James A. DeRoche
Garson Johnson
- Address of record
- 2nd Floor Van Roy Building, 2900 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113-2710, 216-696-9330
- jderoche@garson.com
- Phone
- (216) 696-9330
- Fax
- Fax 216-696-8558
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Abdullah v. Geico Secure Insurance Company
A proposed class action against Geico Secure Insurance Company concerning insurance practices. The case is in its early stages and further details about the specific allegations are not yet available from the docket entries provided.
- Filed
- October 30, 2025
- Represents
- Jamil Abdullah, Grant Hockman, Consteantin Lupan, Lacrecia Martin, Elizabeth Cari, Joseph Mundy, Kimberly Nicholson, Kimberly Golphin
Pekin Insurance Class Action
This is a proposed class action against Pekin Insurance Co., apparently concerning an insurance-related dispute. The available docket entries do not detail the specific allegations; they show the case was removed from Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to federal court and later remanded by agreement after only state-law claims remained. The allegations are unproven and the case is not a settlement.
- Filed
- December 13, 2024
- Represents
- Kyle P. Cohen
Geico Casualty Insurance Class Action
A proposed class action against Geico Casualty Company, apparently concerning insurance practices. The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of Ohio under the nature of suit for insurance, suggesting claims on behalf of a class of policyholders or consumers related to the company's insurance conduct. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts and not yet a settlement.
- Filed
- April 23, 2024
- Represents
- Deeba Perkins
Northpointe v. State Farm Settlement
State Farm allegedly breached its Ohio insurance policies by applying depreciation to estimated labor and other non-material costs when calculating actual cash value (ACV) payments for structural damage claims. Plaintiffs contend this depreciation resulted in underpayment, while State Farm denies wrongdoing and maintains that policyholders received full entitlements under their policies.
- Claim deadline
- August 24, 2023
- Represents
- Charles Cranfield, Condominiums at Northpointe Association, Christina Ermidis
“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.