LawInfo has put out a list of what they say are the top 10 class action lawsuits in the last few years. Below is a summary of the top ten class action lawsuits:
10. Nortel Networks $2.4 billion dollar securities class action settlement
9. AOL Time Warner $2.5 billion dollar securities class action settlement
8. Cendant $3.1 billion dollar securities class action settlement
7. Tyco International $3.2 billion dollar securities class action settlement
6. Corning, Baxter, Bristol Meyers Squibb/MEC and 3M Breast Implant Litigation $3.4 billion dollar class action settlement
5. Exxon Mobil $5 billion dollar (reduced to $500 million) class action judgment
4. World Com $6.2 billion dollar securities class action settlement
3. Enron $7.2 billion dollar securities class action settlement
2. Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores sexual discrimination class action lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 pending and seeking $11 billion dollars
1. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Philip Morris Incorporated, R.J. Reynolds Company, Commonwealth Tobacco, and Liggett & Myers Tobacco Master Tobacco Settlement $206 billion over 25 years
Runner Up class action lawsuits include: Royal Ahold $1+ billion securities class action settlement, Zyprexa lawsuits ($1+ billion dollars), Initial Public Offering IPO class action litigation ($1+ billion dollars), In Re Visa Check/Mastercard class action lawsuit ($1+ billion dollars) and Tyson Fresh Meats ($1+billion dollars).