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Civil Litigation,
Books

Oct. 22, 2011

Protecting against class actions: a blueprint for business leaders

Proactive strategies to help companies reduce the odds of class certification when a claim is made.

Robert J. Herrington

Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Phone: (310) 586-7700

Email: herringtonr@gtlaw.com

"Verdict for the Defense" (Sutton Hart Press) offers a blueprint for business leaders and their counsel to proactively protect their companies against class actions and other mass actions by creating what author and attorney Robert Herrington calls "firewall defenses." Among the proactive strategies offered in his book is introducing "strategic variability" into company advertising, disclosures and other consumer touch points to reduce the odds of class certification when a claim ...

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