Class Action Litigation – A Common Sense Way to Solve Problems for both Plaintiffs and Defendants

The Southeast Complex Litigation Conference provided an overview of aggregate litigation, Whistleblower cases, Mass Torts, effective advocacy

At the discussion included an overview of aggregate litigation types and how these legal mechanisms solve problems for both plaintiffs and defendants alike to create a “global peace.”

The most generally well-known of these options is Class Action litigation – in which a group of individuals comes together to address an injustice against a powerful defendant – generally a corporation or a government.

“Class actions are a common sense way to solve a shared problem between those harmed and those in power,” said Mark Chalos, managing partner of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein’s Nashville office. “Class action litigation can change the way bad acting companies do business and get compensation for those harmed by wrongful conduct. For companies that believe they have acted properly, class actions can efficiently bring vindication in one fell swoop.”

Another legal mechanism for resolving complex civil cases is by way of multi-district litigation, often referred to as an MDL, which is a system of organizing multiple cases and types of cases against a common defendant (or defendants) in one federal court district for pre-trial proceedings – managed by one judge. Created by Congress in 1968, MDLs benefit plaintiffs, defendants, and American taxpayers by controlling costs, avoiding duplication, and preventing inconsistent pre-trial rulings.

The Southeast Complex Litigation Conference included leading voices from the plaintiffs’ bar, defense bar, government, and the bench, and was presented the Tennessee Bar Association.

About Mark P. Chalos

The Managing Partner of Lieff Cabraser’s Nashville office, Mark P. Chalos (twitter/X: @mpchalos) represents individuals who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries and families whose loved ones died due to the negligence or misconduct of others. Mark has tried cases before juries and judges across the country and serves in the leadership of numerous class actions and multidistrict litigations, including the national opioids litigation. He is Immediate Past-President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt University Law School teaching The Practice of Aggregate Litigation, a frequent speaker at legal seminars nationwide on a variety of civil litigation topics, and is regularly cited by top-tier media outlets.