Reported Cases

Mr. Friedman's work on behalf of consumers has resulted in landmark decisions and several published opinions in multiple courts. These representative cases feature the remarkable results Mr. Friedman has obtained for thousands of consumers as well as the impact his litigation has had on business practices.

• Ben-Rafael v. Islamic Republic of Iran, 540 F.Supp.2d 39 (D.D.C. 2008) (awarding family $65 million against Iran for perpetrating the 1992 bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Argentina)
• Snowder v. District of Columbia, 949 A.2d 590 (D.C. 2008) (expanding reach of consumer protections under the District's consumer protection act)
• Markocki v. Old Republic National Title Ins. Co. 2008 WL 5159252 (certification of class action against title insurance company for charging excessive title insurance premiums); see also 527 F.Supp.2d 413 (denying motion to dismiss underlying claims).
• Wood v. Stewart Title Guaranty Co. 2007 WL 2872219 (D.Md. 2007) (certification of class action against title insurance company for charging excessive title insurance premiums)
• Cohen v. Chicago Title Insurance Co., 242 F.R.D. 295 (E.D. Pa 2007) (certification of class action against title insurance company for charging excessive title insurance premiums)
• Mitchell-Tracey v. United General Title Ins. Co., 237 F.R.D. 551 (D. Md. 2006) (certification of class action against title insurance company for charging excessive title insurance premiums)
• Boyd v. Bell Atlantic-Maryland, Inc. 390 Md. 60, 887 A.2d 637 (2005) (successful challenge to settlement of class action that would have paid more to the attorneys than to the class the attorneys purported to represent)
• District Cablevision Limited Partnership v. Bassin, 828 A.2d 714 (D.C. 2003) (affirming $20 million judgment against cable company for charging excessive late fees and establishment of dramatic expansion of remedies under the District's Consumer Protection Procedures Act)
• Dua v. Comcast Cable of Maryland, Inc. 370 Md. 604, 805 A.2d 1061 (2002) (affirming vested rights of consumers to claims against cable company and declaring unconstitutional efforts to eliminate such rights retroactively)
• United Cable v. Burch, 354 Md. 658, 732 A.2d 887 (1999) (affirming $13.7 million judgment against cable company for charging excessive late fees)
• Federal Election Commission v. Akins, 524 U.S. 11 (1998) (amicus brief arguments adopted in declaring that Federal Election Campaign Act provisions would not apply to membership group)
• Williams v. McKeithen, 963 F.2d 70 (5th Cir. 1992) (federal prison litigation)