Portrait of David D. Yeagley

David D. Yeagley

Partner

dyeagley@ubglaw.com
Cleveland – 216.583.7216

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With over three decades of class action experience, David dissects the class action complaint and works closely with clients to assess the underlying facts and craft a comprehensive strategy to defend the lawsuit. Because a class action is a representative action that threatens aggregate liability, the stakes are high and strong defense strategy is necessary. David has a proven track record – reflected in precedential court decisions – of executing defense plans tailored to a particular case, resulting in favorable court decisions on motions to dismiss, motions for judgment on the pleadings, motions to strike, motions for summary judgment, and denials and appeals of motions for class certification. David also has achieved voluntary case dismissals and individual (non-class) settlements, thereby minimizing defense costs and litigation risks. 

When faced with a putative class action, the defense must focus on both the substantive merits of the allegations and class action procedures. If the risk of aggregate liability is eliminated, the impact of the lawsuit may be minimized or reduced to little more than a nuisance. Class actions introduce a specialized lexicon of procedural principles and prerequisites, which are litigated by the parties and adjudicated by the court. David designs and executes a comprehensive class action defense tailored to show, based on the facts and evidence unique to the matter, that the prerequisites cannot be established and therefore certification should be denied He has implemented winning defense plans targeted to issues of class-wide injury or damage, class member ascertainability, class representative typicality and adequacy, predominance of individual questions of law and fact, and class-wide evidentiary proof.

Class Actions

With over three decades of class action experience, David dissects the class action complaint and works closely with clients to assess the underlying facts and craft a comprehensive strategy to defend the lawsuit. Because a class action is a representative action that threatens aggregate liability, the stakes are high and strong defense strategy is necessary. David has a proven track record – reflected in precedential court decisions – of executing defense plans tailored to a particular case, resulting in favorable court decisions on motions to dismiss, motions for judgment on the pleadings, motions to strike, motions for summary judgment, and denials and appeals of motions for class certification. David also has achieved voluntary case dismissals and individual (non-class) settlements, thereby minimizing defense costs and litigation risks. 

When faced with a putative class action, the defense must focus on both the substantive merits of the allegations and class action procedures. If the risk of aggregate liability is eliminated, the impact of the lawsuit may be minimized or reduced to little more than a nuisance. Class actions introduce a specialized lexicon of procedural principles and prerequisites, which are litigated by the parties and adjudicated by the court. David designs and executes a comprehensive class action defense tailored to show, based on the facts and evidence unique to the matter, that the prerequisites cannot be established and therefore certification should be denied He has implemented winning defense plans targeted to issues of class-wide injury or damage, class member ascertainability, class representative typicality and adequacy, predominance of individual questions of law and fact, and class-wide evidentiary proof.

Class Actions

With over three decades of class action experience, David dissects the class action complaint and works closely with clients to assess the underlying facts and craft a comprehensive strategy to defend the lawsuit. Because a class action is a representative action that threatens aggregate liability, the stakes are high and strong defense strategy is necessary. David has a proven track record – reflected in precedential court decisions – of executing defense plans tailored to a particular case, resulting in favorable court decisions on motions to dismiss, motions for judgment on the pleadings, motions to strike, motions for summary judgment, and denials and appeals of motions for class certification. David also has achieved voluntary case dismissals and individual (non-class) settlements, thereby minimizing defense costs and litigation risks. 

When faced with a putative class action, the defense must focus on both the substantive merits of the allegations and class action procedures. If the risk of aggregate liability is eliminated, the impact of the lawsuit may be minimized or reduced to little more than a nuisance. Class actions introduce a specialized lexicon of procedural principles and prerequisites, which are litigated by the parties and adjudicated by the court. David designs and executes a comprehensive class action defense tailored to show, based on the facts and evidence unique to the matter, that the prerequisites cannot be established and therefore certification should be denied He has implemented winning defense plans targeted to issues of class-wide injury or damage, class member ascertainability, class representative typicality and adequacy, predominance of individual questions of law and fact, and class-wide evidentiary proof.

Class Actions

With over three decades of class action experience, David dissects the class action complaint and works closely with clients to assess the underlying facts and craft a comprehensive strategy to defend the lawsuit. Because a class action is a representative action that threatens aggregate liability, the stakes are high and strong defense strategy is necessary. David has a proven track record – reflected in precedential court decisions – of executing defense plans tailored to a particular case, resulting in favorable court decisions on motions to dismiss, motions for judgment on the pleadings, motions to strike, motions for summary judgment, and denials and appeals of motions for class certification. David also has achieved voluntary case dismissals and individual (non-class) settlements, thereby minimizing defense costs and litigation risks. 

When faced with a putative class action, the defense must focus on both the substantive merits of the allegations and class action procedures. If the risk of aggregate liability is eliminated, the impact of the lawsuit may be minimized or reduced to little more than a nuisance. Class actions introduce a specialized lexicon of procedural principles and prerequisites, which are litigated by the parties and adjudicated by the court. David designs and executes a comprehensive class action defense tailored to show, based on the facts and evidence unique to the matter, that the prerequisites cannot be established and therefore certification should be denied He has implemented winning defense plans targeted to issues of class-wide injury or damage, class member ascertainability, class representative typicality and adequacy, predominance of individual questions of law and fact, and class-wide evidentiary proof.

Class Actions

With over three decades of class action experience, David dissects the class action complaint and works closely with clients to assess the underlying facts and craft a comprehensive strategy to defend the lawsuit. Because a class action is a representative action that threatens aggregate liability, the stakes are high and strong defense strategy is necessary. David has a proven track record – reflected in precedential court decisions – of executing defense plans tailored to a particular case, resulting in favorable court decisions on motions to dismiss, motions for judgment on the pleadings, motions to strike, motions for summary judgment, and denials and appeals of motions for class certification. David also has achieved voluntary case dismissals and individual (non-class) settlements, thereby minimizing defense costs and litigation risks. 

When faced with a putative class action, the defense must focus on both the substantive merits of the allegations and class action procedures. If the risk of aggregate liability is eliminated, the impact of the lawsuit may be minimized or reduced to little more than a nuisance. Class actions introduce a specialized lexicon of procedural principles and prerequisites, which are litigated by the parties and adjudicated by the court. David designs and executes a comprehensive class action defense tailored to show, based on the facts and evidence unique to the matter, that the prerequisites cannot be established and therefore certification should be denied He has implemented winning defense plans targeted to issues of class-wide injury or damage, class member ascertainability, class representative typicality and adequacy, predominance of individual questions of law and fact, and class-wide evidentiary proof.