• Serves as national class action counsel for one of the world’s largest insurance companies through its network counsel.
• Serves as national trial counsel for Fortune 500 insurance company.
• Serves as regional counsel for worldwide transportation and logistics company through its Core Counsel Network.
• Defended clients in putative nationwide and statewide class actions involving claims of fraud, RICO, breach of contract, and unfair trade practices in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington State.
• Defended numerous insurance class actions in both the property and casualty and life and health industries.
• Defended environmental, products liability and mass tort class actions.
• Defended physicians, hospitals and other health care providers in several medical malpractice cases.

Representative Cases

• Edwardsville, IL (Madison County): Won dismissal of insurance client in a multi-defendant conspiracy class action in which plaintiffs sought more than $1 billion for alleged injuries involving the specification of aftermarket parts.
• Canon City, CO: Defeated class certification in putative class brought against insurance client alleging failure to explain available personal injury protection benefits in the sale of automobile insurance policies. Denial of class certification was affirmed on appeal, and petition for certiorari denied.
• Mt. Vernon, WA: Won summary judgment for insurance client in putative class action alleging consumer fraud and breach of contract arising from installment service fee charges. Summary judgment in client’s favor was affirmed on appeal, and petition for certiorari denied.
• Portland, OR: Won issue of first impression in the United States Supreme Court regarding whether insurance company client willfully violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to give the statutorily required notice of "adverse action" under the Act.  Client was sued in U.S. District Court in a nationwide class action, where we won summary judgment.  The Ninth Circuit reversed on appeal, but the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Ninth Circuit.  The Supreme Court ruled that client did not, as a matter of law, willfully violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
• Salem, OR: Defeated class certification in a 44-state class action brought against insurance client in which plaintiffs sought damages for alleged fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment arising out of alleged diminished value.
• Los Angeles, CA: Represented Internet service provider in fraud suit against one of the world’s largest secured global data communication networks and recovered substantial settlement on ISP’s behalf.
• Atlanta, GA: Represented international conglomerate in the prosecution of claims against sublicensees for breach of licensing agreements and trademark infringement arising out of the Olympic Games.
• Atlanta, GA: Defended logistics provider in series of bet-the-company nuisance suits seeking a shut down of client’s operations and exemplary damages. Won partial summary judgment on plaintiffs’ claims and settled suits for nominal sum.
• Atlanta, GA: Represent the City of Atlanta, its Mayor, and other city officials in suit alleging constitutional violations arising out of the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport advertisement contract.