Bramson, Plutzik, Mahler & Birkhaeuser, LLP enjoys a national reputation for successfully prosecuting consumer, antitrust, and investor class actions and other complex litigation matters. The firm has over 25 years of experience handling complex litigation in both federal and state courts in California and nationwide. Its partners have obtained numerous substantial awards through jury verdicts or in pre-trial settlements. The firm has also been active in community and charitable activities.

During the last several years, members of the firm serving as lead or co-lead counsel have successfully prosecuted class action litigation in which many hundreds of millions of dollars have been recovered for consumers, investors and other aggrieved class members. Among these cases are: In re Unocal Toxic Spill Litigation, in which $80 million was recovered for victims of a release of toxic chemicals; Clark v. Ford Motor Credit Co., in which the plaintiff class recovered $58.25 million; Seaman v. Wells Fargo Bank., obtaining a settlement of $42 million for the plaintiff class; Patrick v. California Physicians Service dba Blue Shield of California, in which the plaintiff class recovered $20 million against a health insurance company based on claims that the insurer had failed to disclose the manner in which it computed copayments for hospital treatment; Gross v. Barnett Bank, in which over $19 million was recovered; Ganal v. Toyota Motor Credit, in which an $18 million recovery was achieved; Henderson v. First Interstate Bank of California, in which $16.25 million was recovered for the plaintiff class; Reed v. Bank of America, in which $9 million was recovered; and In re Worlds of Wonder Securities Litigation, a securities fraud action which resulted in a $9 million recovery. Partners in the firm have represented or are currently representing clients in class action cases not only in the federal and state courts in California but also in New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Florida, Arizona, Wisconsin, Washington, Utah, Hawaii and Missouri.

In addition to its class action expertise, the firm has also represented individual clients in cases raising significant issues under the federal and state antitrust laws and provisions of constitutional and telecommunications law. The firm’s efforts in these areas have resulted in a substantial number of significant published decisions, including two favorable rulings from the United States Supreme Court -- Community Communications v. City of Boulder, 455 U.S. 40 (1982) and City of Los Angeles v. Preferred Communications, 476 U.S. 488 (1986).