Understanding Class Action Lawsuits: Specialized Law

In this Legal News Update, Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson explains why it's important to have lawyers who specialize in class action litigation handle those unique category of cases.

Video Transcript:

Class actions do require
specialized attorneys.
Class actions
typically involve cases
where the stakes are very high.
And as a result, the
companies that are sued,
called defendants,
typically hire
some of the best
attorneys in the country.
Also, the judges look at
those cases a little different
than the run of
the mill lawsuit.
Because the stakes are
so high, the judges
demand a higher
caliber work product.
And so in a class
action lawsuit,
you typically have some
of the best lawyers
that specialize in that field.
And if you are in a
class action or have
a case that can be
certified as a class action,
you're going to
need a specialized
attorney who regularly
handles and wins those cases.