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Complex Business Litigation Class Action Defense | Class Action Defense |
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The explosion in class action lawsuits over the past two decades requires that a focused and dedicated group of attorneys be on hand to defend clients that become targets. Our complex business litigators is such a group, with expertise in a wide range of areas prone to class actions, including: antitrust, employment, environmental law, ERISA healthcare, finance, insurance, product liability, and securities. Unless defended properly, class actions may be used by plaintiffs as a means of pressuring companies into hefty monetary settlements by threatening to make the litigation unnecessarily time consuming and expensive to defend. Our attorneys know the best defense against a class action suit is a good offence. Stradling litigators focus at the beginning of the case on making a vigorous effort to dismiss the claims or severely limit their scope. They also are adept at contesting class certification by identifying separate legal issues among the claimants, and at so-called “threshold defenses.” Overlapping or copycat suits are managed through motions for federal multi-jurisdictional consolidation or deference to previously filed actions. When settlement is judged to be in the best interest of the client, our attorneys bring finely honed negotiating skills to the table to obtain the best result. Most class action suits do not reach the trial stage, but when they do, our attorneys present a convincing case crafted to obtain a directed verdict or successful post-trial appeal. |