Verdicts & settlements
Notable results
Landmark verdicts and settlements won by Herman Herman & Katz: 6 notable results, spanning 2 verdicts and 4 settlements. Each is told from the public record, with sources cited.
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6 results
$7.8 billion (economic class settlement)Stephen Herman Serves as Co-Lead Class Counsel in $7.8 Billion BP Deepwater Horizon Settlement
Settlement · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (MDL-2179) · 2012
$4.85 billionRuss Herman Leads $4.85 Billion Vioxx MDL Settlement for Heart-Attack and Stroke Victims
Settlement · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (MDL-1657) · 2007
Verdict · Orleans Parish Civil District Court, New Orleans, LA (affirmed as ~$242M by La. 4th Circuit, 2010) · 2004
$248 millionRuss Herman Secures $248 Million Settlement for 3,600 Homeowners in Decade-Long Chinese Drywall MDL
Settlement · U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (MDL-2047) · 2020
Settlement · U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana · 2025
$103 millionStephen Herman Wins $92.7 Million Judgment Against Louisiana Citizens for Failing 18,000 Katrina Homeowners
Verdict · 24th Judicial District Court, Jefferson Parish, LA (affirmed by Louisiana Supreme Court, 79 So.3d 987, 2011) · 2011