PRACTICE AREAS

The Complex Class Action Litigation Group at Eckert Seamans is a premier complex litigation practice comprised of experienced litigators who have hands-on experience in implementing and determining national strategy and media relations, coordinating discovery in numerous class action and MDL proceedings, locating and developing expert witnesses to provide consistent well-grounded opinions and testimony, successfully pursuing pretrial Daubert hearings and dispositive motions, and bringing cases to trial in key jurisdictions.  Our attorneys are involved in a wide range of litigation arising under federal and state laws, including product liability and mass tort defense and related insurance coverage litigation,  the defense of corporations and their directors, officers and outside advisors in class action and derivative lawsuits under state and federal fraud and securities laws, including actions alleging false and misleading statements and violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  We implement the use  of trained paralegal and support staff, as well as the latest litigation support technologies, to minimize litigation costs while maximizing productivity and effective use of our substantial litigation resources.