SHUB LAW FIRM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consumer Protection Lawyer and Partner
Bio
Benjamin F. Johns, a consumer protection lawyer and partner at Shub Law Firm LLC, is admitted to practice in all of the state and federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Over the course of his legal career, Mr. Johns has taken and defended hundreds of depositions, including those of c-suite level executives of Fortune 500 companies, lawyers, bankers, experts, engineers, prison guards, I.R.S. officials, and information technology personnel. He has also argued successfully in trial courts and appellate courts across the country.
Mr. Johns is currently serving as court appointed interim co-lead counsel in several consumer data breach class actions, including In re Wawa, Inc. Data Security Litig., No. 2:19-cv-06019-GEKP (E.D. Pa); Kostka v. Dickey's Barbeque Rests., No. 3:20-cv-3424-K (N.D. Tex.); In re Rutter's Inc. Data Security Breach Litig., No. 1:20-cv-382 (M.D. Pa.) and In re Keystone Data Breach Litig., No. 1:22-cv-01643-CCC (M.D. Pa.). He is also a court appointed member of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in Dusterhoft v. OneTouchPoint, Inc., 22-cv-0882-bhl (E.D. Wisc.), another data breach case involving medical information. In the defective automobile arena, Mr. Johns is currently serving as Chair of the Executive Committee in In re Subaru Battery Drain Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 1:20-cv-03095-JHR-JS (D.N.J.) and as a member of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in Altobelli v. General Motors LLC, No. 20-cv-13256 (E.D. Mich.). The complaints in both of these cases have largely withstood motions to dismiss, and a proposed settlement is pending in the former matter.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Johns has provided substantial assistance in the prosecution of the following cases:
In re Macbook Keyboard Litig., No. 5:18-cv-02813-EJD (N.D. Cal.) (Mr. Johns took and defended numerous depositions and successfully argued two motions to dismiss and co-argued plaintiffs' motion for class certification in this case which has settled for a $50 million common fund.)
Udeen v. Subaru of Am., Inc., 18-17334 (RBK/JS) (D.N.J.) (Mr. Johns was co-lead counsel in this consumer class action involving allegedly defective infotainment systems in certain Subaru automobiles, which resulted a settlement valued at $6.25 million. At the hearing granting final approval of the settlement, the district court commented that the plaintiffs' team "are very skilled and very efficient lawyers…They've done a nice job.")
In re Nexus 6P Product Liability Litig., No. 5:17-cv-02185-BLF (N.D. Cal.) (Mr. Johns served as co-lead counsel - and argued two of the motions to dismiss - in this defective smartphone class action. The case resulted in a settlement valued at $9.75 million, which Judge Beth Labson Freeman described as "substantial" and an "excellent resolution of the case.")
In re MyFord Touch Consumer Litig., No. 13-cv-03072-EMC (N.D. Cal.) (Mr. Johns served as court-appointed co-lead counsel in this consumer class action concerning allegedly defective MyFord Touch infotainment systems, which settled for $17 million shortly before trial.)
Weeks v. Google LLC, 5:18-cv-00801-NC, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 215943, at *8-9 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 13, 2019) (Mr. Johns was co-lead counsel - and successfully argued against a motion to dismiss - in this defective smartphone class action. A $7.25 million settlement was reached, which Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins described as being an "excellent result.")
Gordon v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 17-cv-01415-CMA-SKC (D. Colo.) (Mr. Johns served as co-lead counsel of behalf of a class of millions of cardholders who were impacted by a data breach at Chipotle restaurants. After largely defeating a motion to dismiss filed by Chipotle, the case resulted in a favorable settlement for affected consumers. At the final approval of the settlement, the district court noted that class counsel has "extensive experience in class action litigation, and are very familiar with claims, remedies, and defenses at issue in this case.")
Bray et al. v. GameStop Corp., 1:17-cv-01365-JEJ (D. Del.) (Mr. Johns served as co-lead counsel for consumers affected by a data breach at GameStop. After largely defeating a motion to dismiss, the case was resolved on favorable terms that provided significant relief to GameStop customers. At the final approval hearing, the District Judge found the settlement to be "so comprehensive that really there's nothing else that I need developed further," that "the settlement is fair," "reasonable," and "that under the circumstances it is good for the members of the class under the circumstances of the claim.")
