Class Actions
A class action lawsuit is when a group of people sue a company due to same or similar injuries caused by one product. Class action lawsuits allow one or more plaintiffs to file a lawsuit on behalf of a “group” of people who were wronged by the defendant. Depending on the type of class action, these lawsuits can be filed through state or federal court. The purpose of a class action lawsuit is to provide financial or physical compensation to a large group of people who withstood the same or similar injuries due to negligence of the defendant. The most common type of compensation comes in the form of financial relief.
History of Potts Law Firm and Class Action Lawsuits
- Griddy Electric
- Symmetry Energy
- MidAmerican Energy
- Amusement Park Season Pass
- Ski Pass Insurance
- Travel Insurance (Generali)
- Diestel Turkey
- Ostrim
- Arch Insurance
History of the Class Action Lawsuit
Class Action Lawsuits or “group litigations” can be traced back to the early 1200s in England. During this time class actions were somewhat of a norm. When the 1400s rolled around group litigations were more of an exception in England. Fast forward to early 1800s. Supreme Court Associate Justice Joseph Story influenced the class action litigation to survive in the American court system. The United States Federal Equity Rule 48 is known to be the earlies predecessor of the class action lawsuit. This rule allowed for representative suits when there were too many individual parties involved. Through the years, Rule 48 changed and eventually became Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in 1938. In 1966, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure had a major revision to Rule 23 and allowed for the option to opt-out in a class action litigation. This was the year that the modern class action lawsuit was born.
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What is a Class Action Lawsuit?
A class action lawsuit is when a group of people sue a company due to same or similar injuries caused by one product. Class action lawsuits allow one or more plaintiffs to file a lawsuit on behalf of a “group” of people who were wronged by the defendant. Depending on the type of class action, these lawsuits can be filed through state or federal court.
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Transvaginal Mesh Settlements Over $1 Billion
The Potts Law Firm and its joint venture partners have been successful in resolving over $1 billion in transvaginal mesh settlements. Derek H. Potts was one of a handful of plaintiffs’ lawyers from around the country who spearheaded the establishment of what would become the largest medical device MDL consolidations in history.
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Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch $184 Million
Derek H. Potts was a member of the Kugel Mesh MDL Plaintiffs Steering Committee which was instrumental in obtaining a $184,000,000 global settlement for several thousand persons who had received the Kugel Mesh hernia patch.
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ERISA Class Action Settlement $36 Million
Potts Law Firm served as class counsel in the ERISA class action, Diebold, et al. v. Northern Trust Investments, N.A. et al., 09-Civ-1934 (Diebold), in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois where the Court approved a collective settlement of $36 million dollars for class representatives resulting in millions of dollars returned to investors.
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Paraplegic Minor $12 Million
Derek H. Potts and Timothy L. Sifers obtained a $12,100,000 verdict against Lisa Gard, M.D. for medical malpractice involving a minor. The jury found the Salina emergency room doctor to be negligent in her assessment of the minor upon presentation in the emergency room, failing to timely diagnose a rare spinal condition. The case was one of the largest verdicts in history in the State of Kansas.
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Fraud Against Lender $10.7 Million
Potts Law Firm represented a United States Bankruptcy Trustee. The case stemmed from the massive bankruptcy of Royce Homes, one of the largest homebuilders in the country. Micah and Chris represented the bankruptcy Trustee against a multitude of defendants, including the chief Lender, for claims related to the homebuilder’s downfall and the fraudulent transfer of assets from the rightful owners, the creditors.
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Birth Injury $4.6 Million
Derek H. Potts and Samuel Cullan were members of the plaintiff's trial team which obtained a $4,600,000 verdict for a minor delivered at Bethany Medical Center. Ariana Wilburn, the minor, suffered a spinal cord presentation after being born in the breech position.
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Hypoxic-Ischemic Birth Injury $3.5 Million
Partner Adam T. Funk secured a $3,500,000 settlement for a single mother whose infant suffered severe brain damage while being delivered in a New Mexico hospital. The mother, having no previous pregnancy or medical issues, began laboring and immediately went to a hospital. Despite the clear signs of fetal distress and hypoxia (lack of oxygen), the doctor and nurse did not order an emergency cesarean section.
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Fraudulent Transfers $2.42 Million
Potts Law Firm represented a Bankruptcy Trustee, resulting in a combined $2.42 million being recovered for creditors of ATP Oil & Gas Company. The claims related to fraudulent transfers of overriding royalty interests in oil & gas properties made by ATP in a failed attempt to liquidate the assets of the company.
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Catastrophic Injuries $3.5 Million
Derek H. Potts was co-lead counsel with Thomas Cartmell in representing John Novogradac of Kansas City whose health was neglected during his stay at two nursing home facilities. Mr. Novogradac developed bedsores on his body and had above-knee amputations on both legs after his wounds became severely infected with gangrenous and dead tissue.
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Pharmaceutical Birth Defect $1.05 Million
Partner Adam T. Funk secured a $1,050,000 settlement for a mother whose infant suffered birth defects from a pharmaceutical drug that was taken during pregnancy. Though the migraine drug manufacturer knew the medication could cause a fetus to develop a cleft lip and/or cleft palate when consumed by the mother during the early stages of pregnancy, they failed to warn consumers about these dangers.