Ian Cooper and John Reynolds Win Class Action Appeal

 Ian P. Cooper,  John M. Reynolds

Ian Cooper and John Reynolds won an appeal for ConocoPhillips in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on September 15, 2015. Ian and John sought reversal of a class certification order entered by the district court in a case involving environmental contamination and alleged property damage. In a unanimous opinion, the Eighth Circuit reversed the class certification order holding that the Plaintiffs had failed to establish that they suffered a common injury. Ian argued the case before the Eighth Circuit.

Ian Cooper is a founding Shareholder of the Firm. Ian practices in the areas of employment, higher education, commercial and tort litigation and has been honored as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, an organization that recognizes the leading litigation attorneys in the United States. Ian is also regularly named a Best Lawyer in America and a Missouri Super Lawyer. Ian is Chairman of the Firm.

John Reynolds concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and tort litigation. John represents businesses, individuals, and government entities in litigation throughout Missouri.