Takata Airbag Settlement from 4 Car Companies

Takata Airbag Settlement

It’s wonderful for consumers to have this class action settled against Toyota, BMW, Subaru, and Mazda for over $500 Million. However, this settlement does not deal with any personal injury or property damage issues related to the airbags deploying and metal injuring any individual. Those type of injury cases are incredibly serious and happening nationwide due to the fact … Read more

Why choose to be a member of a class action lawsuit rather than file an individual mass tort claim?

Often large corporations will charge fees to individuals that they are not allowed by law to charge. For example, a bank or credit card company may charge each customer an unallowable $2 per month fee. If the bank or entity has 10 million customers and they charge that monthly fee to each customer, the bank … Read more

How Lawyers in Mass Tort Actions Operate

Lawyers in mass tort actions typically work in groups. Usually 3-10 law firms form a group or consortium to work and fund the cases. These groups form steering committees to push litigation forward, develop strategy, and direct all aspects of the litigation. The reasons for creating these consortiums to handle mass tort cases are twofold. … Read more