Areas of Practice
Class Actions and Consumer Law

Class action lawsuits are brought on behalf of a large group of plaintiffs. Courts will permit groups of similarly situated plaintiffs to join together to remedy a legal right when there are common issues in the case. Examples of Mr. Fish’s experience in class action or derivative lawsuits include:

• Recovering approximately $12 million dollars on behalf of investors who suffered losses as a result of the infamous Enron and Refco bankruptcies;
• Defended a hotel against a putative class action lawsuit that alleged violations of wage and hour laws, including the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, defamation, and discrimination. Mr. Fish was successful in having the court deny class certification and dismiss all claims brought by two of the class representatives for discovery sanctions. Thereafter, the remaining class representatives agreed to dismiss their claims without being paid any money. The case was dismissed with prejudice within 6 months of Mr. Fish being retained. Vestal v. Wyndham Garden Hotel Chicago O'Hare, et al, 2007 c 2685. (December 2007, Judge Grady, Northern District of Illinois)
• Bringing lawsuits against companies who allegedly placed spyware on computers without consent.
• Suing on behalf of 120 minority shareholders who were forced out of a bank and paid an allegedly unfair price for their stock when the bank converted from a C to an S Corporation. Click here for court order granting class certification in minority shareholder class certification ruling.