Matthew D. Schelkopf
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Work in McCune Wright Arevalo, LLP
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Litigation, Consumer Law, Product Liability
3287 East Guasti Road, Suite 100, Ontario, CA 91761
About Matthew D. Schelkopf
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Consumer Law
- Product Liability
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2008LL.M.
- Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 2002J.D.
- Honors: Moot Court Honor Society, Executive Board Trial Advocacy Honor Society
- Pennsylvania State University, 1999B.A.
- University of Geneva Graduate Institute in Geneva, SwitzerlandMajor: Health Law and International Criminal Law
Representative Cases
- Afzal v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al., (class action on behalf of purchasers and lessees of BMW M3 vehicles with S65 engines containing an alleged rotating assembly defect resulting in engine failure)
- Bang v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain BMW vehicles with N63 engines containing alleged oil consumption defect)
- Davitt v. Honda North America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of Honda CR-V vehicles with alleged defective door lock actuators)
- Henderson v. Volvo Cars of North America LLC, et al., (class action on behalf of 90,000 purchasers and lessees of Volvo vehicles with defective GM4T65 automatic transmissions)
- Lax v. Toyota Motor Corporation (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Toyota vehicles with alleged oil consumption defect)
- Mendoza v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Hyundai Sonata vehicles with alleged connecting rod bearing defect resulting in engine failure)
- Neale v. Volvo Cars of North America LLC, et al., (certified class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Volvo vehicles with alleged defective sunroof water drainage systems)
- Rivera v. Ford Motor Company, (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Ford Focus vehicles with alleged defective Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) systems causing sudden and unexpected engine stalling)
- Wallis v. Kia Motors America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Kia vehicles with alleged connecting rod bearing defect resulting in engine failure)
- Whalen v. Ford Motor Co., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Ford and Lincoln vehicles with alleged defective MyFord Touch infotainment systems)
- Yaeger v. Subaru of America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Subaru vehicles with alleged oil consumption defect)
- In re Checking Account Overdraft Litig., (class action resulting in a $55 million settlement with US Bank; $14.5 million settlement with Comerica)
- In re Stericycle Inc., Sterisafe Contract Litigation, (commercial litigation brought on behalf of medical waste disposal customers of Stericycle regarding alleged automated price increases in violation of contractual terms)
- Rangel v. Cardell Cabinetry, LLC, (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) litigation brought on behalf of former employees)
- Smith v. Gaiam, ($10 million consumer class action settlement, which provided full relief to the class)
- C.W. v. Cooper Health System, 388 N.J. 42 (NJ App. 2006)
- Miller v. Ginsberg, 2005 Pa. Super 136 (Pa. Super. 2005)
- Afzal v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al., (class action on behalf of purchasers and lessees of BMW M3 vehicles with S65 engines containing an alleged rotating assembly defect resulting in engine failure)
- Bang v. BMW of North America, LLC, et al., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain BMW vehicles with N63 engines containing alleged oil consumption defect)
- Davitt v. Honda North America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of Honda CR-V vehicles with alleged defective door lock actuators)
- Henderson v. Volvo Cars of North America LLC, et al., (class action on behalf of 90,000 purchasers and lessees of Volvo vehicles with defective GM4T65 automatic transmissions)
- Lax v. Toyota Motor Corporation (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Toyota vehicles with alleged oil consumption defect)
- Mendoza v. Hyundai Motor America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Hyundai Sonata vehicles with alleged connecting rod bearing defect resulting in engine failure)
- Neale v. Volvo Cars of North America LLC, et al., (certified class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Volvo vehicles with alleged defective sunroof water drainage systems)
- Rivera v. Ford Motor Company, (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Ford Focus vehicles with alleged defective Evaporative Emission Control (EVAP) systems causing sudden and unexpected engine stalling)
- Wallis v. Kia Motors America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Kia vehicles with alleged connecting rod bearing defect resulting in engine failure)
- Whalen v. Ford Motor Co., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Ford and Lincoln vehicles with alleged defective MyFord Touch infotainment systems)
- Yaeger v. Subaru of America, Inc., (class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of purchasers and lessees of certain Subaru vehicles with alleged oil consumption defect)
- In re Checking Account Overdraft Litig., (class action resulting in a $55 million settlement with US Bank; $14.5 million settlement with Comerica)
- In re Stericycle Inc., Sterisafe Contract Litigation, (commercial litigation brought on behalf of medical waste disposal customers of Stericycle regarding alleged automated price increases in violation of contractual terms)
- Rangel v. Cardell Cabinetry, LLC, (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) litigation brought on behalf of former employees)
- Smith v. Gaiam, ($10 million consumer class action settlement, which provided full relief to the class)
- C.W. v. Cooper Health System, 388 N.J. 42 (NJ App. 2006)
- Miller v. Ginsberg, 2005 Pa. Super 136 (Pa. Super. 2005)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 2002
- New Jersey, 2002
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association
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