint

April 29, 2011 – Today, Charles Barrett and his co-counsel filed a Complaint in federal court in Gulfport, Mississippi on behalf of Professional Drug Company, Inc. against Wyeth, Inc.  The case is filed as a class action on behalf of all direct purchasers of the Wyeth drug Effexor XR.  To view a copy of the complaint, please go to the link below.

Professional Drug, Inc v. Wyeth, Inc. – Complaint