The nationally recognized Class Action group at Husch Blackwell defends significant class actions in various industries, including health care, manufacturing, insurance, education, life sciences, energy, chemical, mining, banking and finance, communications, real estate and aviation. In recent years, our attorneys have successfully defended a wide range of class actions, including those alleging consumer fraud and unfair trade practices, securities law claims, ERISA violations, antitrust, breach of fiduciary duty, mass torts/product liability, data breach, various employment cases, including wage and hour, and other high exposure cases. We have handled everything from “bet the company” multidistrict litigation to coordinated industry attacks, supplier litigation, toxic exposure and mass consumer actions. We defend cases in state and federal venues throughout the country, winning dismissals in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions that have trapped some of the most sophisticated litigators. Our strategies are innovative and creative. We approach and evaluate each case individually while incorporating client-specific goals and expectations. We are not afraid to try cases and have a courtroom track record and experience second to none. Our work was recently recognized by U.S. News in its 2011-2012 ”Best Law Firm” survey with a National Tier 1 ranking in class action defense.
We leverage industry-leading technology for effective presentations and to manage the often-voluminous data and discovery that accompany class actions. As such, we have a dedicated and experienced Litigation Services Support Department and E-Discovery team at the ready, armed with the most efficient and cost effective options for collecting, storing and using data.
While other firms may have attorneys that “handle” class actions, we live them.