Tanner M. Cook

Class Actions/Antitrust Litigation/Multidistrict Litigation (MDL)

• Successfully defended national sporting goods manufacturer accused of violating state antitrust laws, securing a complete dismissal of all claims with prejudice.
• Served on team representing leading pharmacy benefit manager in MDL in Florida federal court, obtaining both a dismissal with prejudice and an important decision defending the use of mail-order pharmacies to deliver medications.
• Drafted a motion for summary judgment in a TCPA class action which resulted in a complete dismissal of the plaintiff's claims.
• Helped achieve exclusion of damages and liability experts, denial of class certification, and award of summary judgment in multidistrict consumer fraud class action.
• Represented supermarket chain in MDL in New York federal court involving allegations of mislabeled over-the-counter drugs, which the district court dismissed on federal preemption grounds.
• Successfully moved to compel individual arbitration of consumer claims in a variety of forums.
• Served on team that successfully vacated unfavorable class arbitration award in federal court.

False Claims Act Litigation

• Won summary judgment for a national healthcare provider named in False Claims Act suit brought by a former employee alleging a novel theory of liability under the federal False Claims Act and the state False Claims Acts of multiple different states.
• Assisted in defending company in multi-defendant False Claims Act suit that was dismissed with prejudice at the pleading stage, for which the relator was ordered to pay the defendants' attorney's fees.
• Representing private university in False Claims Act suit involving the receipt of Title IV funding.
• Representing managed care organization in False Claims Act suit involving the use of fraud and abuse detection processes in connection with state Medicaid program.

Appellate Litigation

• Secured favorable state appellate rulings on an issue of first impression regarding the enforceability of online arbitration provisions.
• Briefed appeal of $500,000 jury verdict in breach of contract dispute, resulting in complete reversal of trial court's judgment.
• Defeated petition for writ of mandamus seeking to avoid court-ordered disclosure of privileged documents.
• Served on an appellate team that obtained affirmance of a summary judgment ruling in a reverse false claims case under the False Claims Act.