Walter Noss

Other representative financial class action antitrust litigation in which Mr. Noss has represented class plaintiffs includes Dahl v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC, No. 1:07-cv-12388 (D. Mass.), a case challenging collusion among private equity firms, and Alaska Electrical Pension Fund v. Bank of America Corp., No. 1:14-cv-07126 (S.D.N.Y.), an action regarding the setting of the ISDAfix benchmark interest rate.  The Dahl and Alaska actions settled for $590.5 million and $504 million, respectively.

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Mr. Noss represented the indirect purchaser class plaintiffs in Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Warner Chilcott Public Limited Company, No. 2:12-cv-03824 (E.D. Pa.), a case challenging monopolistic conduct known as “product hopping” by the defendants.  In Mylan, he was appointed sole lead counsel for the indirect class, and directed their prosecution and eventual settlement of the case for $8 million.

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Mr. Noss also represents corporate opt-out clients, including, for example, in In re: Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 2481 (S.D.N.Y.), a case challenging collusion regarding the spot metal price of physically-delivered aluminum.  Reflecting the global nature of the alleged conspiracy, Mr. Noss coordinated separate, but related, actions in both the United States and United Kingdom in an effort to maximize global recovery for his clients.  He has previously represented opt-out clients in In re Rubber Chemicals Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1648 (N.D. Cal.); In re Polychloroprene Rubber (CR) Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1642 (D. Conn.); and In re Plastics Additives Antitrust Litigation (No. II), MDL No. 1684 (E.D. Pa.), which were cases involving price-fixing by horizontal competitors in the synthetic rubber industry.

In addition, Mr. Noss has tried civil actions in federal court.  He was one of the trial counsel in the FX litigation.  In April 2011, Mr. Noss served as lead trial counsel in Novak v. Gray, No. 8:09-cv-00880 (M.D. Fla.), winning a $4.1 million jury verdict for breach of oral contract and fraudulent inducement.  In December 2009, Mr. Noss served as plaintiffs’ local counsel at trial in Lederman v. Popovich, No. 1:07-cv-00845 (N.D. Ohio), resulting in a $1.8 million jury verdict for plaintiffs on claims of breach of fiduciary duties, conversion, and unjust enrichment.  In January and February 2006, Mr. Noss assisted the trial team for In re Scrap Metal Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:02cv-0844 (N.D. Ohio 2006), resulting in a $34.5 million class action plaintiffs’ verdict.

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Prior to founding Noss & Russell, Mr. Noss was a partner at nationally recognized Korein Tillery from 2022 to 2024.  Before that, Mr. Noss served as the managing partner of Scott +Scott Attorneys at Law’s San Diego office from 2011 to 2022.  Mr. Noss began his legal career as an associate in the Cleveland, Ohio office of Jones Day.  In his spare time, Mr. Noss enjoys sailing his boat in the Pacific Ocean off the southern California and Mexican coastlines.