Joseph John DePalma
Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC
- Address of record
- 570 Broad Street, Suite 1201, Newark, NJ 07102, 973-623-3000
- Phone
- (973) 623-3000
- Fax
- Fax 973-623-0858
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Disney Antitrust Class Action
A proposed class action against The Walt Disney Company, apparently concerning antitrust claims under Nature of Suit 410. The docket text indicates the case has been consolidated with an earlier related action and a briefing schedule has been set, but does not specify the alleged anticompetitive conduct. The named plaintiffs are Cole Unger and Steven Prescott.
- Filed
- February 5, 2025
- Represents
- Cole Unger
Biddle v. Disney Class Action Settlement
Disney allegedly violated federal antitrust law and state antitrust and consumer-protection laws by engaging in conduct to raise prices of streaming live pay television services, causing damages to YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream subscribers. Disney denies any wrongdoing but has agreed to settle.
- Settlement fund
- $50M
- Claim deadline
- September 8, 2026
- Represents
- Cole Unger
Tuna Direct Purchaser Antitrust Settlement
Defendants allegedly conspired to fix, raise, and maintain prices that direct purchasers paid for packaged tuna products between June 2011 and July 2015, causing class members to pay more than they otherwise would have. Defendants deny all liability and have agreed to settle to avoid litigation risks, while admitting no wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $64.8M
- Claim deadline
- October 18, 2024
- Represents
- Capitol Hill Supermarket, A-1 Diner, Thyme Cafe & Market, Inc., Harvesters Enterprises, LLC, Janet Machin, Lesgo Personal Chef LLC, Simon-Hindi, LLC, Rushin Gold, LLC
Tuna End Purchaser Settlement
From June 2011 to July 2015, defendants allegedly participated in an unlawful conspiracy to raise, fix, maintain, or stabilize the price of packaged tuna products at artificially high levels in violation of antitrust and unfair competition laws. The defendants deny many allegations and assert defenses but agreed to settle to avoid further litigation, trial risks, and costs.
- Settlement fund
- $152.2M
- Claim deadline
- December 31, 2024
- Represents
- Capitol Hill Supermarket, A-1 Diner, Thyme Cafe & Market, Inc., Harvesters Enterprises, LLC, Janet Machin, Lesgo Personal Chef LLC, Simon-Hindi, LLC, Rushin Gold, LLC
“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.