Samsung Stands by Preference to Transfer 15 Class Actions to Las Vegas

Attorney Neil Gilman of Hunton Andrews will represent Samsung in Jan. 26 oral argument before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, said a notice he signed Tuesday (case number 3055). The panel is weighing motions to consolidate the various class actions arising from Samsung’s summertime data breach and transferring the cases to a single judge. Samsung’s preference to have the cases transferred to U.S. District Court for Nevada is unchanged, said Gilman. Its alternative preferred transferee venue is the Southern District of New York, he said. His notice listed 15 class actions pending against Samsung, including six in New Jersey, two in San Francisco, two in Chicago, and one each in New York, Las Vegas, Tampa, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh. The panel set a Jan. 3 deadline for attorneys to declare their intent to participate in oral argument or to waive participation (see 2212190025).