Multidistrict Class Actions: Consolidating Class Actions Without Conceding Certification

Mr. Ruttinger develops and implements strategies for clients in class action, commercial and complex litigation across the country. He advises and advocates for clients at all phases of a case, from pre-litigation consulting on regulatory issues, to dispositive and class-certification motions, to appeals. Mr. Ruttinger regularly handles complicated, high-stakes issues for clients ranging from challenges to class certification to developing strategies for seeking summary judgment and excluding unreliable expert opinions. He is a frequent writer and speaker on the application of class action and product liability laws to emerging technologies.

Mr. Stio is a first-chair litigator who tries cases in courts and arbitration tribunals throughout the United States. His practice focuses on financial services issues, higher education law, and data privacy and security. Mr. Stio has a long track record of handling class actions and complex commercial disputes, and is also experienced in federal appellate court. He is a recognized as a Local Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation (2019-2021) and by New Jersey Super Lawyers (2011-2017) for business litigation.

Having served as a judicial law clerk to both the Honorable J. Philip Calabrese (United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio) and the Honorable Douglas R. Cole  (United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio), Mr. Weber gained substantive knowledge about federal litigation in the areas of employment law, securities, class actions, complex insurance coverage, and trade secret misappropriation, among others. He also became familiar with the jurisdictional and procedural nuances of federal litigation, giving him an inside perspective that helps him advocate for clients engaged in all types of federal and state litigation.