The seventh annual Plaintiffs’ Hot List is our unscientific survey of the litigation scene since the summer of 2007. We asked our readers to nominate exemplary firms that devote at least half of their resources to plaintiffs’ work, and which have achieved at least one significant win during that period. “Significant” meant prevailing in a bench or jury trial when the stakes were high, such as a hefty sum of money, or the case could affect the litigation strategy or outcome of similar cases nationally. The firms we recognize here struck us as representing the best qualities of the plaintiffs’ bar and demonstrating unusual dedication and creativity.
Editor’s note
Sure, the global economic system is teetering on destruction and the failure of Wall Street’s giants seems to have taken the wind out of stockholder lawsuits intended to recoup some of investors’ staggering financial losses. Add to that the U.S. Supreme Court’s inclination, with rulings like Stoneridge, to make it harder for plaintiffs to make financial evildoers pay. But don’t count out plaintiffs’ lawyers’ capacity for innovation.
