Hugh Stephen Baran
Katz Banks Kumin LLP
- Address of record
- 111 Broadway, Suite 1403, New York, NY 10006, 646-759-4501
- baran@katzbanks.com
- Phone
- (646) 759-4501
- Fax
- Fax 646-759-4502
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Kratzert v. Target Corporation Employment Class Action
This proposed class action alleges claims under labor law against Target Corporation. While the specific allegations are not detailed in the available docket information, the nature of suit code indicates an employment-related matter that could affect Target workers or employees. The case was recently filed in federal court in the Northern District of New York.
- Filed
- August 26, 2025
- Represents
- Jeanna Kratzert, Neil Mosher, Jon Karaffa
Calderon v. Public Partnerships Settlement
Plaintiffs Philip Calderon, Farshad Pinchasi, Allison Fields, and Dana Folgar filed a class action lawsuit against Public Partnerships, LLC. The parties have reached a proposed settlement to resolve the claims.
- Claim deadline
- Represents
- Philip Calderon, Farshad Pinchasi, Allison Fields, Dana Folgar
McDonald Statutory Class Action
A proposed class action against McDonald, filed in the Eastern District of New York. The docket text is unavailable, so the specific statutory allegations are unclear, but the case is categorized as an 'Other Statutory Actions' matter. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts.
- Filed
- March 26, 2025
- Represents
- Philip Calderon, Farshad Pinchasi, Allison Fields, Dana Folgar
Miclat v. Advanced Care Staffing Settlement
Advanced Care Staffing and Priority Care Staffing allegedly violated labor laws by requiring healthcare workers to pay money if they left before their contracts ended, and by imposing contract terms that forced workers to stay longer and accept lower pay than they would have otherwise chosen.
- Settlement fund
- $1.2M
- Claim deadline
- February 17, 2026
- Represents
- Cherry Lyn Miclat
Berton v Aetna Infertility Coverage Settlement
Aetna allegedly denied equal insurance coverage for infertility treatment (IUI, ICI) to LGBTQ+ individuals seeking to get pregnant. While straight couples only needed to attest to 12 months of frequent intercourse to qualify as infertile and receive coverage, LGBTQ+ individuals had to pay out-of-pocket for up to 12 cycles of artificial insemination first to qualify for coverage. Aetna denies wrongdoing and no final court ruling has been made.
- Settlement fund
- $2M
- Claim deadline
- June 29, 2026
- Represents
- Mara Berton
CommuniCare & WorldWide Nurse Settlement
Healthcare Facility Management, LLC d/b/a CommuniCare Family of Companies and WorldWide HealthStaff Solutions, LLC allegedly engaged in unlawful employment practices involving contracts between the companies and healthcare workers, including disputes over the legality and enforceability of certain contract provisions and payments made by healthcare workers to the defendants. The defendants have settled the lawsuit for $1,000,000.
- Settlement fund
- $1M
- Claim deadline
- Represents
- Ariane Rose Villarin
“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.