Robert A. Braun

Current Cases

Moehrl v. National Association of Realtors, et al.

Moehrl v. National Association of Realtors, et al. (N.D. Il.): Cohen Milstein is co-lead counsel in this certified class action, in which home sellers allege that National Association of Realtors (NAR) and many of the nation's largest real estate broker franchisors of conspiring to require home sellers to pay home buyer brokers fees – and at an inflated rate. Plaintiffs allege that the conspiracy revolves around NAR’s mandatory requirement that sellers make a buyer broker commission offer when listing their home on a multiple listing service. On March 15, 2024, NAR agreed to a landmark settlement of $418 million. Pending court approval, total settlements will exceed $997.1 million.

RealPage Antitrust Litigation

District of Columbia v. RealPage, Inc. et al. (D.C. Sup. Crt.): Cohen Milstein supports the District of Columbia Attorney General’s office in a parens patriae antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, Inc. and fourteen of the largest landlords in the District for allegedly colluding to artificially inflate rents throughout the District in violation of the D.C. Antitrust Act.

Brown v. JBS USA Food Company, et al.

Brown v. JBS USA Food Company, et al. (D. Col.): Cohen Milstein serves as Interim Co-Lead Counsel in this wage suppression antitrust class action against eleven of country’s largest beef and pork producers and several of their subsidiaries, including JBS USA Food, Tyson Foods, Cargill, Hormel Foods, American Foods, Perdue Farms, Smithfield Foods, and National Beef Packing. On March 8, 2024, Plaintiffs filed motions for preliminary approval of a total $127.2 million in settlements against Tyson Foods and JBS USA Food. Pending final approval, settlements thus far total $200 million.

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Past Cases

LIBOR Antitrust Litigation (Exchange Traded Class)

In re: Libor-Based Financial Instruments Antitrust Litigation (S.D.N.Y.): Cohen Milstein played a significant role in representing the putative Exchange-Based Plaintiffs class that was a part of this large multi-district litigation that was consolidated in 2011. On September 17, 2020, after significant litigation, the court granted final approval of a $187 million settlement between the Exchange-Based Plaintiffs and seven of the 16 of the world’s largest banks, and on April 26, 2024, the court preliminarily approved an additional $3.45 in settlements against the remaining defendants. The combined settlements totaling more than $190 million represent the largest recovery in a “futures-only” commodities class action litigation.

In re Resistors Antitrust Litigation

In re Resistors Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.): Cohen Milstein served as Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the direct purchasers of resisters, who accused the world’s largest manufacturers of resistors of fixing prices. In November 2019, the court granted final approval of a $50.25 million settlement – a remarkable recovery, reflecting 33% - 57% of estimated single damages according to Plaintiffs’ preliminary analysis. Estimated payments to class members would be an average payment of $46,850.64; a median payment of $768.39.

Iran Beirut Bombing Litigation

Iran Beirut Bombing Litigation (D.D.C.) Cohen Milstein is litigating three Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act lawsuits against the Islamic Republic of Iran for its alleged involvement in the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, which was carried out by Hezbollah, a terrorist organization, allegedly at the direction and with the support of Iran. The Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing, which killed 241 American servicemembers and injured numerous others, was the deadliest state-sponsored terrorist attack against United States citizens before September 11, 2001. To date, the court has awarded plaintiffs more than $1.5 billion in total default judgments.

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• Law360 Rising Stars (2024)
• The National Law Journal, Elite Trial Lawyers Rising Stars Award (2024)
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers (2024)
• Super Lawyers Washington, DC Rising Star – Antitrust Litigation; Class Action/Mass Torts (2018-2021)