Vineet Bhatia
Susman Godfrey LLP
- Address of record
- 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 5100, Houston, TX 77002, 713-651-9366
- Phone
- (713) 651-9366
- Fax
- Fax 713-654-6666
Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.
Case history
Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.
SAS Institute Extended Stay Hotel Antitrust Class Action
A proposed class action apparently concerning antitrust and fraud allegations related to extended stay hotels. SAS Institute Inc. is identified in the docket as a party and has filed a motion to dismiss. The allegations are unproven and no settlement is indicated.
- Filed
- December 16, 2024
- Represents
- Christina Gonzalez, Dawn Hoffman, Simone Edmond, Kimbily Boyd
Extended Stay Hotel Antitrust Class Action
This appears to be a proposed class action concerning alleged antitrust violations in the extended-stay hotel industry. Based on the caption, the lawsuit likely alleges that operators of extended-stay hotels engaged in anticompetitive conduct, such as price-fixing or collusion, harming consumers who paid for extended-stay accommodations. These are allegations in a newly filed case, not proven facts and not yet a settlement.
- Filed
- July 24, 2024
- Represents
- Christina Gonzalez, Dawn Hoffman
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
- Rasheed Abdul-Latif
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
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
“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.