Class Action Litigation

The Firm has the experience and capability of prosecuting, administering, and defending complex class actions, on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.Its attorneys have prosecuted, defended, and settled class actions involving a wide variety of legal claims, involving millions of dollars.

Examples of the Firm's prosecution of class claims include handling multi-million dollar RICO claims against an offshore financial institution on behalf of a class of defrauded investors.The Firm also represented a class of investors through Mutual Benefits, a failed viatical company.The Firm has represented and presently represents class claimants in claims involving violations of the securities laws, violations of the RICO statutes, violations of state consumer protection statutes, violations of employment protection statutes and regulations, and many other statutory and common law claims.

The Firm also has defended many class actions, including cases against national banks and public companies, and their officers and directors.

The Firm also has represented companies and individuals sued under consumer protection statutes. The Firm also  defended a national company in several class actions involving purportedly deceptive descriptions of their products.

The Firm believes that class actions must be efficiently prosecuted or defended, with a strategic vision designed to meet the objective.

Professionals:
Gonzalez, Maria P.
Rebak, Joseph L
Tew, Jeffrey
Tew, Thomas
Thomson, Andrew B.