James R. Carroll
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Address of record
- 500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116, 617-573-4800
- Phone
- (617) 573-4800
- Fax
- Fax 617-573-4822
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Cortez v. Rithm Capital LLC ERISA Class Action
A proposed class action against Rithm Capital LLC alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The case concerns the management or administration of an employee retirement plan or benefits program, and could include allegations related to plan governance, disclosure, fiduciary duty, or similar ERISA claims affecting participating employees.
- Filed
- September 11, 2025
- Represents
- Rithm Capital LLC
Biogen Securities Litigation Settlement
Biogen Inc. is settling a securities class action lawsuit. Investors in Biogen common stock between June 8, 2021 and July 12, 2021 claim they were harmed. The company is paying $18.9 million to resolve the litigation without admitting wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $18.9M
- Claim deadline
- September 24, 2026
- Represents
- Biogen Inc., Michel Vounatsos, Michael McDonnell, Alfred Sandrock, Alisha Alaimo
Boston Scientific Securities Litigation Settlement
Boston Scientific Corporation and certain executives were accused of making false and misleading statements regarding Boston Scientific's Lotus Edge medical device in violation of federal securities laws. The defendants have settled for $38.5 million in cash without admitting wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $38.5M
- Claim deadline
- Represents
- Boston Scientific Corporation, Michael F. Mahoney, Joseph M. Fitzgerald, Daniel J. Brennan, Shawn McCarthy, Susan Vissers Lisa, Ian Meredith, Kevin Ballinger
Liberty Mutual ERISA 401(k) Settlement
Liberty Mutual allegedly mismanaged the investment and administration of the Liberty Mutual 401(k) Plan in violation of ERISA, the federal law governing retirement plans. The company has agreed to settle these claims.
- Claim deadline
- August 22, 2026
- Represents
- Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 401(k) Plan Administrative Committee, David Long, Mark Touhey, Neeti Bhalla, Dennis Langwell, Melanie Foley, Christopher Peirce, John Does 1-40, James Kelleher
“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.