Jeremiah Frei-Pearson
Top rated Class Action & Mass Torts attorney in White Plains, New York
Practice Areas:
Employment & Labor,
Environmental,
Consumer Law,
Employment Law - Employee,
Class Action & Mass Torts,
Environmental Litigation
Education Qualification:
Stanford Law School
Practice Areas:
Employment & labor,
Environmental,
Consumer law,
Employment law - employee,
Class action & mass torts,
Environmental litigation
1 N Broadway, Suite 900White Plains, New York, 10605
First Admitted: 2004, New York
Professional Webpage: https://4classaction.com/about-us/team/jeremiah-frei-pearson...
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Appointed co-class counsel in Al Fata v. Pizza Hut of America, Inc., No. 14-cv-376 (M.D. Fla.). The Court denied defendant’s motion to compel arbitration. While Plaintiffs’ class certification motion was sub judice, the parties reached a class settlement on behalf of a Florida class of delivery drivers alleging minimum wage violations. The Court granted final approval of the settlement, which is valued at $3.1 million, on June 21, 2017., 2017
- Appointed class counsel in Yoeckel v. Marriott, No. 703387 (Queens Cty. Com. Div.). Class action alleging that Marriott violated New York wage and hour laws. On May 3, 2017, the Court certified a class and finally approved a settlement that provided class members with 100% of their maximum compensatory damages alleged., 2017
- Appointed co-class counsel in Reed v. Friendly’s Ice Cream, LLC, No. 15-cv-00298 (M.D. Pa.). The Court denied motions to dismiss and ruled for plaintiffs on several other motions in this wage and hour class action. On January 31, 2017, the Court certified the class, appointed an FBFG lawyer as co-lead class counsel and finally approved a settlement valued at over $4.6 million., 2017
- Appointed co-class counsel in Bellaspica v. PJPA, LLC, No. 13-3014 (E.D. Pa.). On June 22, 2016, the Court granted final approval of a FLSA collective action settlement, providing a settlement fund for under-reimbursed Papa John’s franchisee pizza delivery drivers., 2016
- Appointed co-class counsel in Miller v. Patagonia, No. 14-0888 (Mass. Suffolk Cty.). State-wide class action alleging that Patagonia unlawfully collected consumers’ personal identification information. On February 9, 2015 the Court certified a class and granted final approval to a settlement., 2015
- Appointed co-class counsel in Saint Joseph Health System Medical Information Cases, JCCP No. 4716 (Cal. Sup. Ct.). The Court denied Saint Joseph’s demurrer and the Court of Appeals upheld that ruling. After more than two years of litigation, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class of approximately 31,802 data breach victims. On January 14, 2015, the Court denied Saint Joseph’s motion for summary judgment. The Court of Appeals upheld the Court’s summary judgment and class certification decisions. The case was set for trial on August 24, 2015, but the parties reached a settlement valued at approximately $39 million, which the Court finally approved on February 3, 2016. This settlement provides the more money per capita to individual class members than any other known data breach settlement on record., 2015
- Appointed class counsel in Hanna v. CFL Pizza, LLC, No. 05-2011-CA-52949 (Fl. Cir. Court). On September 3, 2013, the Court granted final approval of a settlement that created a substantial settlement fund for under-reimbursed Pizza Hut franchisee delivery drivers who alleged violations of Florida minimum wage law., 2013
- Appointed co-class counsel in Miller v. Fresh, No. 14-0880 (Mass. Suffolk Cty.). State-wide class action alleging that Fresh unlawfully collected consumers’ personal identification information. On July 15, 2015 the Court certified a class and granted final approval to a settlement., 2015
- Justin Barkley et al. v. Pizza Hut of America Inc.
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Volunteer Attorney with Western Queens Power for the People
- Chair of the Mayor’s Advisory Committee For People With Disabilities
- Democratic District Leader
- Children’s Rights
Honors/Awards:
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
- Thurgood Marshall Award, New York City Bar Association
- 2010 Palomountain Award, Skidmore College
Educational Background:
- Skidmore College, Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
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