Past Cases


Examples of Past Cases


Neymer, et al. v. Philadelphia Coach, Inc. et al., Case No. 03799 (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)


  • Served as lead counsel in a class and collective action on behalf of paratransit drivers to recover wages for unpaid overtime, down time, and time spent traveling prior to the first pickup of the day and after the last pickup of the day. A settlement was reached prior to class certification.

Anna Thomas, et al., v. Total Health Home Care Corporation, et al.; Case No. 002493, May Term 2006 (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)


  • Co-lead class counsel and monitoring counsel in an action on behalf of home health aides who were not paid for travel time between clients during the work day.  The case was settled for over $2 million, and in addition to monetary settlement included agreement by the employer to compensate workers for travel time.

Rios, et al., v. Berkshire Building Systems, Inc., et al., Case No. 07-cv-0503 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)


  • Lead counsel in an action on behalf of concrete workers, in which settlement was reached on shortly before trial.

William Marchiony and James Bozek v. Lexigraph, Inc. et al,, Case No. 06-cv-1168 (U.S. District Court, W.D. Pa)


  • Counsel for employees for recovery of unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Pennsylvania Wage Payment Collection Law, and contract claims.

American Appliance and Rowland Bankruptcy Cases (N.J. Bankruptcy Case No. 01-14425 JHW)


  • Counsel in action of behalf of appliance store workers to recover unpaid wages and benefits in bankruptcy.

Glenn Johnson, et al., v. King Paratransit Services, Inc., Case No. 00-cv-5537 (U.S. District Court, E. D. Pa.)


  • Counsel for paratransit drivers who were not paid for all hours worked.

Peggy Crocker, et al, v Edens Corporation,  Case No. 00-cv-1732 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)


  • Lead counsel in action on behalf of paratransit drivers who were not paid for all hours worked, including early report time and waiting time.

Bynoe v. Atlantic Express Transportation Corp., et al., Case No. 99-cv-4920 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)


  • Lead counsel in action on behalf of paratransit drivers who were not paid for all hours worked, including early report time and waiting time.

Rayvon Sapp, et al., v. Carol Ann Weisenfeld, et al., Case No. 980502428 (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas)


  • Counsel for class of mental health employees to recover unpaid wages that were not paid prior to employer bankruptcy.

Madison v. Resources for Human Development, Case No. 97-cv-7402 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.) - Case No. 9801-27552


  • Lead counsel in action on behalf of residential advisors working with developmentally challenged adults where employees were not paid for all hours worked and their overtime was not correctly calculated.

King, et al., v. SEPTA, Case No. 95-cv-0682 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)


  • Served as lead counsel in Wage claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law.  A settlement was reached on behalf of approximately 5,000 employees.

Lemons, et al., v. Triage, et al., Case No. 93-CV-3013 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)


  • Served as lead counsel on behalf of approximately 100 party plaintiffs in a Fair Labor Standards Act action.


                       

                        Other Employment Claims



Kane, et al., v. United Independent Union Health & Welfare Fund, et al., Case No. 97-cv-1505(U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)

Served as lead class counsel in an ERISA claim in which a class was certified prior to settlement.


Honeywell, Inc., and Local 116, 318 NLRB No. 78 (8/25/95)

Successfully represented over 400 employees who were discriminated against on the basis of their union membership.  This claim was upheld on appeal and later settled for seven million dollars.  As lead counsel, our responsibilities included litigating the case,  preparing post-trial briefs and working out settlement.


Trojan Yacht, 319 NLRB No. 97 (11/24/95)

Successfully represented over 300 employees whose pension plans were improperly terminated.  As counsel in Trojan Yacht, the firm's responsibilities included trying the case, preparing post-trial and appellate briefs, representing the client's interest in Bankruptcy Court, and negotiating settlements with the Bankruptcy Court and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.


Ben Seigler, et al., v. Falcon Associates, et al., Case No. 95-cv-2414 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)

Served as lead counsel on a WARN Act (The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Guide to Advance Notice of Closings and Layoffs) claim.  A class of approximately 300 former employees of Falcon was certified for settlement purposes.


McManus v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Case No. 94-cv-3038 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)

Served as co-counsel in a class action on behalf of Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Judges alleging various constitutional violations.


Stadler, et al., v. McCulloch, et al., Case No. 93-cv-3093(U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)

Served as co-counsel in an ERISA-wage claim filed in Federal and State court on behalf of approximately 100 former employees of Nutri-System.


Blue Bird Workers Community, et al., v. Northern Foods, et al., Civil Action Nos. 82-1306, 82-2450, and 83-1546 (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa.)

Claims Administrator in a class action in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. This particular class action was litigated over a ten-year period under various discrimination theories, including age and national origin discrimination. The litigation resulted in a settlement of approximately $3.5 million. Following the settlement, Mr. Rubinsky was selected to administer the claims of over 300 potential class members.


Beth Jacob Teachers Assn. v. Beth Jacob School

Served as lead counsel in a wage case on behalf of 140 teachers and staff and successfully negotiated a pretrial settlement.