Edward D. Rogers

Antitrust and Other Class Actions

• Defeated class certification in consumer class action alleging statutory consumer fraud claim as well as violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers of residential title insurance. Obtained a defense judgment after a full day hearing in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania involving expert testimony.
• Represented one of the seven banks in the original foreign currency conversion class action brought in the Southern District of New York alleging Federal Truth in Lending Act and antitrust claims in which consumers alleged that banks and Visa and Mastercard that the banks defrauded consumers by failing to disclose the fees and colluded to fix the fees charged to consumers on foreign transactions. While the case settled for $335 million, we were able to resolve the claims against our client for a de minimis settlement.
• Represented multiple municipalities and water utilities as plaintiffs in actions claiming that defendants engaged in anticompetitive conduct in connection with the sale of aluminum sulfate, a water treatment chemical, that have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements for the municipalities and utilities.
• Defended a pharmaceutical manufacturer in antitrust class actions in Pennsylvania federal court involving allegations of monopolization related to patent litigations, a citizen petition filed with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and alleged reverse payment settlement agreement.
• Represented a national bank in a series of class actions in multiple federal courts alleging federal Truth in Lending and state law deceptive practices claims based on payment posting practices that led to late fees being charged in an allegedly deceptive manner to credit card holders. The matter was settled favorably.

Eminent Domain

• Representing property owners as condemnee in a complex eminent domain action related to a large parcel of land adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport. Successfully tried the action to a Board of View, resulting in a substantial award to the client that is currently on appeal.
• Represented a major Philadelphia utility as condemnor in a substantial eminent domain action involving a waterfront parcel in West Philadelphia.
• Represented a major mixed-use developer in connection with a partial taking of an office/retail/hotel parcel for light rail expansion by the City of Phoenix.

Constitutional Litigation

• Led a team that successfully defended Delaware County and its Board of Elections in multiple lawsuits brought by the Trump Campaign and related entities in Federal and state court both before and after the 2020 Election. The suits challenged application of the Pennsylvania Election Code to mail-in voting procedures on statutory and constitutional grounds, and ultimately sought to decertify the election results in Pennsylvania.
• Represented a publisher of a free Philadelphia newspaper distributed on urban mass transit systems that defeated a First Amendment challenge brought by The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today.
• Successfully defended the owners of a major sports venue in Philadelphia against free speech challenges brought by groups seeking to stage demonstrations.