Class Action

At Fox Smith, we don’t just help our clients survive class actions, we find ways for our clients to win class actions.

*Defeated:

Class certification on claims of DNA injury due to a gasoline spill in northern Illinois

*Vacated:

Drive-by class certification of nationwide warranty claims against an auto manufacturer vacated in City of St. Louis

*Reversed:

Illinois Supreme Court entered summary judgment for pharmaceutical company after reversing class certification

*Dismissed:

Madison County, Illinois court dismissed class action alleging consumer fraud

*Denied:

New York federal court denied certification of nationwide class of well owners and later denied personal injury class arising out of gasoline releases

*Resolved:

Settled a set of class actions consolidated in federal court in Wisconsin with no money paid while co-defendants paid over $50 million

*Rejected:

St. Louis court rejected class claims alleging taxi drivers had tampered with meters before case was voluntarily dismissed

*Remanded:

7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a class certification order involving alleged environmental contamination