Samantha Lewis

About Samantha Lewis

Samantha Lewis focuses her practice on professional liability, Directors’ and Officers’ liability, employment and labor law, and commercial litigation.

Prior to joining Carr Maloney P.C., Samantha was an associate attorney at a boutique law firm representing an array of investors in connection with transactional matters. She conducted third-party due diligence reviews in a variety of securities transactions involving closed-end funds, business development companies, real estate investment trusts, and programs structured to qualify as like-kind exchanges under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031.

Samantha is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School, where she was a member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal and the Forum on Law, Economics, & Finance. Additionally, Samantha was a selected participant of the Alliance of Securities and Financial Educators Program.

While attending law school, Samantha was a law clerk at the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties, where she published Treasury Directive 81-08, “Certification Process for the Use of Persistent Cookies on Treasury Websites,” to reflect updated guidance from the Office of Management and Budget. Additionally, she was an intern with the Financial Services Risk and Regulatory Practice of a “Big Four” accounting firm and a law clerk with the United States Department of Justice, Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, where she assisted in False Claims Act litigation in the healthcare, mortgage lending, and government contract sectors.

Samantha graduated from Boston University with undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science and a minor in Business Administration and Management. Currently, Samantha mentors Boston University students through the study abroad program in Washington, DC.

Supreme Court Rules that Courts Should Determine the Materiality of Alleged Misrepresentations at the Class Certification Stage in Private Securities Litigation

On June 21, 2021, the Supreme Court in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., et al. v. Arkansas Teachers Retirement System, ruled in favor of Goldman Sachs in a securities-fraud class action lawsuit brought by investors. The plaintiffs alleged that Goldman Sachs maintained an artificially inflated stock price by making generic false statements in connection with their sales of securities, until the truth about Goldman Sachs’ practices were made public and the market reacted, resulting in losses to the plaintiffs.

The plaintiffs sought to certify a class of Goldman Sachs shareholders that relied on such misrepresentations when investing in its […]

By Samantha Lewis and Matthew D. Berkowitz|2021-07-20T17:15:42-04:00July 20th, 2021|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: Conflict of Interest, Goldman Sachs, SCOTUS, Subprime Securities|

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We’re Open: Enter At Your Own Risk

Since releasing our most recent podcast episode, athletic events and concert venues have been slowly reopening at different capacities depending on the state, but what kinds of claims are arising out of these reopenings?

Carr Maloney attorneys Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea, and Samantha Lewis sit down to discuss possible causations of these class action claims and how to form an argument around the defense.

Listen along to Carr Maloney’s most recent COVID-cast episode below:

By Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea and Samantha Lewis|2021-02-23T15:11:53-05:00February 23rd, 2021|Practice Areas: Podcast|Topics: Class Action, Podcast|

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Supreme Court to Review Class Certification Standards in Private Securities Litigation

On December 11, 2020, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., et al. v. Arkansas Teachers Retirement System, et al. No. 20-222, 2020 U.S. LEXIS 5993 (U.S. Dec. 11, 2020), to review a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which involves issues of class certification in the context of shareholder securities class action litigation.

The questions presented on appeal are: (1) whether a defendant may rebut the Basic presumption by pointing to the generic nature of the alleged misstatements, even though that evidence is also relevant to the substantive element of materiality; […]

By Samantha Lewis|2021-01-19T10:03:49-05:00January 19th, 2021|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: Class Certification, Private Securities Litigation, Supreme Court|

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Collegiate Sports Are Not Immune to COVID-19

College sports have not been immune to the repercussions of COVID-19 and therefore we are seeing a rise of class action lawsuits across the country that many universities will have to address in these coming months. Many claims have been from players themselves with lack of PPE equipment and exposure to the virus, but is there a way to safely play a contact sport with proper precautions to prevent a viral outbreak, and by playing are you assuming the risk of injury?

Listen along as attorneys Matthew D. Berkowitz, Samantha Lewis, and Brian O’Shea tackle potential class […]

By Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea and Samantha Lewis|2020-10-16T11:06:09-04:00October 15th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action, Podcast|

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Universities and Colleges Face Class Action Lawsuits Amid Reopening

With students returning back to school, there has been a large number of reported outbreaks of COVID-19. Many students and parents are filing suits for breach of contracts as it relates to remote learning and the impact that social distancing and campus closures have on students and their learning experience. University staff has also been filing suits saying that schools have not been taking the appropriate measures to protect staff from exposure to the virus.

Attorneys, Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea, and Samantha Lewis dive deep into possible causations and significant hurdles for class certification.

By Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea and Samantha Lewis|2020-10-15T10:45:10-04:00September 17th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action, General, Podcast|Topics: Class Certification, COVID-19, Universities|

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The Telephone Consumer Protection Act Lives On: SCOTUS Severs the Government Debt Collection Exemption from the TCPA

In July 2020, the Supreme Court in Barr v. American Ass’n of Political Consultants, No. 19-631, upheld the Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s (“TCPA”) ban on telephone solicitation through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems, but in applying a strict scrutiny analysis, the Supreme Court found that the government debt collection exemption was an unconstitutional infringement of free speech under the First Amendment.

