Edward J Heath

October 03, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Relationship building, internal education and monitoring efforts are burdensome and time-consuming but, as Volkswagen's woes have already demonstrated, the cost of compliance is always less than the cost of a crisis.

By Edward J. Heath and Kelly Frye Barnett

15 minute read

September 21, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A consumer class action lawsuit often presents a serious threat to a defendant business, exclusive of the substantive merits of the class claims. If a threatened nationwide class action proceeds to litigation, that business is exposed to the risk of a judgment that may include significant monetary and injunctive components.

By EDWARD J. HEATH and KATHLEEN E. DION

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