Francis A Bottini , Jr
Bottini & Bottini, Inc.
- Address of record
- 7817 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 102, La Jolla, CA 92037, (858) 914-2001
- Phone
- (858) 914-2001
- Fax
- Fax (858) 914-2002
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
PowerSchool Data Breach Class Action
A proposed class action against PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. and PowerSchool Group LLC, apparently related to the PowerSchool student data breach multidistrict litigation (MDL No. 25-MD-3149). The complaint, filed by Alysia Ingram and M.P., includes product liability/property damage claims and seeks a jury trial. The claims appear to concern alleged harm to students and parents from compromised personal information, but the docket text does not detail the specific allegations; these are allegations, not proven facts or a settlement.
- Filed
- May 20, 2025
- Represents
- Alysia Ingram, M.P.
PowerSchool Customer Data Breach Class Action
A proposed class action against PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. and PowerSchool Group, LLC, apparently concerning a customer data security breach. The case is pending as multidistrict litigation, and the allegations likely relate to the companies' handling of customer personal information.
- Filed
- April 8, 2025
- Represents
- Alysia Ingram, M.P.
Tattooed Chef Securities Settlement
Tattooed Chef, Inc. faced a securities lawsuit alleging that purchasers of the company's common stock were damaged. The defendant has agreed to settle all claims in the action for $4,750,000 in cash without admitting wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $4.8M
- Claim deadline
- August 4, 2026
- Represents
- John Hancock, Shashank Bagul, John Spadaro, Mustapha Hotait, Marco Starace
Orange County Oil Spill Settlement
Amplify Energy Corporation allegedly caused an oil spill in Orange County. The company is paying to settle claims related to the spill.
- Claim deadline
- Represents
- Newport Surfrider, LLC
Snap Inc. Securities Litigation Settlement
Plaintiffs alleged that Snap Inc., certain of its executives and directors, and underwriters for Snap's Initial Public Offering made materially false and misleading statements and omissions about Snap's business. The parties have reached proposed settlements to resolve these claims.
- Claim deadline
- Represents
- Chenghsin D. Hsieh, Wei C. Hsieh
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
- Melissa Bowman, Danielle Johnson, Herbert H. Kliegerman, Beth Milliner, Liza Milliner, Jody Cooper, Vivek Dravid, Joseph A. Langston, Robert Etten
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
- Melissa Bowman, Danielle Johnson, Herbert H. Kliegerman, Beth Milliner, Liza Milliner, Jody Cooper, Vivek Dravid, Joseph A. Langston, Robert Etten
“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.