Class Actions
Bondurant’s nationally recognized class action practice regularly serves as lead or co-counsel in some of the country’s most complex, high-stakes disputes, achieving significant victories for both plaintiffs and defendants. We work with clients across industries, including financial services, retail, education, environmental and agricultural operations, healthcare, insurance, securities, telecommunications, and consumer products. Members of our practice have handled more than 35 class actions in the last 20 years, offering a broad perspective and deep experience in class action litigation.
Drawing from experience representing both corporations and classes of individuals, we anticipate opposing strategies and tailor our approach to protect our clients’ interests. Clients, co-counsel, and courts turn to us for sophisticated litigation strategy. On the plaintiff side, we have secured some of the largest recoveries in history. On the defense side, we have defeated certification, obtained early dismissals, and resolved cases with minimal disruption. Our class action and appellate practices often intersect, allowing us to handle many of the appeals that have established Georgia’s class action precedent.
Representative Work
Secured a $192.5 million settlement as lead counsel in the largest private class action racial discrimination case to that point in U.S. history.
Recovered $117 million as counsel for public school teachers in a pension contribution dispute against a large school district.
Achieved a $112 million settlement while serving as lead counsel in a nationwide antitrust class action.
Secured an $80 million settlement that required extensive and complex data discovery against a large life insurance company.
Represented landowners in a nuisance and trespass class action involving a Georgia rendering plant, resulting in a favorable settlement.
Acted as co-counsel for a class of employees in a pioneering RICO suit against their employer for hiring undocumented workers, a case that attracted national media and academic attention.
Obtained class certification for approximately 3,000 foster children, challenging deficiencies in Atlanta’s foster care and child protective services. This case ultimately resulted in an enforceable court order and a significant transformation of Georgia’s foster care system.turer in the defense of Sherman Act claims alleging price-fixing in the cigarette industry.
Defeated class claims in a major consumer action against our client, including obtaining a reversal from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit of the trial court’s grant of class certification.
Obtained dismissal of a securities fraud class action suit brought against the former officers and directors of a fitness and sports equipment manufacturer.
Prevented class certification of over one million consumers in a nationwide case involving a global information services provider.
Defeated four putative class actions against not-for-profit hospitals challenging pricing policies, and prevailed on appeal as lead counsel defending the trial court’s rulings.
