Mass Torts

Mass Torts occur when a large number of people have been similarly injured by the same negligent acts or the same defective product. Examples of mass tort litigation include cases involving medical devices, such as orthopedic hip replacements, breast implants, pacemaker wires and latex gloves. Other examples include a wide range of consumer products, such as prescription drugs, food supplements, tires or household products, and disasters such as airplane crashes.  Mass torts in business law can include civil RICO violations, fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, wrongful interference with business, and violations of good faith and fair dealing. 

One distinct advantage of mass tort litigation for the injured party is that one personal injury attorney or group of personal injury attorneys can represent many persons at the same time. All the investigative and preparation work done for one can be used by the others.  This is very cost-effective. Often a network of personal injury attorneys across the country will work together by sharing information and responsibility for the work required to successfully represent their clients.

The courts play an important part in promoting efficiency in mass torts by consolidating all the cases before one judge, which assures that all the injured persons will receive fair and consistent treatment.

Mass tort cases are often inappropriately called "class actions." While some are, the requirements for a true class action are reserved for only a small number of appropriate situations. All class actions are essentially mass tort actions, but not all mass torts are class actions.

Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis lawyers are experienced in uncovering those key documents that will prove a mass tort case, obtaining world-renowned experts, proving our clients' factual case, demonstrating the weaknesses of the opposition's science, and presenting the entire case in a persuasive, easily understood manner to a judge and jury.

Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis attorneys are highly-skilled negotiators and are well-equipped, whether through settlement or litigation, to obtain a favorable resolution in mass tort actions.

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