Robert C. Collins III

Mr. Collins’ experience includes representing:

Product Liability

• fairlife in multidistrict class action litigation alleging false marketing and consumer protection claims related to the advertising of milk products
• Certain LG entities in putative class action litigation alleging that General Motors used defective, fire-prone batteries in Chevy Bolt vehicles
• Behr in class action litigation related to an allegedly defective deck-coating product
• Weyerhaeuser in several class action and individual lawsuits alleging product liability, warranty, and consumer fraud claims related to floor joists
• A pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple state and federal lawsuits alleging public nuisance, product liability, and consumer fraud claims related to the marketing and sale of opioid medications
• A refrigerator manufacturer in product liability class actions in California and Florida federal courts, as well as related indemnity litigation in Ohio federal court

Consumer Protection and Breach of Contract

• Vivid Seats and Ticket Fulfillment Services in several class and individual lawsuits related to event cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Carvana in nationwide class action litigation related to state title, license, and registration fees
• DTE Energy in class action litigation related to flooding in the Detroit metropolitan area
• The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society in class and individual litigation related to event cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• The NCAA in multidistrict class action litigation related to head injuries in college sports
• Peloton in class and individual litigation alleging failure to provide reasonable accommodations and discrimination based on disability
• The Savannah College of Art and Design in class action litigation seeking tuition refunds due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• A software company in several class actions related to a vehicle valuation product

Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources

• A Texas-based solar plant in contractual disputes related to the Texas energy grid and the Texas deep freeze
• An Arizona-based utility in an American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitration with the Navajo Nation related to technical failures at a New Mexico power plant
• A California utility in a multibillion dollar international arbitration related to defective steam generators that a Japanese company supplied to the utility’s nuclear power plant
• A chemical manufacturer in multiple federal and state court cases alleging public nuisance and product liability claims related to contaminated water bodies
• A global engineering and construction company in indemnity and veil-piercing litigation in Missouri state and federal courts related to lead contamination
• A transformer manufacturing facility in remediation and tort toxic litigation, as well as related insurance and indemnity litigation, in Illinois and Mississippi federal and state courts

Data Security and Information Privacy

• Herff Jones in nationwide class action litigation related to an alleged data privacy breach
• e.l.f. Cosmetics in putative class action litigation alleging that its virtual try-on feature scans and stores facial geometry data in violation of BIPA
• Mary Kay in a class action lawsuit alleging unlawful collection, use, storage, and disclosure of facial scans in violation of BIPA

Telecommunications

• Netflix in 14 class action lawsuits seeking to extend the application of video franchise fees to online streaming content services
• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers in class action litigation related to allegedly unauthorized fax broadcasts