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.
Calderon v. Public Partnerships Settlement
Plaintiffs Philip Calderon, Farshad Pinchasi, Allison Fields, and Dana Folgar brought a class action lawsuit against Public Partnerships, LLC. The parties have reached a proposed settlement that, if approved by the court, would resolve the claims in the case.
- Claim deadline
- 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.