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LAWSUIT FILED TO
RECLAIM SURPLUS
KEPT IN TAX
FORECLOSURE SALES

Kohn Swift has filed a class-action lawsuit in Oregon on behalf of homeowners who had their home seized through tax foreclosure and did not receive the surplus money earned from the sale of the property.

COMPENSATION
FOR DEFRAUDED
PENNSYLVANIA
CONSUMERS

Kohn Swift represented a class of Pennsylvania consumers who were deceived into buying credit insurance as part of fraudulent consumer loan scheme. The Defendants settled after two weeks of trial for $12,000,000.

"COURTESY TOW"
PROGRAM
VIOLATES
CIVIL RIGHTS

EASTMAN V. PHILADELPHIA Kohn Swift attorneys filed a civil rights class action lawsuit on behalf of persons affected by Philadelphia’s “courtesy tow” program, who had their legally parked car towed to another spot in the City without being provided any notice.

LANDMARK
DIGITAL
RIGHTS
DECISION

Kohn Swift defended a small e-book company from publishing giant Random House’s attempts to block it from selling electronic versions of previously published works by noted authors such as Kurt Vonnegut, William Styron, and Robert Parker. In a landmark decision on digital rights, the Court found that Random House’s license agreements to publish printed books did not include the rights to sell e-books. The Court’s opinion is now required reading in law school copyright courses.

BATTLING
DISHONEST
COMPANIES
FOR FARMERS

Dramatized in the
Matt Damon Film,
The Informant!

In this class action, the court appointed Kohn Swift sole lead counsel in the first-of-its-kind sealed bid “auction” procedure in an antitrust case, concluding: “Although a small firm by today’s megafirm standards, it has amply demonstrated its ability to handle major litigation.” The case settled for more than $50 million.

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