Mass Torts Litigation
What is Mass Torts Litigation?
Mass torts is a complex and nuanced area of legal practice sometimes referred to, incorrectly, as class action litigation. While mass torts and class action are similar, they are technically two separate areas of legal practice.
In a class-action lawsuit, all of the victims are represented collectively and have the same or substantially similar damages, i.e., their injuries or losses. In mass torts, however, while every victim’s claim arises from the same operative set of facts, each has an individual claim and each does not necessarily have the same injuries or losses.
Mass torts are more common than one would think and they can, and do, occur across a variety of industries. Food processing, pharmaceuticals, automobile manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, and commercial consumer goods can all serve as progenitors of potential mechanisms of injury to large numbers of individuals. In each instance, the at-fault or negligent company would be the intended defendant in the mass tort actions.
Common Types of Mass Tort Cases
As alluded to earlier, mass tort litigation is not uncommon in today’s consumer age. Consumers can very easily be injured or become ill due to manufacturer’s negligence, especially in instances of poor employee training, ambiguous or poorly labeled product, absent or inadequate product testing, accidental product contamination, and even misleading, false, or fraudulent product advertising.
Given the wide array of things that can go wrong as a product is designed, manufactured, and packaged, and subsequently progresses through the stream of commerce, it’s no surprise that there is a large variety of types of mass tort cases. Some of the most common include:
- Contaminated food cases
- Pharmaceutical/drug illnesses
- Faulty product injuries
- Inadequate warnings or improper labeling accidents
- Medical device injuries
- Consumer data breaches
- And more
The Advantages of Mass Torts Litigation
As injury victims of mass tort actions often suffer serious injuries that result in significant medical bills, lost wages, and serious physical or emotional pain, the benefit of individual litigation that mass torts litigation provides is often strategically advantageous for a injury victim as compared to the class action avenue.
Some advantages of mass torts for plaintiffs include:
- Mass torts often includes a smaller number of plaintiffs
- Each plaintiff files an individual lawsuit
- Plaintiffs typically receives more money for damages than they would in a class action
- Plaintiffs have more individual say throughout the litigation process
- Litigation costs are typically lower
- The possibility of consolidated discovery amongst similar cases
Knowledgeable and Skilled Mass Torts Counsel is a Must!
In any lawsuit, there are many moving parts for an attorney to keep track of. In mass torts, even more so. That is why mass torts litigation requires skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced legal counsel. Lento Law Group’s team of mass tort litigation attorneys have what it takes to prosecute even the most complex mass tort cases and do not back down in the face of wealthy and powerful corporate defendants.
Lento Law Group prides itself not only in our ability to fight to get you the compensation you deserve for your injuries, but also in our resolve to hold negligent corporate defendants responsible for their actions, and in so doing, bring justice and safety to the public.
If you believe you may be a victim of a mass tort, call Lento Law Group today for a free consultation.