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The Art of Law

Every endeavor
has its own art, whether it’s hitting
a baseball, writing
a symphony,
or handling a lawsuit. In the
legal arena there’s an art to envisioning solutions where others see problems. It has
to do with understanding how to resolve matters in a way that benefits each client. It has to do with the art of helping clients contain problems and expand opportunities.

Class action lawsuits amplify the risks of litigation for U.S. businesses. Managing those risks, in turn, requires litigators with special expertise in class action law and the cost-effective management of complex litigation.

Carrington Coleman has defended numerous clients in class action lawsuits in both state and federal courts across the country. The range of these class action representations is broad and deep, including antitrust, RICO, consumer protection, employment discrimination, ERISA, personal injury and securities class actions, as well as class actions arising from a wide range of commercial business practices involving, among others, the banking, energy, high tech and insurance industries.

Clients looking to us recently to defend their class action lawsuits include:

  • A major insurance company in worker's compensation insurance class action lawsuits filed in numerous jurisdictions and involving RICO, antitrust, and common law action.
  • A major food company in a class action brought by consumers who claimed that genetically engineered corn infiltrated certain food products.
  • A law firm and a lender in Fair Debt Collection Practice Act class actions concerning residential mortgages.
  • A check-cashing and financial services company in a class action alleging usurious collection of interest and RICO violations.
  • Various clients - including a national retailer of home products, a computer manufacturer, a jet ski manufacturer, and a seller of weight loss products - in consumer warranty class actions.
  • An investment firm in class action lawsuits brought by purchasers of taxable municipal bonds.
  • A variety of clients - including investment banking firms, a manufacturer of medical products, and a major Texas bank - in securities class actions.
  • A national retailer in an ADEA "representative action" brought by the EEOC on behalf of several older workers.
  • An energy company and a telecommunications company in ERISA class actions.
  • A municipality in an environmental class action involving contaminated land fills.
  • Various oil companies in class actions involving royalty payments and statements of the value of production.

For more information, please contact:

Diane Sumoski
214-855-3086
dsumoski@ccsb.com

Related Practice Areas:

Business Litigation
Securities and Director and Officer Litigation

 

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