Leadership Positions in Multi-District Litigation and Class Actions

Wagstaff & Cartmell has been appointed by judges to leadership positions in numerous Multi-District Litigations, state court consolidations, and class actions nationwide. The list below is a representative sample of these positions:   

  • In re Hair Relaxer Marketing Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3060 (N.D. Ill.) (Plaintiffs Steering Committee)     
  • In re Surescripts Antitrust Litig., No 1:19-cv-06627-JJT (N.D. Ill.) (Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel)
  • Skip’s Precision Welding, et al. v. Central Payment Co., No. 8:17-cv-00310-JFB (D. Neb.) (Lead Class Counsel) (Small Business Class Action)
  • In re Juul Labs Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products. Liability Litig., MDL No. 2913 (N.D. Cal) (Plaintiffs’ Government Entity Liaison Counsel)
  • In re 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2885 (N.D.Fl.) (Plaintiff’s Executive Committee)
  • Oliver, et al. v. American Express Co., Case No. 15-cv-1598 (E.D.N.Y.) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee) (Antitrust Class Action)
  • In re Asacol Antitrust Litig., 1:15-cv-12730 (D. Mass.) (Co-lead Counsel)
  • Whitton v. Deffenbaugh Disposal, Inc. et al., Case No. 12-cv-2247 (D. Kan.) (Co-lead Class Counsel) (Small Business Class Action)
  • Bang v. BMW of North America, No. 2:15-cv-6945 (D.N.J.) (Co-lead Class Counsel) (Consumer Class Action)
  • In re Syngenta Litig., Case No. 27-cv-15-3785 (4th Jud. Dist., Hennepin County, Minnesota) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee) (Class Action and Mass Tort Consolidation)
  • In re Polyurethane Foam Antitrust Litig., MDL No. 2196 (N.D. Ohio) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee)
  • Dahl et al. v. Bain Capital Partners, LLC et al., Case No. 07-cv-12388 (D. Mass.) (Proposed Executive Committee) (Antitrust Class Action)
  • In re Ethicon, Inc. Power Morcellator Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2652 (D. Kan.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2641 (D. Ariz.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Cook Medical, Inc., IVC Filters Marketing, Sales and Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2570 (S.D. Ind.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Cordis IVC Filter Cases, JCCP 4997 (Cal. Sup. Ct. Alameda County) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2606 (D.N.J.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Risperdal and Invega Products Liability Cases, JCCP 4775 (Cal. Sup. Ct. L.A.County) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Infusion Pump Cases, JCCP 4615 (Cal. Sup. Ct. Orange County) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Effexor Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2458 (E.D. Pa.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Incretin Mimetics Product Liability Litig., MDL No. 2452 (S.D. Cal.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Cook Medical, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2440 (S.D.W.V.) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee)
  • In re Coloplast Corp., Pelvic Repair System Products. Liability Litig., MDL No. 2387 (S.D.W.V) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee)
  • In re Ethicon, Inc. Pelvic Repair Systems Prods. Liability Litig., MDL No. 2327 (S.D.W.V) (Co-lead Counsel, Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee)
  • In re Boston Scientific, Inc. Pelvic Repair Systems Products. Liability Litig., MDL No. 2326 (S.D.W.V) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee)
  • In re American Medical Systems, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2325 (S.D.W.V.) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee)
  • In re C.R. Bard Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litig, MDL No. 2187 (S.D.W.V.) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee)
  • In re Zoloft Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2342 (E.D. Pa.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 2244 (N.D. Tex.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee)
  • In re Avandia Marketing Sales Practices & Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 1871 (E.D. Pa.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Co-Lead Trial Counsel)
  • In re Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 1842 (D.R.I.) (Plaintiff’s Steering Committee, Bellwether Trial Counsel)
  • In re Bextra and Celebrex Marketing Sales Practices and Products Liability Litig., MDL No. 1699 (N.D. Cal.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Co-Lead Trial Counsel)