William Henry Narwold

CaseWork: Alexion Securities Class Action Lawsuit - Settlement: Securities Class Actions; Motley Rice, as co-lead counsel, has negotiated a $125 million settlement to resolve securities class action claims brought on behalf of certain investors in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The action, which was commenced in late 2016 in...; Fraudulent Health Insurance Costs: Consumer Fraud Protection; Many patients rely on health insurance coverage to obtain the healthcare services they need at a cost they can afford. But what if that lifeline was engaged in a scheme to take more money out of patients' pockets than necessary, in...; Generic Drug Antitrust Class Actions: Antitrust; Some brand pharmaceutical drug companies delay generic market entry through 'reverse payment' settlement agreements with generic competition. According to a Federal Trade Commission study, this practice may overcharge consumers and...; Shareholder Value: In Re Barrick Gold Securities Litigation: Securities Class Actions; When corporations allegedly misrepresent their compliance with mandated environmental regulations, the consequences may come at a cost to shareholders. As is the case in the events that followed Barrick Gold purchasing the Pascua-Lama...; Post-Acquisition Complications: Sprint Nextel: Securities Class Actions; Sprint Nextel agreed to a $131 million settlement to resolve shareholder allegations that complications following Sprint's acquisition of Nextel resulted in a significant drop in stock value.; Financial Markets Losses: State Street: Securities Class Actions; State Street Corp. settled for $60 million in this securities fraud case alleging that it defrauded institutional investors by overcharging for foreign exchange trades and providing misleading information regarding its mortgage-backed...; Quality Control Issues: Hospira, Inc.: Securities Class Actions; Hospira settled for $60 million in this securities fraud case alleging that the company misrepresented the condition of its largest manufacturing facility, thereby falsely inflating its stock value.; Private-Equity Buyout: PLATO Learning, Inc.: Securities Class Actions; A $143 million private-equity buyout was preliminarily enjoined because the court found that the proxy statement issued ahead of the shareholder vote contained misleading information and omitted material information about the...; IRS, CFTC and Other Whistleblowers: Whistleblower Claims; Whistleblower protection programs exist for an ever-growing range of industries and we work to ensure that those wishing to come forward with valuable information are protected to the full extent of the law.; Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawyer: Whistleblower Claims; By suing on behalf of the United States government for acts of fraud, a qui tam whistleblower may potentially share in a significant portion of the funds recovered by the government.; Corporate Takeover Litigation: Securities Class Actions; When directors and officers of a public company decide to undertake a corporate transaction such as a merger, acquisition or leveraged buyout, we work with company shareholders to help maximize share value and to avoid conflicts of...; Shareholder Derivative Lawsuit: Securities Class Actions Antitrust; Through shareholder derivative actions, we work with company investors to restore value lost to the company due to willful mismanagement, insider self-dealing or other acts of malfeasance.