Class actions pose serious risks because of their size and complexity. In a class action, the plaintiff seeks to include others with similar claims. A national class action may include tens of thousands of claimants seeking millions of dollars in damages. Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC has the experience and knowledge necessary to successfully assist its clients threatened by this type of exposure.
We have handled more than a hundred class actions in cases ranging from mortgage regulation to federal wage and hour claims. We help our clients analyze class actions to determine the best and most economical defense. Our attorneys repeatedly have defeated class certification motions in cases involving alleged improper fees, markups of fees, facsimile fees, yield spread premiums and other broker compensation arrangements and purported referral fees.
When settlement appears to be the best option, we help our clients structure the most reasonable settlement in the most advantageous way possible.
In recent class cases we have:
- defeated class certification in a case alleging claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act;
- defeated class certification in a case involving alleged overcharging for appraisal fees;
- defeated class certification in a case involving alleged improper charging of priority handling fees for the expedited processing and delivery of payoff requests.