CClaimWatch
Plaintiff counsel in 5 cases

Craig McKenzie Nicholas

Nicholas and Tomasevic LLP

Address of record
225 Broadway, 19th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101, 619-325-0492
Email
cnicholas@nicholaslaw.org
Phone
(619) 325-0492
Fax
Fax 619-325-0496

Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.

5
Cases tracked
3 active · 2 settled
$216.9M
Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
—
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
2
Cases with values
of 5 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Swift Transportation Labor Class Action

A proposed class action against Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC, apparently concerning labor or employment-related claims; the case is categorized under nature of suit 790 Labor: Other. The specific allegations are unavailable from the docket metadata. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts and not yet a settlement.

Filed
March 26, 2025
Represents
Leo Reich
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Great American Life Insurance Class Action

A proposed class action against Great American Life Insurance Company, apparently concerning insurance-related claims. The docket indicates the case was removed to federal court and involves a motion to stay remand pending appeal, but the specific allegations are not detailed in the provided metadata.

Filed
March 21, 2025
Represents
Lilianne Youssef
Plaintiff counselActive litigation — no settlement yet

Jackson National Life Insurance Company Insurance Class Action

A proposed class action against Jackson National Life Insurance Company, apparently concerning insurance practices or policyholder claims. The docket shows the parties reached a settlement and the court dismissed the case with prejudice, so the allegations are unproven.

Filed
September 27, 2024
Represents
James Hughes
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

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
Truyen David Ton-Vuong, Lisa Burr, Larry Demonaco, Michael Buff, Ellen Pinto, Robby Reed, Blair Hysni, Dennis Yelvington
Plaintiff counselSettled — claims closed

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
Truyen David Ton-Vuong, Lisa Burr, Larry Demonaco, Michael Buff, Ellen Pinto, Robby Reed, Blair Hysni, Dennis Yelvington

“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.