- Won a Ninth Circuit appeal of a favorable summary judgment in a national class action involving an index annuity matter.
- Defeated class certification in a national class action involving index annuity sales and performance.
- Secured dismissal of a false advertising and labeling class action involving protein supplements in New York federal court.
- Won summary judgment in an annuity class action alleging noncompliance with disclosure statutes.
- Won summary judgment in a national class action involving cost of insurance charges in universal life policies; affirmed on appeal in the Seventh Circuit.
- Won a directed verdict in a financial elder abuse jury trial.
- Won dismissal of a dietary supplement class action involving false advertising claims.
- Defended an advertising class action involving athletic apparel.
- Defeated class certification in a nationwide mortgage lending class action.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 415 243 1080
- Other Phone: +1 213 576 1080
- Email: bo.phillips@alston.com
When companies are embroiled in high-stakes class action litigation, they turn to Bo, relying on his decades of experience winning cases in state, federal, and appellate courts to help them through cases involving claims ranging from alleged unfair competition to alleged product defects and from advertising and labeling issues to the performance of life insurance products and annuities.