The Class Action Litigation Section is chaired by Phil Cole, a certified civil trial specialist. He is certified on both the state and national level, obtaining certification in Civil Trial Advocacy from the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. Other members of the Class Action Litigation Section include Bob King, Ron Haskvitz, Stephen Rathke, Barry O’Neil, Ehrich Koch, Sheila Bjorklund, and Valerie Sims.
Lommen Abdo’s class action litigation experience has covered a diverse array of issues, including:
Ongoing Actions
Previous Actions
- linerboard
- diet drugs
- bar owners anti-trust actions
- vitamin additives
- manufactured home community resident issues
- privacy issues for banks
- snowmobile association issues
- wrongful detention by law enforcement
- rent-to-own merchandising
- defective concrete driveway products
- herbicide pricing
The firm devotes substantial resources to the prosecution of class actions, such as Fogie v. Rent-A-Center, a case which resulted in a judgment of over $32 million dollars, payable to 23,000 individuals in Minnesota. This was one of the largest and most successful consumer protection class action lawsuits in Minnesota history. Beyond Minnesota, the firm has a national class action practice in areas such as vitamin additives, vaccine litigation and other similar issues.
We would be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the services of our Class Action Litigation attorneys. Any questions may be directed to:
In Minnesota:
Ehrich Koch at 612-336-3906 or ehrich@lommen.com or Valerie Sims at 612-336-9318 or valerie@lommen.com.
In Wisconsin:
Bob King at 612-336-9348 or bob@lommen.com.