MASS TORT CASES

As the case managers, the JND team worked with plaintiffs to obtain all details regarding their losses incurred by one of the various fires. JND created plaintiff demands for the following fires helping several plaintiffs obtain a settlement to help recuperate losses not covered by insurance companies. JND supported several California fire cases against both Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.

• Thomas Wildfire
• Woolsey Wildfire
• Kincade Wildfire
• Bobcat Wildfire
• Saddle Ridge Wildfire

As the case managers, the JND team worked with our client to draft and complete Plaintiff Fact Sheets on court deadlines, created internal procedures to ensure consistency and accuracy while drafting Plaintiff Fact Sheets, and communicated with plaintiffs via phone and email to send reminders, answer questions, and work through the PFS with them.

JND’s CEO Jennifer Keough and her team, including JND Vice President Gretchen Eoff, were designated as the escrow agent and claims processor in the $1 billion settlement in In re Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Products Liab. Litig., No. 13-2441 (MDL) (D. Minn.). The settlement was structured to compensate eligible U.S. Patients who had surgery to replace their Rejuvenate Modular-Neck and/or ABG II Modular-Neck hip stems prior to November 3, 2014. As the claims processor, Ms. Keough and her team designed internal procedures to ensure the accurate review of all medical documentation received; designed an interactive website which included online claim filing; and established a toll-free number to allow class members to receive information about the settlement 24 hours a day. Additionally, she oversaw the creation of a deficiency process to ensure claimants were notified of their deficient submission and provided an opportunity to cure. The program also included an auditing procedure designed to detect fraudulent claims and a process for distributing initial and supplemental payments. Approximately 95% of the registered eligible patients enrolled in the settlement program.