Mr. Burt has extensive experience managing
major class action litigation on behalf of financial services institutions in more than 40 states, and he is a frequent speaker on class action issues.
He was seconded for over a year to one of Canada's largest securities broker - dealers to manage
major class action litigation and related regulatory matters.
Not exact matches
A
major Wall Street broker - dealer in bankruptcy and
class action litigation arising out of the collapse of the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy
Defended a
major financial institution in residential mortgage backed securities - related
class action litigation alleging breach of contract and other claims arising from the institution's role as an indenture trustee.
Although his practice is diverse, he primarily handles the firm's complex,
class action, multi-party, mass tort,
major personal injury, employment and business
litigation matters.
The European Commission will soon unveil a
major directive to all EU Member States on how they should handle collective redress, a growing European trend of U.S. - style
class action litigation.
We endeavour to keep
class members advised as the
action proceeds by updating our website of
major events in the
litigation, and by way of email to any
class members who have provided that information to us.
He's currently lead counsel defending a
major insurer in state - wide
litigation that involves multiple
class actions and over 23,000 individual lawsuits.
Drawing on attorneys from across practice areas and offices, Weil has developed an impressive track record advising with respect to shareholder claims and demands for
litigation, internal whistleblower complaints,
class and collective
actions brought by employees relating to pay, worker classification, and discrimination claims, product liability issues and recalls, privacy rights, intellectual property disputes (patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets), regulatory investigations commenced by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Justice, and state attorneys general, and
major disputes with suppliers and competitors.
For the past ten years his practice has primarily focused on: insurance coverage
litigation; providing insurance coverage opinions; FINRA arbitrations; and
major class action cases.
Represented a
major European airline in negotiating a settlement with the plaintiff
class action in the air cargo price fixing
litigation pending in the Eastern District of New York
He has also served as National Coordinating Liability Counsel for a
major international insurance company with reference to the defense of products liability claims involving thousands of individual claimants and several
class actions consolidated in Federal Multi District
Litigation.
Pilgrim's Pride in a
class action alleging the
major chicken producers reduced output to raise the price of broiler chickens and in a related
litigation alleges the producers conspired to divide markets upstream, so as to artificially lower the price paid to growers.
Wyoming Tight Gas
Litigation (Amoco) Multi-district antitrust § 1 class action litigation in Kansas City between major oil companies, states and federal natural gas regulators and utilities, involving claimed natural gas price - fixing (Kan
Litigation (Amoco) Multi-district antitrust § 1
class action litigation in Kansas City between major oil companies, states and federal natural gas regulators and utilities, involving claimed natural gas price - fixing (Kan
litigation in Kansas City between
major oil companies, states and federal natural gas regulators and utilities, involving claimed natural gas price - fixing (Kansas City).
Fifty - two percent of
major companies are currently engaged in
class action litigation.
We endeavour to keep
class members advised as the
action proceeds by updating our website whenever
major events in the
litigation occur.
Represented
major insurance brokerage firm in
class action litigation challenging its disclosure of commissions and fees.
Some of our practice areas include:
Class Actions, Mass Torts,
Major Personal Injury, Employment Law, Antitrust
Litigation, Business & Commercial
Litigation, Disability & Statutory Rights, Consumer Protection, Construction Defects, Disability Rights, Entertainment
Litigation, Environmental / Toxic Torts, Professional Malpractice, Insurance Law, Telecommunications & Internet
Litigation, Intellectual Property Rights and Unfair Business Practices.
Our experience includes disposal of
actions, including putative
class actions, at the earliest stages of the
litigation, as well as bench and jury trials of
major class and mass
actions and high dollar individual civil and criminal cases.
He has served as lead defense counsel in more than 50 national TCPA
class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic
litigation counsel for
major banks and finance companies.
Other highlights include a
major MDL victory for WellPoint ending years of heated
litigation over reimbursements for out - of - network services, a unanimous Connecticut Supreme Court ruling affirming our closely - watched
class action trial win related to Anthem's demutualization and Initial Public Offering, and continued representation of the state of Hawaii in
litigation against President Donald Trump's travel ban.
«We have very unique
litigation matters whether it's a
major commercial dispute,
major claims
litigation matter,
class action, whatever it might be, so from my perspective I like to be able to pick the specific lawyer or lawyers working on the file, especially now that I know the team more.
Our powerful blend of
litigation and arbitration experience brings expertise to all sides of complex disputes, including successfully defending clients against private, government, and
class action suits and representing plaintiffs in
major cases of first impression.