James E. Cecchi
Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello
- Address of record
- 5 Becker Farm Road, Ste 2nd Floor, Roseland, NJ 07068, 973-994-1700
- Phone
- (973) 994-1700
- Fax
- Fax 973-994-1744
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Martin v. Newell Brands Inc. Product Liability Class Action
A proposed class action alleging personal injury caused by a defective product manufactured or sold by Newell Brands Inc. The complaint, filed as a product liability action, apparently concerns alleged harm to consumers from the defendant's products, though specific details of the defect and injury are not available from the docket metadata provided.
- Filed
- January 13, 2026
- Represents
- Karin Martin
Martin v. Newell Brands Inc. Personal Injury Product Liability Class Action
A proposed class action has been filed against Newell Brands Inc. alleging personal injury arising from a defective product. The lawsuit appears to involve claims related to product liability, though specific details about the nature of the product or alleged defect are not available from the docket information provided.
- Filed
- October 23, 2025
- Represents
- Karin Martin
U.S. Bancorp Fraud Class Action
A proposed class action against U.S. Bancorp and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. appears to assert fraud claims (nature of suit 370). The docket indicates the defendants moved to dismiss and the amended complaint was dismissed with prejudice. No further specific allegations are detailed in the provided entries.
- Filed
- April 15, 2025
- Represents
- Adam Saul Futo, James Bartley Ellis
AT&T Class Action
A proposed class action against AT&T Inc, apparently concerning personal injury or other harm, based on the nature of suit 'P.I.: Other'. The specific allegations are not detailed in the available caption and docket text. These are allegations in a newly filed case and not proven facts.
- Filed
- October 16, 2024
- Represents
- Cindy Wallace
Mercedes-Benz USA Fraud Class Action
A proposed class action against Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, apparently alleging fraud. Specific details are not available from the docket caption, but the case is filed under the 'Other Fraud' nature of suit and may involve claims related to Mercedes-Benz vehicles or sales practices.
- Filed
- June 28, 2024
- Represents
- Leonardo Cacho, Ruben Charles, Carl Clark, Letitia Matthews, Betty Walton, Jennifer Walker, Linda Crea, Sr., Brandon Dueling, Roxie Harris, Wender Jeudy, Wanda Jones, Sean K. Lee, Tina Marie, Robert McCumsey, Rulesha McKinney, Bianca Ortiz, Francy Diaz Perez, James Powell, Anthony Pyles, Ellery Richard, Jeffrey Robinson, Marcio Sinelli, Thomas Stefanopoulos, Huey Williams, Antonio Wynn
Change Healthcare Class Action
A proposed class action against Change Healthcare Inc. was filed. The nature of suit is classified as 'Personal Property: Other,' but the docket text does not provide further details about the specific allegations.
- Filed
- June 27, 2024
- Represents
- Lonny David Matlick
Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking Collection Class Action
This appears to be a multidistrict litigation consolidating proposed class actions concerning the tracking and collection of consumer vehicle driving data. Docket entries reference consumer reporting agencies and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, suggesting claims may involve the disclosure of consumer report information. These are allegations in a pending case and have not been proven.
- Filed
- June 7, 2024
- Represents
- David Garcia, III
Fortra File Transfer Software Data Breach Settlement
Defendants used Fortra's file transfer service, which suffered a criminal cyberattack on or about January 30, 2023. The breach resulted in unauthorized access to approximately five million individuals' personal and health insurance information, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health plan details. Defendants are paying $20 million to resolve claims arising from this data incident.
- Settlement fund
- $20M
- Claim deadline
- August 29, 2025
- Represents
- Edward Wilczynski
HCA Healthcare Data Breach Settlement
HCA Healthcare announced a data security incident on or about July 10, 2023, in which personal information of current HCA patients was compromised. HCA denies any wrongdoing.
- Claim deadline
- September 25, 2025
- Represents
- Janna Nelson
T-Mobile 2021 Data Breach Settlement
T-Mobile suffered a cyber-attack in August 2021 that exposed the personal information of more than 76 million customers, including full names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and drivers' license information of current, former, and prospective customers. T-Mobile agreed to pay $350 million to compensate class members and invest an additional $150 million in data security improvements.
- Settlement fund
- $350M
- Claim deadline
- January 23, 2023
- Represents
- Ivette Delerme, Thomas Macnish
HandsFreeLink Class Action Settlement
Plaintiffs claim that American Honda Motor Co., Inc. failed to disclose a defect in the HandsFreeLink hands-free calling system offered in certain Acura vehicles (2004-2008 TL, 2005-2008 MDX, and 2007-2009 RDX models). Plaintiffs allege this defect caused them out-of-pocket losses and other damages. Honda denies all allegations and wrongdoing but agreed to settle to avoid litigation costs and uncertainties.
- Claim deadline
- May 30, 2024
- Represents
- Ron Alul, Mark Gerstle, William Kenar, Yun-Fei Lou, Arpan Srivastava, Lindsey Aberin, Don Awtrey, Daniel Criner, Rebecca Gray, John Kelly, Jordan Moss, Donald Tran, Melissa Yeung, Jeff Aberin, Joy Matza, Charles Burgess
“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.