The following is a list of some of the cases which Gilman and Pastor, LLP is currently investigating:

We are investigating illegal price-fixing agreements between drug manufacturers aimed at keeping cheaper, generic pharmaceuticals off the market. As a result of these anticompetitive agreements, consumers are forced to pay artificially higher prices for important medication.

We are handling cases in which serious remediation of commercial and residential buildings has been necessary due to the presence of mold in various building systems, including insulation and ventilation. Some of this toxic mold syndrome is attributable to inadequately tested building structures or defectively manufactured building products Including windows. The claims involve remediation as well as damages to compensate the owners of buildings for resulting damages.

Gilman and Pastor, LLP is investigating unfair employment practices in which employees are denied certain entitlements, including health insurance coverage and retirement benefits as a result of being improperly classified as “independent contractors” by their employers.

Gilman and Pastor is investigating cases in which pension or retirement plans violate federal pension law (known as ERISA) by the manner in which they calculate plan benefits.

Gilman and Pastor represents the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the major manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup, arising out of a conspiracy to fix prices in violation of federal antitrust laws.

Nationwide class action seeking, among other things economic damages on behalf of purchasers of cold remedies containing phenylpropanolamine. We allege that these products can cause severe injury, including strokes.

The firm represents businesses in and insureds who were the victims of concerted actions by certain national Insurance Brokerage Defendants and Insurers who improperly charged inflated insurance premiums for lines of property, casualty, liability, personal lines including homeowners insurance, employee benefits and excess and surplus lines of insurance, in breach of their fiduciary duties.

Are you receiving the pension benefits to which you are entitled? If you are a participant in a pension plan and have suffered a loss in your corporate retirement fund account, you may be able to recover your losses. Our firm’s pension lawyers can provide important pension advice and services concerning your retirement fund. Your retirement benefit could be at risk without your knowledge.

Most employees are not aware that their employers may not have contributed sufficient assets to pay promised benefits to future retirees or that the assets in their retirement plans may have substantially decreased in value – creating a phenomenon known as “under funding.” This under funding could result in the inability of your pension plan to pay the retirement benefits due you. What’s more, many employees are under the erroneous impression that their retirement benefits are fully guaranteed and backed by the federal government.

Gilman and Pastor, LLP is investigating unlawful variable annuities sales practices such as churning, excessive fees, false disclosures, market-timing trading, and unsuitable investment transfers.

What are Variable Annuities?

Variable annuities are insurance contracts providing purchasers with future payments that fluctuate according to the performance of mutual funds and other managed funds into which a customer's money is invested. Variable annuities are sold by insurance companies and brokerage companies for commissions. According to the New York Times and other publications, various state and federal regulators are investigating the trading practices of the variable annuity industry.

On May 27, 2003, the NASD issued an “Investor Alert” with regard to the sales of variable annuities. It said, in part: "The marketing efforts used by some variable annuity sellers deserve scrutiny - especially when seniors are the targeted investors. Sales pitches for these products might attempt to scare or confuse investors. One scare tactic used with seniors is to claim that a variable annuity will protect them from lawsuits or seizures of their assets. Many such claims are not based on facts, but nevertheless help land a sale."