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"They provide excellent, highly attentive and responsive service and great value. In the Florida market, they are far and away the finest firm I have worked with in terms of talent and results."

- CHAMBERS USA source

Bilzin Sumberg’s class action defense team has significant experience in all aspects of class action litigation with an extensive track record of fending off and defeating claims brought against clients operating in various industries, including automotive, manufacturing, retail, food and beverage, health and nutrition, homebuilding, banking, insurance, and financial services.

Mirroring the breadth of representation across industries, our lawyers have defended clients in class actions involving a wide range of legal issues, including product liability, product labeling and false advertising, TCPA, toxic torts, construction defects, and securities.

Bilzin Sumberg’s class action defense team tries high-exposure, bet-the-company class action cases in federal courts throughout the country. The firm’s attorneys are particularly adept at handling the complexities of multi-district litigation proceedings, with a strong record of achieving favorable settlements, verdicts, summary judgments, and dismissal of class certification on behalf of clients.

EXPERIENCE
Experience
Defense of major automobile manufacturer Honda North America, Inc. in the Takata air bag class action, one of the largest multi-district litigation (MDL) class action cases in the country. Our client, along with numerous others, are defendants in two class actions for wrongful death, personal injury...
Experience
Representation of international confectioner Godiva Chocolatier in defense of a product labelling class action lawsuit, alleging that product labelling misled customers regarding the origin of ingredients.
Experience
Defense of an American grocery store chain in connection with a nationwide federal class action for violation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (“FACTA”). Plaintiffs alleged the grocery store chain failed to comply with FACTA by printing more than the last 5 digits of consumer credit c...
Experience
Obtained a dismissal with prejudice for a large car dealership in a class action suit alleging fraudulent procedures and practices relating to financing agreements.
Experience
Representation of a major homebuilder in a putative class action in which home buyers claimed the client developed, marketed, financed and sold homes to the plaintiffs while failing to disclose that the homes were located on or adjacent to a former World War II military training site, which was alle...
Experience
Representation of the current and former officers and directors of a regional bank in a shareholder derivative and class action suit based on allegations of self-dealing, with claims of over $100 million. Numerous insurance-related issues were also part of the representation. Successfully argued for...
INSIGHTS
Press Release June 05, 2017
In a precedent-setting result, Bilzin Sumberg antitrust and commercial litigation attorneys recovered over $300 million for two opt-out plaintiffs in a nationwide multidistrict litigation (MDL). Tech Data Corporation and the bankruptcy estate of All American Semiconductor alleged LCD manufacturers c...
Press Release May 27, 2016
Bilzin Sumberg announces that over 60% of the Firm's partners have been recognized as leaders in their respective fields in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA, one of the most esteemed legal publications in the world. The Chambers USA guide annually ranks preeminence in key practice areas and achievem...
Publication August 30, 2016
The docket for the Supreme Court’s October 2016 term is still taking shape.
Press Release January 22, 2025
Bilzin Sumberg is pleased to announce that the firm has been selected as a finalist forBenchmark Litigation's Firm of the Year for the state of Florida for the 12th consecutive year. Bilzin Sumberg was nominated along with four other leading firms in the state, with the winner to be announced at the...
Speaking Engagement January 9, 2025
Scott N. Wagner serves as a panelist for Strafford's webinar titled Opting Out of Class Actions: Key Considerations for Plaintiffs; How Defendants Can Keep the Class Together. The panel guides counsel for putative class members on what factors to consider when advising clients on whether to opt out ...
Press Release December 4, 2024
Trial & Litigation Partner Melissa C. Pallett-Vasquez has been selected to Florida Trend's Legal Elite NOTABLE - Women Leaders in Law.
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Michael A. Hanzman
Senior Counsel
Melissa C. Pallett-Vasquez
Head of Commercial Trial Practice
Lori Lustrin
Co-Head of Antitrust Practice
Philip R. Stein
Partner
Scott N. Wagner
Practice Group Leader, Trial & Litigation, Co-Head of Antitrust Practice