Melinda Ann Nicholson
Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC
- Address of record
- 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 960, New Orleans, LA 70163, 504-455-1400
- Phone
- (504) 455-1400
- Fax
- Fax 504-455-1498
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
Arechiga v. IBM - ERISA Class Action
This proposed class action against IBM alleges violations of ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act), which governs employee benefit plans. The nature of suit code indicates the case concerns claims related to employee retirement or other benefit plan administration. The lawsuit apparently seeks to represent employees or plan participants affected by IBM's alleged violations of their rights under ERISA.
- Filed
- October 31, 2025
- Represents
- Kathleen Arechiga, Katherine M. Martinez, Edvin Rusis, Melanie Matthews
3M Retirement Plan Class Action
This putative class action against 3M Company appears to involve claims under ERISA on behalf of participants in the company's retirement plans. The docket text indicates allegations that the defendants failed to disclose information about the plans and that the plans did not adhere to their stated goals or use meaningful benchmarks. These are allegations in litigation, not proven facts.
- Filed
- August 7, 2025
- Represents
- Jennifer Batt, Madhu Chandnani, Karen Davison, Willard Jenkins
AMEX Antitrust Settlement
American Express had rules in its merchant agreements that prohibited merchants from encouraging customers to pay with a different card that charged lower fees. Plaintiffs alleged these anti-steering rules caused merchants to raise prices to cover Amex fees, resulting in all customers—including those not using Amex cards—paying more. American Express denies wrongdoing.
- Settlement fund
- $17.5M
- Claim deadline
- May 19, 2026
- Represents
- Anthony Oliver, Terry Gayle Quinton, Shawn O'Keefe, Andrew Amend, Susan Burdette, Gianna Valdes, David Moskowitz, Zachary Draper, Nate Thayer, Michael Thomas Reid
“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.