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Eric Gladbach defends companies in federal and state courts nationwide in complex class and mass action litigation. He has successfully litigated and managed putative class, mass and individual actions alleging false advertising, unfair business practices, unfair and deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud, consumer protection, products liability, and a wide range of common law personal injury and property damage claims.

Eric has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including some of the largest automobile manufacturers and component manufacturers, consumer product manufacturers, integrated energy companies, pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, financial services, insurance, building supplies, and railroads.

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Credentials

New Jersey

New York

Named General Commercial Attorney of the Year


Benchmark Litigation, 2017

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Recognition

Named General Commercial Attorney of the Year


Benchmark Litigation, 2017

Matters

Successfully represented, pro bono, a Vietnam veteran where the landlord was seeking to remove the tenant and where the landlord subsequently declared bankruptcy.

Successfully made numerous proffers to claimants’ counsel in filed and unfiled class actions alleging consumer fraud and false advertising.

Advised a safety appliance manufacturer and an integrated energy company regarding risk mitigation measures for certain products and processes.

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Successfully represented, pro bono, a Vietnam veteran where the landlord was seeking to remove the tenant and where the landlord subsequently declared bankruptcy.

Successfully made numerous proffers to claimants’ counsel in filed and unfiled class actions alleging consumer fraud and false advertising.

Advised a safety appliance manufacturer and an integrated energy company regarding risk mitigation measures for certain products and processes.

Negotiated the resolution and executed the implementation of the relief for thousands of cases and claims alleging products liability claims relating to the use of a herbicide for a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company.

Litigated and resolved for a safety appliance manufacturer a mass action alleging personal injury to emergency services personnel due to their use of certain protective equipment.

Litigated and resolved for a global consumer products manufacturer five putative class actions pending in three federal and state courts in actions alleging false advertising and marketing.

Oversaw the drafting of relevant documents for, assisted in negotiating, and executed the implementation of the relief for numerous eight- and nine-figure class actions for a global automobile manufacturer. These cases were pending in federal and state MDLs consolidated actions, and individually in the United States.

Resolved hundreds of products liability cases involving an automobile manufacturer using a novel and streamlined Intensive Settlement Process that has been praised by federal and state courts.

Obtained the granting in whole or in part of motions to dismiss on behalf of a global consumer products manufacturer in putative class actions alleging false advertising and consumer fraud.

Obtained the partial granting of motions to dismiss on behalf of an automobile manufacturer in putative class actions alleging consumer fraud.

Litigated and resolved, on behalf of an international consumer electronics manufacturer, a class action alleging defective mobile phones.

Successfully made numerous proffers to claimants’ counsel in filed and unfiled class actions alleging consumer fraud and false advertising.

Matters

Successfully represented, pro bono, a Vietnam veteran where the landlord was seeking to remove the tenant and where the landlord subsequently declared bankruptcy.

Successfully made numerous proffers to claimants’ counsel in filed and unfiled class actions alleging consumer fraud and false advertising.

Advised a safety appliance manufacturer and an integrated energy company regarding risk mitigation measures for certain products and processes.

See more

Close

Matters

Successfully represented, pro bono, a Vietnam veteran where the landlord was seeking to remove the tenant and where the landlord subsequently declared bankruptcy.

Successfully made numerous proffers to claimants’ counsel in filed and unfiled class actions alleging consumer fraud and false advertising.

Advised a safety appliance manufacturer and an integrated energy company regarding risk mitigation measures for certain products and processes.

Negotiated the resolution and executed the implementation of the relief for thousands of cases and claims alleging products liability claims relating to the use of a herbicide for a multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company.

Litigated and resolved for a safety appliance manufacturer a mass action alleging personal injury to emergency services personnel due to their use of certain protective equipment.

Litigated and resolved for a global consumer products manufacturer five putative class actions pending in three federal and state courts in actions alleging false advertising and marketing.

Oversaw the drafting of relevant documents for, assisted in negotiating, and executed the implementation of the relief for numerous eight- and nine-figure class actions for a global automobile manufacturer. These cases were pending in federal and state MDLs consolidated actions, and individually in the United States.

Resolved hundreds of products liability cases involving an automobile manufacturer using a novel and streamlined Intensive Settlement Process that has been praised by federal and state courts.

Obtained the granting in whole or in part of motions to dismiss on behalf of a global consumer products manufacturer in putative class actions alleging false advertising and consumer fraud.

Obtained the partial granting of motions to dismiss on behalf of an automobile manufacturer in putative class actions alleging consumer fraud.

Litigated and resolved, on behalf of an international consumer electronics manufacturer, a class action alleging defective mobile phones.

Successfully made numerous proffers to claimants’ counsel in filed and unfiled class actions alleging consumer fraud and false advertising.

Credentials

New Jersey

New York

Named General Commercial Attorney of the Year


Benchmark Litigation, 2017

Close

Recognition

Named General Commercial Attorney of the Year


Benchmark Litigation, 2017