Consumer Fraud Lawyers

The terms ?scam? and ?sham? are often associated with the types of cases consumer fraud lawyers deal with on a daily basis. Hurricane Katrina and 9/11 uncovered many dishonest charities that didn?t deliver the charitable donations they collected as advertised. They were essentially committing consumer fraud, and the people they tricked likely contacted consumer fraud lawyers to help them with reimbursement or other legal action.

Consumer fraud lawyers represent an individual or a corporation that has purchased something or contracted with someone that does not live up to the buyer?s expectations, such as defective merchandise, real estate that doesn?t exist or a charity that is not donating its dollars where it promised. In situations such as this, it pays to work with a law firm that draws on extensive resources around the world to support your case. At Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. (SHB), our team of consumer fraud lawyers are dedicated to ensuring our clients find satisfaction in a timely, cost-effective manner.

At SHB, our consumer fraud lawyers represent clients in a variety of areas. One of our class action attorneys, partner Becky Schwartz, has extensive experience litigating high-stakes, multi-defendant product liability lawsuits brought by individual plaintiffs. She has been involved in such cases from the filing of initial pleadings through trial and has successfully defeated a wide array of claims, including those for negligence, misrepresentation, fraud, design defect, conspiracy, strict liability, unfair trade practices, and consumer protection law violations.

SHB consumer fraud lawyers have developed expertise in the defense of product liability, consumer fraud and class action litigation, focusing on the defense of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. They recently had a central role in the resolution by settlement of multiple nationwide class actions against more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies in the Average Wholesale Price MDL, and previously participated in the defense of a three-year jury trial of a statewide medical monitoring class action. They currently defend pharmaceutical sales and marketing class actions in several state and federal courts, and coordinates all aspects of discovery, expert witness work and motion practice in pharmaceutical product liability and consumer fraud class actions pending in multiple Canadian provinces.

To learn more about our other consumer fraud lawyers, contact us today!