Portrait of David D. Yeagley

David D. Yeagley

Partner

  • Lead trial counsel in multi-day bench trial seeking equitable remedies.  
  • Defended a national consumer products manufacturer and supplier in putative nationwide class action lawsuits asserting warranty and product liability claims.
  • Successfully implemented strategy to dismiss consumer protection claims and strike nationwide class action allegations directed to an express warranty claim through motion to dismiss briefing in a putative class action filed in federal court.
  • Argued an appeal in a contract dispute between two municipalities arising from a settlement agreement.
  • Multifaceted defense of consumer class actions involving pharmaceutical products arising from product recalls.
  • Successfully defended multiple class actions in trial and appellate courts, establishing important Rule 23 precedent including seminal Ohio Supreme Court decision on “no injury” class actions.
  • Secured dismissal of first-party total loss insurance cases including voluntary dismissal in response to motion to dismiss.
  • Lead counsel in jury trial to verdict in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, procuring defense verdict on consumer protection and punitive damages claims.
  • Secured favorable resolution and dismissal of TCPA class actions.
  • Secured favorable resolution of complex multi-party premises liability lawsuit involving building façade.
  • Procured early dismissal of Ohio Securities Act claim based on motion to dismiss.
  • Defeated putative class actions in multiple cases through motion practice under Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), 12(b)(6), and 23.
  • Achieved dismissal of claims through Daubert challenges of opposing experts.
  • Successful defense of a national homebuilder in multiple cases involving real estate development contracts and customer claims for breach of contract/warranty and violation of consumer statutes.
  • Procured highly favorable dismissal of long-standing class action lawsuit through contested settlement with bankruptcy trustee.
  • Procured dismissal of class action and high stakes lawsuits through contested enforcement of arbitration clauses and defense of motion to intervene.
  • Defended a wide array of companies in consumer protection and deceptive practices litigation.
  • Implemented multifaceted defense of an international company in a nationwide class action asserting warranty claims, leading to a dismissal.
  • Defended an international company in a nationwide class action alleging false advertising.
  • Procured an early dismissal of shareholder derivative and class action claims arising out of a merger transaction.
  • Skilled in developing and implementing comprehensive defense of claims from case inception through jury trials and appeals, including cutting edge arguments under Article III and class member ascertainability.

Representative Experience

  • Lead trial counsel in multi-day bench trial seeking equitable remedies.  
  • Defended a national consumer products manufacturer and supplier in putative nationwide class action lawsuits asserting warranty and product liability claims.
  • Successfully implemented strategy to dismiss consumer protection claims and strike nationwide class action allegations directed to an express warranty claim through motion to dismiss briefing in a putative class action filed in federal court.
  • Argued an appeal in a contract dispute between two municipalities arising from a settlement agreement.
  • Multifaceted defense of consumer class actions involving pharmaceutical products arising from product recalls.
  • Successfully defended multiple class actions in trial and appellate courts, establishing important Rule 23 precedent including seminal Ohio Supreme Court decision on “no injury” class actions.
  • Secured dismissal of first-party total loss insurance cases including voluntary dismissal in response to motion to dismiss.
  • Lead counsel in jury trial to verdict in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, procuring defense verdict on consumer protection and punitive damages claims.
  • Secured favorable resolution and dismissal of TCPA class actions.
  • Secured favorable resolution of complex multi-party premises liability lawsuit involving building façade.
  • Procured early dismissal of Ohio Securities Act claim based on motion to dismiss.
  • Defeated putative class actions in multiple cases through motion practice under Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), 12(b)(6), and 23.
  • Achieved dismissal of claims through Daubert challenges of opposing experts.
  • Successful defense of a national homebuilder in multiple cases involving real estate development contracts and customer claims for breach of contract/warranty and violation of consumer statutes.
  • Procured highly favorable dismissal of long-standing class action lawsuit through contested settlement with bankruptcy trustee.
  • Procured dismissal of class action and high stakes lawsuits through contested enforcement of arbitration clauses and defense of motion to intervene.
  • Defended a wide array of companies in consumer protection and deceptive practices litigation.
  • Implemented multifaceted defense of an international company in a nationwide class action asserting warranty claims, leading to a dismissal.
  • Defended an international company in a nationwide class action alleging false advertising.
  • Procured an early dismissal of shareholder derivative and class action claims arising out of a merger transaction.
  • Skilled in developing and implementing comprehensive defense of claims from case inception through jury trials and appeals, including cutting edge arguments under Article III and class member ascertainability.

