She has an outstanding record, disposing of cases early through aggressive case strategy, defeating cases on the merits, compelling individual arbitration, and successfully
challenging class certification.
Not exact matches
Defeated motion for
class certification on behalf of financial services company in lawsuit
challenging use of independent contractors for information technology functions
Foley Hoag's
Class Action Practice employs aggressive and creative approaches to these cases, including making early challenges to class certification, and seeking bifurcated discovery where appropriate to minimize exp
Class Action Practice employs aggressive and creative approaches to these cases, including making early
challenges to
class certification, and seeking bifurcated discovery where appropriate to minimize exp
class certification, and seeking bifurcated discovery where appropriate to minimize expense.
We are familiar with nearly every issue
class actions present, including
class certification,
challenges to standing, jurisdiction and venue, removal, dismissal, summary judgement, arbitration, settlement administration and MDL proceedings.
Represented an automobile insurer in defeating
certification of a purported nationwide
class action in Madison County, Ill.
challenging medical reimbursement policies for millions of policyholders.
Theses rulings will impact standing concepts and jurisdictional
challenges, liability under the WARN and the ERISA, appeals of
class certification decisions,
challenges to EEOC administrative subpoenas, and rules on American Pipe tolling and application of statute of limitations in
class actions.
One of the primary issues relating to the
certification of competition law
class actions to date has been difficulties arising from the calculation of damages and, in particular, the
challenges in some cases of calculating damages in the context of so - called «indirect purchasers» (i.e., where it is alleged that that direct purchasers passed on, for example, a price - fixing overcharge from manufacturers to a second downstream level of consumers).
Effectively employing or
challenging statistics can make a difference in winning or losing a
class certification motion.
The Eighth Circuit also had accepted a mandamus petition with respect to certain discovery rulings that State Farm had
challenged, but found it unnecessary to reach the discovery issues given its ruling on the merits and
class certification.
pleading
challenges; opposing
class certification; or heading to trial, Bowman and Brooke's Medical Device and Pharmaceutical team has the depth and experience necessary to critically evaluate claims and aggressively defend our healthcare clients.