Aggressive Chicago, Illinois, Class Action Lawyers
Manufacturers sometimes cut corners to reduce the costs to design and make their products, with disastrous consequences. Whether its products are harmful due to poor design, defective materials or a failure to warn consumers, a company that produces such products is liable for the damage they cause.
If you've been injured by a defective product, speak to an attorney with experience handling product liability cases. In Illinois, contact the Law Offices of Keith J. Keogh.
At the Law Offices of Keith J. Keogh, we represent groups of consumers who were the victims of fraud or unfair practices, or were injured by faulty products. We aggregate the claims of multiple plaintiffs into classes and file class actions against companies that have violated consumers' rights.
Our Class Action Experience
We're not afraid to take on large companies. We've filed class actions against Mercedes, WalMart, Best Buy, Circuit City, Wells Fargo and Bank of America. We've filed actions against banks that violated of the Truth in Lending Act by not notifying borrowers about all the terms of their mortgages. We've litigated cases against collectors who violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by harassing debtors at home after work hours.
Two recent examples of our success include a $2.8 million settlement in Whiting v. SunGard and a $2 million settlement in Overlord v. Wheaton Winfield Dental.
Law Offices of Keith J. Keogh, Ltd. was appointed class counsel in Cicilline v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc., 542 F.Supp.2d 831 (N.D.Ill. 2008); Harris v. Best Buy Co., 07 C 2559, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22166 (N.D.Ill. March 20, 2008); Matthews v. United Retail, Inc., 248 F.R.D. 210 (N.D.Ill. 2008) Redmon v. Uncle Julio's, Inc., 249 F.R.D. 290 (N.D.Ill. 2008); Harris v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12596, 2008 WL 400862 (N.D. Ill. Feb. 7,2008); Pacer v Rockenbach Chevrolet Sales, Inc., 07 C 5173 (N.D. Ill. February 22, 2008, class settlement preliminarily approved September 5, 2008).
In addition, our attorney Keith J. Keogh was the lead counsel in the following class action settlements:
- Whiting v. GoIndustry, 03 CH 21136, Circuit Court Cook County (Judge McGann)
- Wollert v. Client Services, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6485 (N.D. Ill. 2000)
- Rentas v. Vacation Break USA, 98 CH 2782, Circuit Court of Cook County (Judge Billik)
- McDonald v. Washington Mutual Bank, supra
- Wright v. Bank One Credit Corp., 99 C 7124 (N.D. Ill. Judge Guzman)
- Arriaga v. Columbia Mortgage, 01 C 2509 (N.D. Ill. Judge Lindberg)
- Frazier v. Provident Mortgage, 00 C 5464 (N.D. Ill. Judge Coar)
- Largosa v. Universal Lenders, 99 C 5049 (N.D. Ill. Judge Leinenweber)
- Arriaga v. GN Mortgage, (N.D. Ill. Judge Holderman)
- Williams v. Mercantile Mortgage, 00 C 6441 (N.D. Ill. Judge Pallmeyer)
- Reid v. First American Title, 00 C 4000 (N.D. Ill. Magistrate Judge Ashman)
- Fabricant v. Old Kent, 99 C 6846 (N.D. Ill. Magistrate Judge Bobrick)
- Mendelovits v. Sears, 99 C 4730 (N.D. Ill. Magistrate Judge Brown)
- Leon v. Washington Mutual, 01 C 1645 (N.D. Ill. Judge Alesia)
Why Hire an Attorney?
Hiring a lawyer to enforce your rights as a consumer not only can help you gain compensation for your unfair treatment, it can also stop the offending company from abusing others.
For more information about class actions, contact our Chicago office at 312-726-1092 or toll free at 866-726-1092.
The Law Offices of Keith J. Keogh, LTD
227 West Monroe Street
Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-5055
Phone: 312-726-1092
Fax: 312-726-1093
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The Law Offices of Keith J. Keogh, LTD, represents clients in the northern Illinois areas of Chicago, Aurora, Bolingbrook, Calumet City, Evanston, Glenview, Hammond, Joliet, Naperville, Oak Brook, Orland Park, Ottawa, Schaumburg, Skokie, Waukegan, Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County, LaSalle County and Will County.
