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Class Actions
Overview
Class action lawsuits seek to exponentially aggregate claims and potential damages, magnifying the stakes of litigation. No matter the industry, subject or venue, Faegre Drinker’s deep bench of class action attorneys has been battle-tested and trusted in the toughest disputes, including the largest product recall in U.S. history and consumer fraud claims involving tens of millions of potential class members. Because of our track record, many of the world’s leading companies across a range of industries have trusted us as their national class action defense counsel.
For each client and case, our team crafts strategies specific to your goals. With that strategy in place, combined with our knowledge of each leading plaintiff firm’s strengths and tactics, we efficiently steer your case to your preferred objective, whether that is to achieve an early resolution on favorable terms or to vigorously defend your business.
Class actions can present exceptional challenges, especially if the right strategic calls are not made in the earliest stages, but some threatened class actions can be resolved quickly through motion practice. We have won pleading-stage dismissals in countless class actions. If a case reaches discovery, we develop plans with our clients to effectively manage discovery to avoid unfair costs and burdens. At all stages, we work with our clients to best position the case to defeat certification or win summary judgment, where we have been successful in actions claiming breach of contract, product defects, consumer fraud and other statutory violations.
Our class action teams have also handled interlocutory class action appeals before every U.S. court of appeals. We involve our appellate team early to make sure cases are positioned as strongly as possible if appeals are necessary.
While class action trials are rare, our trial teams have uncommon and valuable class action trial experience.
Class actions can be prevented, too. We advise on risk-reducing consumer communications and regulatory compliance, and we help clients draft and defend state-of-the-art consumer arbitration agreements. It is never too early or too late to adopt creative strategies to reduce class action exposure.
We also have represented numerous companies facing challenges to the enforcement of arbitration agreements and mass arbitration demands in circumstances where clients did not have or could not enforce provisions restricting mass filings and challenges to the enforcement of arbitration agreements. We have employed a variety of specially tailored strategies to manage each client’s mass arbitration problem.
Insights & Events
Latest
Helen Tuttle Named a 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Law Honoree
England & Wales Litigation Brief — 2025 in Review
US and International Developments in Artificial Intelligence
Opt-In or Opt-Out? Raising the Bar for Class Action Certification
Federal Court Upholds Washington State’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act against CAN-SPAM Preemption Argument
Court Revisits Ascertainability Reaffirms Class Certification Denial
Faegre Drinker Recognized Among Top Antitrust Firms in GCR 100 for 2026
Class Certification Runs Out of Gas Over Consent Questions
Premium Finance Risks and Litigation: Assessing Risks, Defense of Claims, What Does the Future Hold? - New York, NY
Intro to Governor Braun's Legal Team
Insights
England & Wales Litigation Brief — 2025 in Review
US and International Developments in Artificial Intelligence
Opt-In or Opt-Out? Raising the Bar for Class Action Certification
Federal Court Upholds Washington State’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act against CAN-SPAM Preemption Argument
Court Revisits Ascertainability Reaffirms Class Certification Denial
Class Certification Runs Out of Gas Over Consent Questions
Court Finds Political Texts Were Not Solicitations, Dismisses Do Not Call Claim
Another Florida Federal Court Finds Do-Not-Call Regulation Inapplicable to Text Messages
California’s Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act & More Developments
“Dieselgate” — English High Court Takes Control of Spiralling Legal Costs in High-Volume Consumer Disputes
Events
Past Events
Premium Finance Risks and Litigation: Assessing Risks, Defense of Claims, What Does the Future Hold? - New York, NY
Intro to Governor Braun's Legal Team
2025 CPG Legal Headlines: UPF & ESG - Webinar
Business Judgment Rule: What Attorneys Should Know - Webinar
Negotiating the Scope of E-Discovery: Proportionality and Pre-Trial Preparation in Complex Litigation - Webinar
News
Helen Tuttle Named a 2026 NJBIZ Leaders in Law Honoree
Faegre Drinker Recognized Among Top Antitrust Firms in GCR 100 for 2026
Minnesota Lawyer Names Faegre Drinker Partners to 2025 "Business Litigation Power List"
Faegre Drinker Attorneys Named to 2025 ‘Indiana 250’ Influential List
NJBIZ Names Susan Sharko to 2025 Law Power List
Faegre Drinker Strengthens Nationwide Product Liability & Mass Torts Practice, Adding Medical Device Litigator Dan Smulian in New York
Daily Journal Names Cheryl Orr One of California's Top Women Lawyers
Faegre Drinker Continues Expansion of West Coast Litigation Team, Welcoming Antitrust Partner Heather Burke
Jim Volling Honored With Pro Bono Institute’s Esteemed ‘Chesterfield Smith Award’ for Extraordinary Dedication to Legal Advocacy Work
Faegre Drinker Litigation Team Secures Appeal Victory to Break Class Certification in Nissan Case
Experience
Our Experience
Dole Packaged Foods Defeats False Advertising Class Action
Home Improvement Retailer Secures Significant Seventh Circuit Victory in Contract-Formation Dispute
Sports Wagering App Successfully Enforces Contractual Ban on Class Action Claims
Enservco Wins Motion to Dismiss in Securities Fraud Class Action
NeilMed Pharmaceuticals Defeats Class Certification and Beats Individual Claim in TCPA Case
Volkswagen Group of America Victorious in Class Action Appeal
Meet The Team
Meet The Team
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Andrew B. Joseph
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Maria L. H. Lewis
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Alfred W. Putnam, Jr.
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