Dismissals and Settlements of $10 Million to $250 Million+ Putative Nationwide Class Actions
Successful representation of various defendants in more than twenty putative class actions, including:
- After more than two years of intensive litigation and discovery, successful settlement of all claims in multiple national class actions seeking $100+ million, relating to several lines of outdoor household coatings on behalf of well-known international consumer products conglomerate. Claims included consumer fraud, product defect, breach of express and implied warranty, negligent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment.
- Successful settlement of putative national class action asserting the labeling and marketing of multiple lines of pet products violated the FTC’s “Green Guides,” and various state consumer protection and warranty laws.
- Defense of a large university in a class action alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and consumer fraud, relating to the university’s temporary closure of campus facilities because of COVID-19.
- Settlement of all claims immediately following depositions of plaintiff’s experts in national class action asserting consumer fraud and breach of warranty claims relating to a range of consumer hardware tools and products.
- Voluntary dismissal by plaintiffs after motion to dismiss briefing and argument in a putative class action alleging false and deceptive rental fees charged by one of the country’s largest men’s clothing retailers.
- Successful use of a Rule 11 letter to secure “voluntary” dismissal of a putative national class action against a Fortune 500 company in a matter alleging consumer fraud relating to furniture damage service agreements.
- Dismissal after motion to dismiss briefing of class action relating to ticket sales and conditions by several Denver-area professional sports franchises.
- Dismissal of all claims in national class actions in favor of large consumer products company, relating to architectural sealants.
- Compelling arbitration of named plaintiff’s claims in a putative national class action alleging various aspects of consumer fraud and breach of contract relating to furniture service contracts, leading to dismissal of all claims.
- Settling multiple other putative class actions prior to or soon after the outset of discovery. Amounts in controversy ranging from $10 million to $100 million+.