Representative Experience

  • Lead trial counsel in multi-day bench trial seeking equitable remedies.  
  • Defended a national consumer products manufacturer and supplier in putative nationwide class action lawsuits asserting warranty and product liability claims.
  • Successfully implemented strategy to dismiss consumer protection claims and strike nationwide class action allegations directed to an express warranty claim through motion to dismiss briefing in a putative class action filed in federal court.
  • Argued an appeal in a contract dispute between two municipalities arising from a settlement agreement.
  • Multifaceted defense of consumer class actions involving pharmaceutical products arising from product recalls.
  • Successfully defended multiple class actions in trial and appellate courts, establishing important Rule 23 precedent including seminal Ohio Supreme Court decision on “no injury” class actions.
  • Secured dismissal of first-party total loss insurance cases including voluntary dismissal in response to motion to dismiss.
  • Lead counsel in jury trial to verdict in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, procuring defense verdict on consumer protection and punitive damages claims.
  • Secured favorable resolution and dismissal of TCPA class actions.
  • Secured favorable resolution of complex multi-party premises liability lawsuit involving building façade.
  • Procured early dismissal of Ohio Securities Act claim based on motion to dismiss.
  • Defeated putative class actions in multiple cases through motion practice under Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), 12(b)(6), and 23.
  • Achieved dismissal of claims through Daubert challenges of opposing experts.
  • Successful defense of a national homebuilder in multiple cases involving real estate development contracts and customer claims for breach of contract/warranty and violation of consumer statutes.
  • Procured highly favorable dismissal of long-standing class action lawsuit through contested settlement with bankruptcy trustee.
  • Procured dismissal of class action and high stakes lawsuits through contested enforcement of arbitration clauses and defense of motion to intervene.
  • Defended a wide array of companies in consumer protection and deceptive practices litigation.
  • Implemented multifaceted defense of an international company in a nationwide class action asserting warranty claims, leading to a dismissal.
  • Defended an international company in a nationwide class action alleging false advertising.
  • Procured an early dismissal of shareholder derivative and class action claims arising out of a merger transaction.
  • Skilled in developing and implementing comprehensive defense of claims from case inception through jury trials and appeals, including cutting edge arguments under Article III and class member ascertainability.

Representative Experience

  • Lead trial counsel in multi-day bench trial seeking equitable remedies.  
  • Defended a national consumer products manufacturer and supplier in putative nationwide class action lawsuits asserting warranty and product liability claims.
  • Successfully implemented strategy to dismiss consumer protection claims and strike nationwide class action allegations directed to an express warranty claim through motion to dismiss briefing in a putative class action filed in federal court.
  • Argued an appeal in a contract dispute between two municipalities arising from a settlement agreement.
  • Multifaceted defense of consumer class actions involving pharmaceutical products arising from product recalls.
  • Successfully defended multiple class actions in trial and appellate courts, establishing important Rule 23 precedent including seminal Ohio Supreme Court decision on “no injury” class actions.
  • Secured dismissal of first-party total loss insurance cases including voluntary dismissal in response to motion to dismiss.
  • Lead counsel in jury trial to verdict in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, procuring defense verdict on consumer protection and punitive damages claims.
  • Secured favorable resolution and dismissal of TCPA class actions.
  • Secured favorable resolution of complex multi-party premises liability lawsuit involving building façade.
  • Procured early dismissal of Ohio Securities Act claim based on motion to dismiss.
  • Defeated putative class actions in multiple cases through motion practice under Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), 12(b)(6), and 23.
  • Achieved dismissal of claims through Daubert challenges of opposing experts.
  • Successful defense of a national homebuilder in multiple cases involving real estate development contracts and customer claims for breach of contract/warranty and violation of consumer statutes.
  • Procured highly favorable dismissal of long-standing class action lawsuit through contested settlement with bankruptcy trustee.
  • Procured dismissal of class action and high stakes lawsuits through contested enforcement of arbitration clauses and defense of motion to intervene.
  • Defended a wide array of companies in consumer protection and deceptive practices litigation.
  • Implemented multifaceted defense of an international company in a nationwide class action asserting warranty claims, leading to a dismissal.
  • Defended an international company in a nationwide class action alleging false advertising.
  • Procured an early dismissal of shareholder derivative and class action claims arising out of a merger transaction.
  • Skilled in developing and implementing comprehensive defense of claims from case inception through jury trials and appeals, including cutting edge arguments under Article III and class member ascertainability.

Representative Experience

  • Lead trial counsel in multi-day bench trial seeking equitable remedies.  
  • Defended a national consumer products manufacturer and supplier in putative nationwide class action lawsuits asserting warranty and product liability claims.
  • Successfully implemented strategy to dismiss consumer protection claims and strike nationwide class action allegations directed to an express warranty claim through motion to dismiss briefing in a putative class action filed in federal court.
  • Argued an appeal in a contract dispute between two municipalities arising from a settlement agreement.
  • Multifaceted defense of consumer class actions involving pharmaceutical products arising from product recalls.
  • Successfully defended multiple class actions in trial and appellate courts, establishing important Rule 23 precedent including seminal Ohio Supreme Court decision on “no injury” class actions.
  • Secured dismissal of first-party total loss insurance cases including voluntary dismissal in response to motion to dismiss.
  • Lead counsel in jury trial to verdict in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, procuring defense verdict on consumer protection and punitive damages claims.
  • Secured favorable resolution and dismissal of TCPA class actions.
  • Secured favorable resolution of complex multi-party premises liability lawsuit involving building façade.
  • Procured early dismissal of Ohio Securities Act claim based on motion to dismiss.
  • Defeated putative class actions in multiple cases through motion practice under Rules 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), 12(b)(6), and 23.
  • Achieved dismissal of claims through Daubert challenges of opposing experts.
  • Successful defense of a national homebuilder in multiple cases involving real estate development contracts and customer claims for breach of contract/warranty and violation of consumer statutes.
  • Procured highly favorable dismissal of long-standing class action lawsuit through contested settlement with bankruptcy trustee.
  • Procured dismissal of class action and high stakes lawsuits through contested enforcement of arbitration clauses and defense of motion to intervene.
  • Defended a wide array of companies in consumer protection and deceptive practices litigation.
  • Implemented multifaceted defense of an international company in a nationwide class action asserting warranty claims, leading to a dismissal.
  • Defended an international company in a nationwide class action alleging false advertising.
  • Procured an early dismissal of shareholder derivative and class action claims arising out of a merger transaction.
  • Skilled in developing and implementing comprehensive defense of claims from case inception through jury trials and appeals, including cutting edge arguments under Article III and class member ascertainability.