A Deal’s a Deal

Now that so many Gulf Coast businesses have taken BP up on its offer of compensation through last year’s class action settlement, BP is having second thoughts.  This week there will be a hearing where BP seeks an injunction in the corporation’s third attempt to stop claims being paid according the deal BP made. Never … Read more

Location, location, location!

There are 3 very easy steps we use to determine a business’s eligibility under the BP oil spill class action settlement:  1) location; 2) type of business; and 3) financial criteria.  The subject of today’s blog is the first step—location. As they say in real estate:  It’s all about location, location, location!  Did your business … 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