9/24/2009 - Barrack, Rodos & Bacine filed a class action complaint against Guitar Center and the National Association of Music Merchants (“NAMM”) for violations of the federal antitrust laws. This class action is brought on behalf of a class of purchasers of fretted musical instrument products such as acoustic and electric guitars, violins, amplifiers and strings (“FI Products”) between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007 (the “Class Period”).

9/11/2009 - Barrack, Rodos & Bacine filed a class action complaint against the National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”), the largest arbitration company in the United States for consumer credit disputes. The lawsuit alleges that while representing to the public that it is independent and impartial, the NAF actively markets its arbitration services as a collections tool.

9/4/2009 - Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, representing a former collegiate athlete, filed a class action complaint against Electronic Arts, Inc.(“EA”), National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) and the Collegiate Licensing Company. The lawsuit stems from EA's alleged unlawful misappropriation of student-athlete likenesses. The complaint alleges that, in the interest of generating increased sales of its NCAA football and basketball video games, EA has disregarded the NCAA prohibition on use of its players’ likenesses and names.

8/21/2009 - Barrack, Rodos & Bacine has been appointed interim co-lead class counsel by the Honorable R. Barclay Surrick in In re Fasteners Antitrust Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1912, pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In this case, Barrack, Rodos & Bacine represent a proposed class of purchasers of fasteners, such as zippers, snap fasteners, hook and eyes and rivets, used for fastening materials together in products used primarily in the textile, apparel, footwear and luggage industries.