Steven Bloch

Steven L. Bloch is a partner at Silver Golub & Teitel and a co-head of the firm's Class Action and Complex Civil Litigation practice groups. Steven’s practice includes a diverse array of class actions and direct actions involving financial services, healthcare, antitrust/civil RICO, data privacy, securities, and consumer fraud, drawing upon his extensive experience in complex commercial litigation matters.

Steven frequently litigates actions in new and developing areas of the law, including data privacy, drug price inflation, and investment liability. Most recently, he played a leading role in an action against Google for collecting and using children’s personal information in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Hubbard et al. v. Google, LLC et al., (N.D. Cal.), setting precedent for private actions based on parallel state law claims, and was appointed to serve as the sole Executive Committee member in MDL proceedings in In Re: TikTok, Inc. Minor Privacy Litig. (C.D. Cal.), arising out of TikTok’s alleged COPPA violations.

Representative matters in a co-lead or leading role include:

Hubbard et al. v. Google LLC et al. Action on behalf of a class of millions of children against Google alleging the children’s personal information was collected and used for targeted advertising purposes in violation of COPPA, establishing that parallel state law claims are not preempted, resulting in a settlement for $30 million. (Hubbard et al. v. Google LLC et al., N.D. Cal., 5:19-cv-07016)

AllianzGI Structured Alpha Mutual Fund Litigation Action on behalf of a class of investors in mutual funds managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC alleging violations of the Securities Act based on AllianzGI’s failure to follow its stated investment strategy and risk management protocols, resulting in a settlement for $145 million. (Jackson v. Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC, Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cnty., 651233/2021))

AllianzGI Structured Alpha Hedge Fund Litigation Action on behalf of investors in a series of hedge funds managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC alleging that AllianzGI failed to follow its stated investment strategy and risk management protocols in breach of its duties to investors, resulting in a series of confidential settlements on behalf of retirement and pension funds and other institutional investors. (Retirement Program for Employees of the Town of Fairfield, et al v. Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC, S.D.N.Y., 20-cv-5817; In re AllianzGI Structured Alpha Class Action Litigation, S.D.N.Y., 20-cv-7154)

In Re: TikTok, Inc. Minor Privacy Litigation Ongoing MDL asserting state law claims on behalf of putative classes of millions of children arising out of TikTok’s alleged collection and use of their personal information for targeted advertising purposes in violation of COPPA. (In Re: TikTok, Inc. Minor Privacy Litig., C.D. Cal., 2:25-ml-03144),

In re EpiPen Direct Purchaser Litigation Ongoing action on behalf of direct purchasers of EpiPen against the brand manufacturer and the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers, alleging violations of RICO and the antitrust laws predicated on inflation of EpiPen prices. (In re EpiPen Direct Purchaser Litigation, D. Minn., 20-cv-00827)

Underwood et al. v. Coinbase Global, Inc. et al. Ongoing action on behalf of putative classes of users of Coinbase Global, Inc.’s digital asset trading platform, alleging violations of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act, and state laws arising out of the sale of unregistered securities. (Underwood et al. v. Coinbase Global, Inc. et al., S.D.N.Y., 21-cv-08353)

Dodona I, LLC v. Goldman, Sachs & Co. et al. Action on behalf of a class of investors alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act and state laws against Goldman Sachs in structuring and marketing collateralized debt obligations, resulting in a settlement of $27.5 million. (Dodona I, LLC v. Goldman, Sachs & Co. et al., S.D.N.Y., 10-cv-07497)

Spencer v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. et al. Action on behalf of a class of structured settlement annuitants alleging RICO and fraud claims against The Hartford and affiliates arising out of The Hartford’s practices in valuing structured settlements with claimants, resulting in a settlement of $72.5 million. (Spencer v. The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. et al., D. Conn., 05-cv-1681)

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. O’Dell Action on behalf of a class of policyholders against Nationwide arising out of Nationwide’s alleged failure to offer statutorily required optional levels of underinsured (UIM) and uninsured (UM) motorist coverage under auto insurance policies, and failure to provide increased first party benefits to personal injury claimants, resulting a settlement of $75 million. (Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. O’Dell, W.V. Cir. Ct., Roane County, 00-C-37)

Smith v. United American Insurance Co. et al. Action on behalf of a class of policyholders against United American Ins. Co. and its affiliates and agents alleging false and misleading sales of health insurance policies and failure to provide coverage to policyholders, resulting a settlement valued at $30 million. (Smith v. Collinsworth et al., Cir. Ct. of Saline County, Arkansas, CV2004-72-2)

Becker v. AFLAC, Inc. Action on behalf of a class of policyholders against AFLAC alleging the failure to provide benefits under supplemental disability income policies, resulting in a settlement of $7 million. (Becker v. American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus et al., D.S.C., 05-2101)

Huertas et al. v. Bayer et al. Action on behalf of a class of purchasers alleging drug products were contaminated with the carcinogen, benzene, setting clarifying precedent in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals for establishing economic injury for Article III purposes, resulting in a settlement for $4.85 million. (Huertas et al. v. Aeropres Corp. et al., D.N.J., 2:21-cv-20021)

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

JD

State University of New York at Albany

BA