CClaimWatch
Defense counsel in 3 cases

Kathleen Taylor Sooy

CROWELL & MORING LLP

Address of record
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004, 202-624-2500
Email
KSooy@crowell.com
Phone
(202) 624-2500
Fax
Fax 202-628-5116

Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.

3
Cases tracked
0 active · 3 settled
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Plaintiff-side recovery
Disclosed settlement funds
$2.8B
Defense-side exposure
Resolved in settlements
2
Cases with values
of 3 tracked

Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselSettled — claims closed

GM Fuel Pump Settlement

General Motors equipped certain 2011-2016 Duramax diesel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks with a CP4 fuel pump that allegedly failed prematurely. Owners and former owners paid for repairs or experienced losses when they sold their trucks. GM has agreed to settle by paying cash compensation to affected class members and providing reimbursement for future repairs.

Claim deadline
November 6, 2025
Represents
General Motors LLC
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

GM Engine Litigation Settlement

General Motors sold 2011-2014 Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks and SUVs with LC9 5.3-liter V8 engines that allegedly contain a defective piston assembly. The defect causes excessive engine wear, oil consumption, spark plug fouling, rough idling, check engine lights, and potential engine damage. GM denies any wrongdoing or that the vehicles are defective.

Settlement fund
$150M
Claim deadline
Represents
General Motors LLC
Defense counselSettled — claims closed

Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Settlement

Blue Cross Blue Shield companies allegedly violated antitrust laws by entering into an agreement not to compete with each other and to limit competition among themselves in selling health insurance and administrative services. The defendants deny wrongdoing and claim their conduct results in lower healthcare costs and greater access to care. The parties settled to avoid the risk and cost of further litigation.

Settlement fund
$2.7B
Claim deadline
November 5, 2021
Represents
Defendants' Counsel, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, HealthNow New York, Inc. d/b/a BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and BlueShield of Northeastern New York, Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service Incorporated, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraksa, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wyoming, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

“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.