Barr v. American Ass’n of Political Consultants was an appeal from the Fourth Circuit. Specifically, the American Association of Political Consultants (“AAPC”) sought to challenge the government debt collection exemption of the TCPA, which […]

By Matthew D. Berkowitz and Samantha Lewis|2020-09-09T09:47:35-04:00September 9th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: Supreme Court, Telephone Consumer Protection Act|

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SCOTUS Restricts Rights of Defined Benefit Retirement Plan Participants Under ERISA

On June 1, 2020 and in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that participants in a defined-benefit retirement plan lacked Article III standing to bring a lawsuit against the plan’s fiduciaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Thole v. U.S. Bank, N.A., No. 17-1712. Plaintiffs James Thole and Sherry Smith are retired participants of U.S. Bank’s defined-benefit retirement plan. Under the terms of the plan, plaintiffs are guaranteed a fixed payment each month regardless of the plan’s value or the fiduciaries’ investment decisions with respect to the plan. Plaintiffs have […]

By Samantha Lewis|2020-06-17T14:35:55-04:00June 17th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action, Labor & Employment|Topics: ERISA, SCOTUS|

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Students Seek Tuition and Fee Reimbursement in Light of COVID-19

There are several class actions being filed against major universities across the country in light of COVID-19. Attorneys Matthew Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea, and Samantha Lewis discuss the major types of claims students are filing. For example, students are claiming they are not receiving the same college experience that they are paying for while the universities are trying to follow state guidelines in response to coronavirus. They also dive into class certifications issues that might come up like different expectations of what a college experience is, different majors, and financial aid status with their education.

By Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea and Samantha Lewis|2020-06-18T14:08:47-04:00June 16th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action, Podcast|Topics: COVID-19, Universities|

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Long-Term Care Facilities Being Hit With Class Action Lawsuits

Americans over the age of 65 have become more at risk with the spread of COVID-19 than any other age group. As a result, COVID-19 has been going through nursing homes in many states that have been the hotbed to this disease like New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Many of them will be facing class actions in the upcoming months for not following CDC guidelines and supplying employees with proper equipment to protect them from COVID-19. Listen to this episode as attorneys Matthew Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea, and Samantha Lewis discuss this trending class action topic and […]

By Matthew D. Berkowitz, Brian O’Shea and Samantha Lewis|2020-06-02T18:50:20-04:00June 2nd, 2020|Practice Areas: Podcast|Topics: COVID-19, Podcast|

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Free Speech and the TCPA: How an Upcoming Supreme Court Decision May Affect the TCPA and Impact Businesses

On January 10, 2020, the Supreme Court agreed to review a Fourth Circuit decision challenging the constitutionality of an exemption to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (the “TCPA”). See Barr v. American Ass’n of Political Consultants, No. 19-631.

The TCPA was enacted in 1991 in response to unwanted, automated phone calls that affect many Americans on a daily basis. The TCPA broadly prohibits telephone solicitation through the use of “automatic telephone dialing systems.” See 47 U.S.C. § 227. However, in response to the rapid technological advancements since 1991, Congress has curtailed the provisions of the […]

By Samantha Lewis and Matthew D. Berkowitz|2020-05-08T14:26:37-04:00February 24th, 2020|Practice Areas: Class Action|Topics: SCOTUS, Telephone Consumer Protection Act|

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The District of Columbia Circuit in the Spotlight: Does Bristol-Myers Apply to Class Action Lawsuits?

The appeal at issue originated from a class action lawsuit filed by Whole Foods Market’s employees in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Molock v. Whole Foods Mkt., Inc., 297 F.Supp. 3d 114 (D.D.C. 2018). Specifically, on June 22, 2017, Whole Foods Market’s employees filed a class action lawsuit for unpaid wages. The class consisted of current and former Whole Foods Market employees from the District of Columbia and several states. The employees claimed that they were not paid their entitled bonuses as a result of managers manipulating certain labor cost and […]

By Samantha Lewis and Gabriela Chambi|2020-04-15T10:19:51-04:00June 3rd, 2019|Practice Areas: General|Topics: Jurisdiction|

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Students and Parents Respond to College Admission Scandal with a Class Action Lawsuit

On March 12, 2019, the United States Department of Justice charged 50 individuals, including celebrities and well-known professionals, with participating in an elaborate multi-million-dollar college recruitment scheme. Under the scheme, administrators and coaches at numerous prestigious educational institutions, as well as ACT and SAT administrators, were bribed in exchange for admitting children with lackluster credentials into such institutions. In light of these charges, current students have “piggybacked” on the government’s case and filed a civil class action complaint alleging punitive and compensatory damages of at least $5 million, which includes the recoupment of the plaintiffs’ admission […]

By Matthew D. Berkowitz and Samantha Lewis|2019-11-26T13:16:47-05:00March 26th, 2019|Practice Areas: General|Topics: Class Certification|

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