Bret P. Flaherty is a shareholder in the Consumer Protection,
Employment Law and Human Rights and Commercial Litigation practice
groups at Berger & Montague. He concentrates his practice
in the areas of complex commercial litigation and transactional
corporate matters.
Mr. Flaherty has considerable experience in consumer protection
and product liability class actions, breach of contract,
employment, international human rights, consumer fraud and lender
liability matters. Significant representations include
Provident American Corp. and Provident Indemnity Life Insurance
Company v. The Loewen Group Inc. and Loewen Group International
Inc. (E.D. Pa.) ($30 million recovery in a claimed 10-year
verbal contract case);
In Re: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. Tires Product Liability
Litigation, MDL No. 1373 (S.D. Ind.) (multidistrict
litigation relating to Firestone tires and the Ford Explorer);
Kiobel, et al v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, et al.,
(S.D.N.Y.) (relating to human rights violations in Nigeria against
the Ogoni people) and Unisys
ERISA Benefits Litigation (E.D. Pa.). Mr. Flaherty has
also successfully defended the owner of a landmark hotel in
Philadelphia in litigation relating to the acquisition of the
hotel.
Mr. Flaherty is an active and involved member of his community
and champions organizations supporting the arts, education and
diversity.
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