Recent Cases

Settlements - Other

Craft v. Vanderbilt University, et al., Civ. No. 3-94-0090 (M.D. Tenn.) (Nixon, J.). The firm served as co-counsel in a class action brought against Vanderbilt University, its medical center and others in connection with 1940s experiment in which pregnant women unknowingly ingested radioactive iron isotopes. The case resulted in a settlement of $10 million. In certifying this extremely complex case as a class action, the Court specifically found plaintiffs' counsel to be adequate as they had "previously handled complex class action cases." See Craft v. Vanderbilt, 174 F.R.D. 396, 406 (M.D. Tenn. 1996).

Heilman v. Perfection Corporation, et al., Civ. No. 99-0679-CW-W-6 (W.D. Mo.). The firm served as one of Plaintiffs' counsel in a nation-wide class action composed of all persons throughout the United States who own or purchased a hot water heater manufactured by defendants with a defective Dip Tube. The case resulted in a multi-million dollar nation-wide settlement.