Ty Hudson is a national plaintiff’s lawyer with extensive experience representing individuals, small businesses, and government entities in complex litigation, including class actions, RICO matters, antitrust cases, mass torts, whistleblower litigation and business litigation. He focuses on matters with significant financial exposure and complex legal issues, helping clients achieve meaningful recoveries in disputes against well-resourced corporate defendants.

Ty has served in court-appointed leadership positions and played key roles in major class actions and MDLs nationwide, guiding strategic decisions and overseeing critical phases of litigation. His work focuses on disputes involving corporate misconduct, unfair and anticompetitive business practices, and large-scale fraud affecting diverse groups of plaintiffs and public institutions.

Ty has tried complex cases in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels including JAMS, AAA, and FINRA, and has successfully argued before multiple appellate courts, including the Eighth and Tenth Circuits. 

Ty has been recognized in The Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers the last two years, and has been selected to Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers for more than a decade, an honor limited to the top five percent of attorneys in each state. He has also been named “Best of the Bar” by the Kansas City Business Journal.

Before joining Wagstaff & Cartmell, Ty was Senior Counsel in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement, practiced in the trial group at Jones Day, and clerked for the Honorable John W. Lungstrum, then-Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

He earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from Baker University, magna cum laude, and his law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law, magna cum laude, where he was a member of the Law Review, the National Moot Court Team, and Order of the Coif.

Representative Matters

•  In re Surescripts Antitrust Litigation, No. 1:19-cv-06627 (N.D. Ill.): Court-appointed interim class counsel in a nationwide antitrust class action on behalf of pharmacies alleging illegal monopolization and restraint of trade. The case has resolved through settlements totaling $49.75 million.
• Custom Hair Designs by Sandy v. Central Payment Co., LLC, No. 8:17-cv-00310 (D. Neb.): Court-appointed class counsel for a nationwide class asserting RICO and state law claims involving credit card processing overbilling. Successfully argued appeal affirming class certification and achieved an $84 million common fund settlement on the eve of trial.
• In re JUUL Labs, Inc. Marketing, Sales Practices and Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2913 (N.D. Cal.):Represented school districts in litigation related to the nationwide youth e-cigarette epidemic. Played a key role in prosecuting RICO and government entity claims and presented oral arguments on dispositive motions. Total settlements approached $2 billion.
• In re National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio): Represented counties, cities, and government entities in litigation against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. Assisted in strategic decisions and bellwether case development. Total settlements in the MDL exceed $60 billion.
• In re Syngenta AG MIR162 Corn Litigation: One of nine court-appointed attorneys prosecuting over 50,000 consolidated individual actions and a Minnesota statewide class action. Resulted in a $1.51 billion nationwide global settlement.
• Dahl v. Bain Capital Partners LLC: Member of the proposed Executive Committee and argued against defendants’ summary judgment motions in an antitrust class action concerning private equity transactions. Settlements totaled $590.5 million.
• Commercial Arbitration re: 2003 NPM Adjustment Proceedings (JAMS): Served as lead trial counsel for the State of Kansas in a $1.1 billion arbitration involving 35 states and the major U.S. tobacco companies, helping preserve substantial payments for the state.
• Additional matters include lead counsel roles in complex commercial, fraud, and malpractice disputes, achieving favorable outcomes for clients.