Lead trial counsel successfully defending one of the world's leading manufacturers of fire protection systems in some 20 claims and cross-claims resulting from a large factory fire, including a product liability /
environmental class action claiming C$ 80 - million in damages
Not exact matches
Our team has worked with US federal, state and local government agencies to defend against governmental enforcement
actions and citizen suits, response cost litigation, indemnification
claims, toxic tort
class actions, imminent and substantial endangerment litigation, and criminal
environmental claims.
Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Commercial / Business Litigation Immigration Litigation Product Liability Pharmaceutical Litigation Personal Injury Municipal Liability Premises Liability Police Misconduct Professional Negligence Medical Negligence
Environmental Litigation Mass Torts /
Class Action Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Bucket Truck Litigation Workers» Compensation Nursing Home Negligence Employment Discrimination Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Civil Rights Litigation Social Security Disability
Claims Criminal Defense Wrongful Death Closed Head Injury
Our lawyers have defended
class actions and individual cases alleging personal injury and property damage from
environmental contamination or exposure to chemical products based on all types of legal theories, including negligence, fraud, failure to warn, negligent misrepresentation, trespass, private and public nuisance and damage
claims such as «fear of cancer» and medical monitoring.
Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Civil Rights Litigation Immigration Litigation Police Misconduct Criminal Defense Closed Head Injury Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Bucket Truck Litigation Personal Injury Professional Negligence Medical Negligence Nursing Home Abuse Pharmaceutical Litigation Product Liability Premises Liability Wrongful Death Municipal Liability Social Security Disability
Claims Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Commercial / Business Litigation Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Employment Discrimination Workers» Compensation
Class Action / Mass Torts
Environmental Litigation
Closed Head Injury Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Aviation Litigation Bucket Truck Litigation Civil Rights Litigation Commercial / Business Litigation Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Criminal Defense Employment Discrimination
Environmental Litigation Immigration Litigation Mass Torts /
Class Action Medical Negligence Municipal Liability Product Liability Pharmaceutical Litigation Personal Injury Premises Liability Police Misconduct Professional Negligence Maritime Litigation Workers» Compensation Nursing Home Negligence Social Security Disability
Claims Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Wrongful Death
Represented a leading coatings manufacturer against a putative
class action arising out of
claimed environmental contamination in Jersey City, New Jersey
Corey Brady is an associate in Weil's Complex Commercial Litigation practice, where he focuses on litigating a wide variety of disputes, including
class actions, product liability and
environmental claims, and bankruptcy and restructuring engagements.
Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Aviation Litigation Bucket Truck Litigation Civil Rights Litigation
Class Action / Mass Torts Closed Head Injury Commercial / Business Litigation Consumer Fraud Criminal Defense Employment Discrimination
Environmental Litigation Immigration Litigation Maritime Litigation Medical Negligence Municipal Liability Nursing Home Negligence Personal Injury Pharmaceutical Litigation Police Misconduct Product Liability Premises Liability Professional Negligence Social Security Disability
Claims Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Workers» Compensation Wrongful Death
He has extensive experience handling diverse areas of complex litigation, including health care, antitrust and business practices,
class actions, qui tam
claims, employment, product liability,
environmental and data security.
At the Ontario Bar Association's Institute 2015 conference — now in full swing, with 1,700 participants converging in downtown Toronto — Osler's Jennifer Fairfax delivered a paper that describes a litany of failed attempts to certify an
environmental class, and ultimately suggests
class actions may not be the preferable mechanism for dealing with
environmental claims.
Her experience includes both first - party and third - party insurance disputes involving
claims for copyright infringement, misappropriation of likeness / right of publicity, trade disparagement,
class action securities fraud, Department of Justice and grand jury investigations, actuarial malpractice,
class action predatory lending,
class action right - of - way / trespass,
class action property and
environmental damage,
class action toxic tort, personal injury /
class action mass tort, insurance broker - agent liability, and reinsurance.
Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Bucket Truck Litigation Personal Injury Professional Negligence Medical Negligence Nursing Home Abuse Pharmaceutical Litigation Product Liability Premises Liability Wrongful Death Closed Head Injury Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Municipal Liability Police Misconduct Criminal Defense Civil Rights Litigation Immigration Litigation Social Security Disability
Claims Consumer Fraud Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Commercial / Business Litigation Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Employment Discrimination Workers» Compensation
Class Action / Mass Torts
Environmental Litigation
Aviation Litigation Maritime Litigation Medical Negligence Nursing Home Negligence Pharmaceutical Litigation Product Liability Closed Head Injury Premises Liability Auto, Truck and Vehicle Accidents Bucket Truck Litigation Personal Injury Professional Negligence Wrongful Death Commercial / Business Litigation Consumer Law / Mortgage Modification Consumer Fraud Wage & Hour / Overtime Disputes Workers» Compensation Employment Discrimination Immigration Litigation Civil Rights Litigation Police Misconduct Criminal Defense Social Security Disability
Claims Municipal Liability
Class Action / Mass Torts
Environmental Litigation
In Mexico, legislation enacted in 2012 allowed
class actions for consumer and
environmental claims.
Prior to joining Lewis Wagner, Meghan was an associate in the New York firm Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry's insurance coverage group, where she represented insurance company clients in insurance coverage litigation, and advised insurers on exposure and liability issues in wide array of tort and commercial contexts, including mass tort and
class action litigation involving pharmaceuticals, chemical, transportation, news and entertainment, and oil and gas;
environmental suits; FDA compliance
claims; unfair competition and false advertising
claims; intellectual property
claims; construction defect; personal injury; product liability; and associated breach of contract
claims.
This includes insurance litigation and bad faith insurance;
class actions; defective pharmaceutical and medical products; and
environmental disasters, including BP oil spill
claims for economic business losses.
Represent client as lead defense counsel in an
environmental class action brought by homeowners asserting nuisance and property damage
claims based on allegations that a neighboring industrial site contaminated the water table.
Dowd Bennett's
class action, mass tort and MDL practice covers an array of industries and includes lawsuits involving employment, product liability, antitrust,
environmental tort and consumer
claims.
Defense of a putative
class action against a leading coatings manufacturer arising out of
claimed environmental contamination involving solvent contaminants in Louisville, Kentucky.
We have extensive experience defending
class claims in antitrust, securities and derivative
actions, as well as
class consumer fraud, breach of warranty, contract,
environmental tort and other regulatory
claims against manufacturers, retailers, financial institutions and insurance carriers.
• Animal Welfare • Child Protection •
Class action litigation • Construction
claims • Defamation • Employment law •
Environmental liability
claims • First party property
claims (fire, explosion, theft, vandalism, and other weather - related
claims) • Human Rights • Landlord / tenant matters • Occupier liability
claims • Quasi-criminal prosecutions • Special risks • Transportation matters
Taft is skilled at prosecuting and defending complex cases involving
environmental litigation involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), similar state statutes, class actions and commo
environmental litigation involving the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), similar state statutes, class actions and commo
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), similar state statutes,
class actions and common law
claims.