HeplerBroom

Class & Mass Tort Actions

Both American and international businesses continue to face bet-the-company class action litigation. With offices in St. Louis, Missouri, and Madison County, Illinois, we are well-positioned to assist companies embroiled in this high-stakes area of the law in some of the most difficult jurisdictions in the country.

Our attorneys are knowledgeable concerning the intricacies of class action jurisdictional case management and class settlement procedure and nuanced by practical application of true consideration to advance our clients’ prospects for successful resolution of class action cases.

Our significant experience includes:

  • Defending hundreds of class actions of numerous varieties, such as consumer fraud, Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), environmental claims, product labeling, wage and overtime pay, and more
  • Being the only Madison County-based firm to have actually defended a class action case to verdict in Madison County
  • Defending thousands of mass tort cases involving talc, asbestos, benzene, opioids and other pharmaceuticals, medical implants (e.g. hip, knee, neck, mesh, IUDs) and other devices, catastrophic events (e.g. fatal bus accident, train derailment), baby formula, and more
  • Trying to verdict a consumer fraud class action case in Madison County, Illinois, and numerous mass tort claims in both Missouri and Illinois state and federal courts
  • Advocating for a wide range of industries, including:
    • Insurance
    • Pharmaceutical
    • Tobacco
    • Automotive manufacturing
    • Telecommunications
    • Video/DVD rental
    • Securities
    • Information Technology
    • Tire manufacturing
    • Lending/mortgage
    • Car rental
    • Tax preparation
    • Airfreight/package delivery
    • Consumer credit
    • Consumer Products & Fraud
    • Trade/commerce organizations

Our support staff has in-depth and broad experience, including a dedicated staff of paralegals supporting our complex class action defense strategies, e-discovery, management of high-volume discovery and data, and coordination with national counsel or counsel in other jurisdictions.

Bauer and Suddarth Obtain Dismissal of Greenwashing Class Action
Davis Secures Dismissal of Client from Multidistrict Antitrust Case
HB Springfield Attorneys Secure Decertification in Gender Discrimination Case
Court Denies Plaintiff’s Motion for Class Action Certification
Davis, Insler, and Leible Achieved Significant Victory in Defeating Class Certification Motion
Davis and Insler Obtain Favorable Results for Client
Davis Helps Secure Dismissal of Corporate Officers in Securities Class Action
HeplerBroom Attorneys Receive an Important Class Action Fairness Act Victory

News

Bozarth Attends Global Insurance Summit
Read More
HeplerBroom Included in Best Law Firms® 2024 Edition
Read More

Events

First District Affirms Summary Judgment Due to Lack of Notice; Rules No Legal Duty Owed Based on the Defendant Business Owner’s Internal Safety Policy
The “Race of Laxity” Continues, More Reasons to Incorporate in Delaware: Enforcement of Federal Forum Selection Provisions in Corporate Charters
Missouri Gov. Parson Enacts Tort Reform Significant to Litigation and Trial Practice
Get Ready for a Wild Ride: The Illinois Supreme Court Decides that a Bare Violation of BIPA Supports a Cause of Action, with No Actual Injury Required
Spokeo Speak: SCOTUS Addresses Injury-in-Fact Standing in Spokeo
Can Parent Companies be Held Liable for the Acts of Their Subsidiaries? The Theory of Expanded Liability for Parent Companies in Illinois