In re: Elk Cross Timbers Decking Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litig., No. 15-cv-18-JLL-JAD (D.N.J.) (Mr. Johns served on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in this MDL proceeding, which involved allegedly defective wood-composite decking, and which ultimately resulted in a $20 million settlement.)
In re Checking Account Overdraft Litig., No. 1:09-MD-02036-JLK (S.D. Fla.) (Mr. Johns was actively involved in these Multidistrict Litigation proceedings, which involve allegations that dozens of banks reorder and manipulate the posting order of debit transactions. Settlements collectively in excess of $1 billion were reached with several banks. Mr. Johns was actively involved in prosecuting the actions against U.S. Bank ($55 million settlement) and Comerica Bank ($14.5 million settlement).)
Physicians of Winter Haven LLC, d/b/a Day Surgery Center v. STERIS Corporation, No. 1:10-cv-00264-CAB (N.D. Ohio) (Mr. Johns was the primary associate working on this case which resulted in a $20 million settlement on behalf of hospitals and surgery centers that purchased a sterilization device that allegedly did not receive the required pre-sale authorization from the FDA.)
West v. ExamSoft Worldwide, Inc., No. 14-cv-22950-UU (S.D. Fla.) (Mr. Johns was co-lead counsel in this case which resulted in a $2.1 million settlement on behalf of July 2014 bar exam applicants in several states who paid to use software for the written portion of the exam which allegedly failed to function properly)
Job Titles:
- Moderator & Course Developer
Bio
Jonathan Shub is the founder of Shub Law Firm LLC. He is recognized as one of the nation's leading class action consumer rights lawyers, based on his vast experience and successes representing classes of individuals and businesses in a vast array of matters involving unlawful conduct. He has gained notable attention in the area of defective consumer electronics and computer hardware as a result of many leadership positions in federal and state cases against companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Maytag, IBM and Palm. In fact, Maximum PC Magazine, a leading industry publication, said years back that "Shub is becoming renowned for orchestrating suits that have simultaneously benefited consumers and exposed buggy hardware." He also has vast experience in mass tort class actions such as Vioxx, light tobacco litigation, and in consumer class actions such as energy deregulation. He is currently heavily involved in litigation on behalf of businesses that were denied insurance coverage involving COVID-19.
Jon launched his career in the Washington office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, where he worked on complex commercial matters including corporate investigations and securities litigation. He then moved into a practice of consumer protection and advocacy. Prior to joining Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Jonathan was the resident partner in the Philadelphia office of Seeger Weiss LLP. He is a frequent lecturer on cutting edge class action issues, and is a past chairman of the Class Action Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice. Jon regularly appears in state and federal courts nationwide, and in many high profile consumer protection cases. Jon's leadership roles require him to develop the theories of liability for the entire class as well as the overall trial strategy for the cases. Most recently, Jon was co-lead and co-trial counsel in a case against municipality for violation of a state privacy law. The trial resulted in a jury award of approximately $68,000,000 to the Class.
Jon's experience in class action litigation includes the following leadership positions:
Serves as lead counsel in New York against KIWI Energy LLC for deceptive advertising of residential energy practices.
Served as co-lead counsel in Illinois against Direct Energy for deceptive advertising of residential energy practices.
Served as co-lead counsel in Pennsylvania against PG&E for deceptive advertising of residential energy practices.
Served as co-lead counsel in settled national litigation against CPG International for deceptive advertising in connections with deceptive advertising of AZEK-branded decking products.
Served as executive committee counsel in settled national litigation against Western Union for deceptive practices in connection with money transfers.
Served as co-lead counsel in litigation against Facebook for deceptive advertising practices.
Served as co-lead counsel in a national class action against Palm involving defective smart phones.
Served as co-lead counsel in a national class action against Nissan for defective tires on its 350Z model.
Served as co-lead counsel in a national class action against Hewlett Packard claiming defects in certain printer models.
Served as co-lead counsel in litigation against Vonage for consumer fraud.
Served as co-lead counsel in litigation against Maytag, where he was instrumental in negotiating a $42.5 million nationwide settlement for a class of more than 200,000 Maytag customers.
Served as co-lead counsel in a nationwide class settlement against IBM that affected more than 3 million hard drive purchasers.
Education
Delaware Law School of Widener University (now Widener University School of Law), cum laude, 1988 (Law Review Articles Editor)
American University (Washington, D.C.), B.A., 1983