Jeannine M. Kenney

Experience

Technology & Data Breach

• In re Wawa, Inc. Data Security Litigation – Jeannine served as court-appointed Interim Co-lead Counsel in In re Wawa Data Security Litigation (No. 19-cv-6019, E.D. Pa.) for a class of financial institutions alleging the convenience-store chain’s negligence resulted in a massive data breach, compromising more than 30 million payment cards used at up to 850 store locations on the East Coast.  Settlement: $37.5 million common fund.
• Juan Anaya et al. v. Cencora, Inc., et al. –  Jeannine served as court-appointed Co-lead Counsel for a class of some 10 million consumers whose private health information was stolen from Cencora during a data breach. Settlement: $40 million common fund

Antitrust/Competition

• In re Domestic Airline Travel Antitrust Litig. – Alleging major airlines conspired to reduce capacity to artificially inflate the price of domestic air travel, in which Hausfeld serves as interim co-lead counsel and has obtained $60 million in settlements to date
• In re: Concrete and Cement Additives Antitrust Litigation – Representing a class of direct purchasers of concrete and cement admixtures in a price fixing conspiracy MDL between the world’s largest manufacturers of concrete, cement, and mortar admixtures. Hausfeld serves as interim co-lead counsel.
• In re Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litig. – Representing a class of end-payers alleging generic drug manufacturers and marketers conspired to unlawful inflate the price of critical medications. Jeannine serves as a court-appointed member of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee. Settlements of $500 million to date
• In re Foreign Exchange Benchmark Rates Antitrust Litig. – Alleging a conspiracy among leading financial institutions to manipulate the foreign exchange market, in which Hausfeld serves as co-lead interim counsel and obtained more than $2.1 billion in settlements.
• In re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litig. – Representing subscribers alleging dozens of Blue Cross Blue Shield entities entered into an unlawful agreement not to compete, in which Hausfeld served as co-lead counsel and discovery chair and obtained a $2.67 billion settlement. Jeannine worked primarily on e-discovery in the matter.
• In re Processed Egg Products Antitrust Litig. – Representing egg purchasers alleging egg producers and distributors entered into an unlawful agreement to restrict egg supplies, in which Hausfeld served as co-lead counsel and obtained more than $135 million in settlements, secured class certification of a shell egg class, and obtained summary judgment that eliminated a primary affirmative defense. Jeannine was member of the litigation and trial team. During trial, she obtained the first ever directed verdict finding a key antitrust exemption was inapplicable. 
• In re Fresh and Process Potatoes Antitrust Litig. – Alleging more than 24 potato growers, distributors, and processor defendants entered into an unlawful agreement to restrict potato supplies to inflate the price. Hausfeld chaired the 10-member Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and secured a ground-breaking ruling on a novel question of law undermining a key defense in the case, ultimately obtaining a global settlement of nearly $20 million and significant injunctive relief. Jeannine managed the 20-plus defendant case from discovery through resolution, including all e-discovery matters.

Consumer Protection

• Hale v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance – Hale grew out of the 1997 Avery v. State Farm litigation which alleged breach of contract related to non‑OEM auto parts in vehicle repairs, in which a certified class of about 4.7 million insureds won a $1 billion jury verdict. That verdict was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court shortly after Illinois Supreme Court Judge Karmeier was elected to the office.  Hale alleged that State Farm unlawfully conspired to secure the election of the Judge (including through improper campaign contributions) for the purpose of overturning the jury verdict. The parties settled the matter for $250 million.
• Colbourne et al. v. Odin Properties LLC et al. – Hausfeld serves as co-lead counsel representing tenants of Bentley Manor in a class action lawsuit against one of Philadelphia’s largest landlords, challenging unsafe conditions and unlawful rent collection despite known safety violations. The matter settled, achieving what is believed to be the largest rent refund ever achieved for violations of Philadelphia housing law.

Human Rights

• Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum – Jeannine and Hausfeld served as counsel to amicus Nobel prize winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz in support of plaintiffs in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum before the Supreme Court of the United States, in which the plaintiffs alleged domestic and foreign corporations aided and abetted torture, rape, and other violations of international human rights committed by the Nigerian government against its people. At issue on appeal to the Supreme Court was, among other issues, whether corporations could be held liable for violation of internationally recognized human rights under the Alien Tort Statute. Amici argued that the economics and policy arguments against such liability were unfounded and that corporate liability would advance rather than deter investment in developing countries and promote compliance with international human rights norms.
• Nestle v. Doe – Jeannine and Hausfeld served as counsel to amici Oxfam USA and Columbia University economics professors Joseph Stiglitz and Geoffrey Heal in support of plaintiffs in Nestle v. Doe before the Supreme Court of the United States.  Plaintiffs in that case alleged certain corporations aided and abetted forced child labor on cocoa plantations in violation of international human rights norms.  Amici expanded upon the economic arguments in the Stiglitz amicus brief in Kiobel and argued that liability would not deter proactive efforts by corporations to invest in measures designed to prevent human rights violations.

Sports & Entertainment

• In re National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation – Jeannine served as court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in and represented hundreds of former NFL players suffering from long-term or permanent neurological or cognitive impairments as a result of head injuries during NFL play and who alleged the League hid from them the serious risks of head trauma.
• McCants v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al. – Jeannine represented a putative class of former college athletes in who allege the University of North Carolina offered them fraudulent classes and, for decades, concealed that fraud.