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Class Action and Mass Tort

Dec
1
2015

Monumental BP Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

In 2010, Partner Ervin A. Gonzalez was selected by Federal Judge Carl Barbier of the Eastern District of Louisiana among 300 highly qualified applicants to sit on the Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC) in the multidistrict litigation surrounding the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill. Gonzalez was one of 17 lawyers from…

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Dec
1
2015

Chinese Drywall

In 2009, Partner Ervin A. Gonzalez was selected by Federal Judge Eldon Fallon to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation, representing hundreds of homeowners who were victims of high-sulfur Chinese drywall linked to odor and metal corrosion in new home construction. He was one…

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Dec
1
2015

$100 Million Recovery for Grave Desecration

Ervin A. Gonzalez and his class action team achieved a $100 million settlement from Service Corporation International (SCI), a national funeral company, and its subsidiary, Menorah Gardens Cemetery. The case alleged that the companies buried families in the wrong graves, and the company agreed to compensate for the families’ grievances…

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Nov
26
2015

$5.2 Million: Class Action Construction

Representing the homeowners of The Villages of Palm Bay, a Dade County subdivision that includes more than 100 homes, Ervin A. Gonzalez obtained a verdict of $ 5 million against Tripp Construction, Inc., and Southwin, Inc. In building the homes, companies used substandard workmanship and materials that violated Florida building…

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