Betsy Carol Manifold
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman and Herz
- Address of record
- 750 B Street, Suite 1820, San Diego, CA 92101-5050, (619)239-4599
- manifold@whafh.com
- Phone
- (619) 239-4599
- Fax
- Fax (619) 234-4599
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Proterra Inc. Securities Litigation Settlement
Proterra Inc. and its defendants are settling securities litigation brought by shareholders who claim they were harmed by alleged misconduct related to Proterra's business combination with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. and subsequent stock sales. The defendants are paying $29 million to resolve all claims without admitting wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $29M
- Claim deadline
- August 29, 2025
- Represents
- Ernesto Hachey
Tuna Direct Purchaser Antitrust Settlement
Defendants allegedly conspired to fix, raise, and maintain prices that direct purchasers paid for packaged tuna products between June 2011 and July 2015, causing class members to pay more than they otherwise would have. Defendants deny all liability and have agreed to settle to avoid litigation risks, while admitting no wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $64.8M
- Claim deadline
- October 18, 2024
- Represents
- Jennifer A. Nelson, Elizabeth Davis-Berg, Jessica Decker, Laura Childs, Kristin Millican, Corey Norris, Nigel Warren, Amy Joseph, Michael Juetten, Carla Lown, Rick Musgrave, Michael Buff, Kathy Durand Gore, Thomas E. Willoughby III, Nay Alidad, Barbara Buenning, Lisa Hall, Tya Hughes, Marissa Jacobus, Greg Stearns, Melissa Bowman, Danielle Johnson, Herbert H. Kliegerman, Beth Milliner, Liza Milliner, Stephanie Gipson, Barbara Lybarger, Scott Caldwell, Elizabeth Twitchell, Tina Grant, John Trent, Brian Levy, Louise Adams, Marc Blumstein, Jessica Breitbach, Sally Crnkovich, Paul Berger, Sterling King, Evelyn Olive, Barbara Blumstein, Diana Mey, Barbara E. Olson, John Peychal, Casey Christensen, Sunde Daniels, Jade Canterbury, Jody Cooper, Vivek Dravid, Mary Hudson, Joseph A. Langston, Nancy Stiller, Christopher Todd, Bonnie Vanderlaan, Amy Jackson, Katherine McMahon, Joelyna A. San Agustin, Rebecca Lee Simoens, Jessica Bartling, Gay Birnbaum, Sally Bredberg, Kim Craig, Brian Depperschmidt, Gloria Emery, Ana Gabriela Felix Garcia, John Frick, Kathleen Garner, Andrew Gorman, Edgardo Gutierrez, Zenda Johnston, Steven Kratky, Kathrerine Larson, Kathy Lingnofski, Laura Montoya, Kirsten Peck, John Pels, Valerie Peters, Elizabeth Perron, Audra Rickman, Erica C Rodriguez, Kaitlyn Rooney, Amber Sartori, Robert Skaff, Julie Wiese, Daniel Zwirlein, Robert Etten, End Payer Plaintiffs
Tuna End Purchaser Settlement
From June 2011 to July 2015, defendants allegedly participated in an unlawful conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize the price of packaged tuna products at artificially high levels in violation of antitrust and unfair competition laws. The defendants deny many allegations and assert defenses but agreed to settle to avoid further litigation, trial risks, and costs.
- Settlement fund
- $152.2M
- Claim deadline
- December 31, 2024
- Represents
- Jennifer A. Nelson, Elizabeth Davis-Berg, Jessica Decker, Laura Childs, Kristin Millican, Corey Norris, Nigel Warren, Amy Joseph, Michael Juetten, Carla Lown, Rick Musgrave, Michael Buff, Kathy Durand Gore, Thomas E. Willoughby III, Nay Alidad, Barbara Buenning, Lisa Hall, Tya Hughes, Marissa Jacobus, Greg Stearns, Melissa Bowman, Danielle Johnson, Herbert H. Kliegerman, Beth Milliner, Liza Milliner, Stephanie Gipson, Barbara Lybarger, Scott Caldwell, Elizabeth Twitchell, Tina Grant, John Trent, Brian Levy, Louise Adams, Marc Blumstein, Jessica Breitbach, Sally Crnkovich, Paul Berger, Sterling King, Evelyn Olive, Barbara Blumstein, Diana Mey, Barbara E. Olson, John Peychal, Casey Christensen, Sunde Daniels, Jade Canterbury, Jody Cooper, Vivek Dravid, Mary Hudson, Joseph A. Langston, Nancy Stiller, Christopher Todd, Bonnie Vanderlaan, Amy Jackson, Katherine McMahon, Joelyna A. San Agustin, Rebecca Lee Simoens, Jessica Bartling, Gay Birnbaum, Sally Bredberg, Kim Craig, Brian Depperschmidt, Gloria Emery, Ana Gabriela Felix Garcia, John Frick, Kathleen Garner, Andrew Gorman, Edgardo Gutierrez, Zenda Johnston, Steven Kratky, Kathrerine Larson, Kathy Lingnofski, Laura Montoya, Kirsten Peck, John Pels, Valerie Peters, Elizabeth Perron, Audra Rickman, Erica C Rodriguez, Kaitlyn Rooney, Amber Sartori, Robert Skaff, Julie Wiese, Daniel Zwirlein, Robert Etten, End Payer Plaintiffs
“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.