Peter  Herzog has successfully defended more than 100 consumer class actions against companies like Ford Motor Company, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, and Michelin in trial and appellate courts across the country. Mr. Herzog was one of the trial lawyers who successfully represented Ford Motor Company in a six-week jury trial against a certified class in St. Clair County, Illinois in 2004. He was also one of the trial lawyers who represented Ford Motor Company in a 12-week trial against a certified class in Sacramento, California in 2007.

Select Representations

• In re: Bisphenol-A (BPA) Polycarbonate Plastics Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 08-1967 (W.D. Mo. 2011) (denying motions for certification of nationwide, statewide, and issues classes)
• Robinson v. American Honda Motor Co., 551 F.3d 218 (4th Cir. 2009) (affirming Rule 12 dismissal of proposed nationwide class action)
• Howard Morris & Robert Matlosz v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Nos. BER-L-2592-07 & BER-L-441-08 (N.J. Law. Div. Jan 2, 2009) (summary judgment against named plaintiffs in proposed nationwide class action)
• Phillips v. Ford Motor Company, No. 99-L-1041 (Madison County, Illinois Circuit Court 2007) (decertification of certified nationwide class)
• In re Ford Explorer Cases, JCCP Nos. 4266 and 4270 (Sacramento, California Superior Court 2007)(12-week trial against certified California class that settled just before closing arguments)
• In re 2005 United States Grand Prix Litig., 489 F.3d 316 (7th Cir. 2007) (affirming Rule 12 dismissal of all claims on behalf of proposed nationwide class)
• Thiedemann v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 183 N.J. 234 (2005) (seminal New Jersey decision on ascertainable loss in consumer fraud actions—affirmed summary judgment in favor of Mercedes-Benz)
• Dabush v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 874 A.2d 1110 (App. Div. 2005) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Mercedes-Benz based on plaintiff’s inability to prove ascertainable loss)
• St. Clair County & City of Centreville v. Ford Motor Company, No. 03-L-115 (St. Clair County, Illinois Circuit Court 2004) (six-week jury trial resulting in defense verdict against certified Illinois class)

Bar and Court Admissions

Missouri, 1987

Massachusetts, 1985

United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits

United States District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and Eastern District of Missouri

Education

Washington University, J.D., 1985

Washington University, B.A., 1982

Professional Affiliations

• Missouri Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• American Bar Association