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Phone: 619.233.4565
Fax: 619.233.0508
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Arthur L. Shingler, III
Arthur L. Shingler is a graduate of Point Loma College (B.A., cum laude, 1989) and Boston University School of Law (J.D. 1995). Mr. Shingler specializes in complex consumer and securities class actions, as well as related shareholder derivative litigation. Mr. Shingler is or has been counsel in numerous actions, including: In Re: Lattice Semiconductor Derivative Litigation; In re: Priceline.com Securities Litigation; In re: 360networks Class Action Securities Litigation; Irvine, et al. v. ImClone Systems, Inc., et al.; In re: Cyberonics Securities Litigation; Lancaster, et al. v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.; In re: HealthSouth Corporation Derivative Litigation; and In Re: Guidant Corp. Securities Litigation, among other representative actions. In addition to numerous successful recoveries in class litigation, of particular note are Mr. Shingler's efforts on behalf of the class in the Halliburton securities litigation, where he successfully argued against final approval of an inadequate settlement and continues to represent plaintiffs as the action proceeds. Mr. Shingler also played a primary role in substantially changing executive management and corporate governance, as well as advancing shareholder rights in the Lattice Semiconductor Derivative Litigation. Of additional note, Mr. Shingler has represented aggrieved class members in a number of consumer protection actions and has been instrumental in expanding and clarifying consumer and class interests nationwide. As two examples, Mr. Shingler was fundamentally involved before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in shaping the contours of class certification under Massachusetts state law (Weld v. Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., 434 Mass. 81 (2001)) and, before the California Court of Appeals, in shaping the scope of California's Unfair Practices Act and the limits of its False Claims Act (Rothchild v. Tyco Internat. (US), Inc., et al., 83 Cal. App. 4th 488 (Cal. App. 4th D.C.A. 2000)) Mr. Shingler is admitted to practice before the Supreme and all other Courts of the State of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and various United States District Courts.
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