Our History

Since the firm's founding in 1999, Freed & Weiss has been class counsel or co-lead class counsel in cases involving numerous Fortune 500 companies, including AOL, Daimler/Chrysler, Hilton, H&R Block, Best Buy, BMG, Cendant, Chase, UPS, Sprint, Verizon and dozens of others. The firm has obtained recoveries totaling more than $230 million for its clients. Freed & Weiss was co-lead counsel in one of the largest Illinois state-wide class action settlements, recovering $48 million in Triad Industries v. United Parcel Service. In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 the firm was co-lead counsel in several nationwide class action settlements brought on behalf of:

• Medical providers and insureds who challenged their insurance company's use of allegedly biased computer software to pay medical claims [Bemis v. USAA (more than $35 million); Ragan v. Travelers Insurance Company ($15 million); Morningstar, D.C. v. American Express Property Casualty Companies ($5 million) and Littleton v. Shelter Insurance Company ($6 million)]

• Customers of AOL who had allegedly unauthorized charges imposed on their accounts, who received unsolicited merchandise or who had improper fees assessed to their bank accounts or credit cards [O'Leary v. America Online, Inc. and ICT Group, Inc. ($25 million cash; unlimited AOL credits]
(see www.unauthorizedchargeslitigation.com)

• Customers of Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corporation ("Chase") who leased a vehicle financed by Chase and were charged and paid a "Disposition Fee" at the end of the lease term ($10 million)
- click here for copy of Settlement Notice
- click here for copy of Claim Form

• Customers of Hollywood video who were charged improper “late fee” charges [DeFrates v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp. ($13 million)].

• Insureds of several insurance companies who challenged their insurance companies' use of allegedly biased computer software to pay automobile "total loss" claims [CCC / Total Loss Settlement ($45 million plus) (see www.totallosssettlement.com)]

• Homeowners who were charged improper fees ($15 million) (Knight v. Homecomings Financial Network)

• Children who lived near and EPA site in Illinois and were subjected to air and other pollution ($5 million/medical monitoring) (Carey v. Kerr McGee)

We are happy to personally answer any questions you may have about the firm, our practice or about class actions in general. We are always looking for new cases and our attorneys are ready to discuss your potential case at no cost to you. Contact Freed & Weiss today if you have been a victim of stock fraud, have lost money on an investment have been treated unfairly by your insurance company or if you feel that you have been the victim of corporate fraud or suspect a company of wrongdoing. Please e-mail us at Info@FreedWeiss.com or call us direct at (312) 220-0000.


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Who we are and what we believe Why Freed & Weiss? Freed & Weiss was co-lead counsel in one of the largest Illinois state-wide class action settlements, recovering $48 million in Triad Industries v. United Parcel Service. Our History Since the firm's founding in 1999, Freed & Weiss has been class counsel or co-lead class counsel in cases involving numerous Fortune 500 companies, including AOL, Daimler/Chrysler, Hilton, H&R Block, Best Buy, BMG, Cendant, Chase, UPS, Sprint, Verizon and dozens of others. The firm has obtained recoveries totaling more than $230 million for its clients. Freed & Weiss was co-lead counsel in one of the largest Illinois state-wide class action settlements, recovering $48 million in Triad Industries v. United Parcel Service. In 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 the firm was co-lead counsel in several nationwide class action settlements brought on behalf of: • Medical providers and insureds who challenged their insurance company's use of allegedly biased computer software to pay medical claims [Bemis v. USAA (more than $35 million); Ragan v. Travelers Insurance Company ($15 million); Morningstar, D.C. v. American Express Property Casualty Companies ($5 million) and Littleton v. Shelter Insurance Company ($6 million)] • Customers of AOL who had allegedly unauthorized charges imposed on their accounts, who received unsolicited merchandise or who had improper fees assessed to their bank accounts or credit cards [O'Leary v. America Online, Inc. and ICT Group, Inc. ($25 million cash; unlimited AOL credits] (see www.unauthorizedchargeslitigation.com) • Customers of Chase Manhattan Automotive Finance Corporation ("Chase") who leased a vehicle financed by Chase and were charged and paid a "Disposition Fee" at the end of the lease term ($10 million) - click here for copy of Settlement Notice - click here for copy of Claim Form • Customers of Hollywood video who were charged improper “late fee” charges [DeFrates v. Hollywood Entertainment Corp. ($13 million)]. • Insureds of several insurance companies who challenged their insurance companies' use of allegedly biased computer software to pay automobile "total loss" claims [CCC / Total Loss Settlement ($45 million plus) (see www.totallosssettlement.com)] • Homeowners who were charged improper fees ($15 million) (Knight v. Homecomings Financial Network) • Children who lived near and EPA site in Illinois and were subjected to air and other pollution ($5 million/medical monitoring) (Carey v. Kerr McGee) We are happy to personally answer any questions you may have about the firm, our practice or about class actions in general. We are always looking for new cases and our attorneys are ready to discuss your potential case at no cost to you. Contact Freed & Weiss today if you have been a victim of stock fraud, have lost money on an investment have been treated unfairly by your insurance company or if you feel that you have been the victim of corporate fraud or suspect a company of wrongdoing. Please e-mail us at Info@FreedWeiss.com or call us direct at (312) 220-0000.
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