Class Action

Our team mission is to prevent the plaintiff’s bar from abusing the class action procedure. The class action device was intended as an exception to the usual rule that litigation is conducted by named individual parties. The class action procedure was never designed to enlarge and modify substantive rights. Our class action team serves as defense counsel for a wide range of clients, from Fortune 500 companies to sole proprietorships, in cases filed across the nation in more than twenty-five different states. For each matter, we provide a litigation plan tailored to meet client objectives in a cost effective manner. When feasible, we prepare motions to limit the scope of the issues presented and to curtail the cost of discovery. We are experienced in all phases of class action litigation, including dismissal, denial of certification, summary judgment, decertification, jury verdict and appeal. 

Class Action Experience

Using a multidisciplinary approach, we have defended hundreds of class actions alleging a wide range of legal theories, including class claims based upon:

• Antitrust
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Claimed use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
• Consumer fraud and deceptive practices
• Data breach violations
• The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)
• False advertising
• The Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA)
• The Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA)
• Labor & employment infractions, including wage and hour claims
• Mass tort
• Personal information privacy violations, including pixel tracking claims
• The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
• Web tracking

Additionally, our class action attorneys have defended over 40 class action lawsuits within the labor and employment industry, including matters involving the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), various state wage and hour laws, background check practices, discrimination and wrongful discharge, and ERISA employee benefit claims.