Mass Torts

The firm has handled many cases involving large groups of plaintiffs injured by the same wrongful conduct. Although some of these cases are appropriate for class action management, many times the firm has decided it is better for the clients to file individual lawsuits, or to join small groups of plaintiffs in several non-class action lawsuits.

Examples of non-class action mass tort cases the firm has handled include the following:

$6.5 million recovered for defrauded investors

The firm represented thirty investors who lost money on annuity contracts due the misrepresentations of a stockbroker. The defendants paid over $6 million after the firm arbitrated three of the claims.

$8.5 million settlement for toxic air release

The firm represented 350 families exposed to sulfur dioxide released from a nearby oil refinery. We advised our clients to opt out of a class action filed against the refinery and filed individual lawsuits for each family. The firm obtained settlements for our clients for $8.5 million total, resulting in recoveries to our client of several times the amount recovered the class action plaintiffs who failed to opt out of the class. Our clients received between $5,000 and $10,000 each, while most of the class-action plaintiffs received an average of $300.

$23 million toxic tort settlement

Our firm represented 57 other workers exposed at the same dock facility during cleanup operations for the chemical spill. We recovered $23 million total for our clients for injuries caused by exposure to the chemical agent.

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