Thomas J. Palazzolo

Counsel

, Bryan Cave LLP

St. Louis

Tel

1 314 259 2321

Fax

1 314 552 8321

tjpalazzolo@bryancave.com

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Thomas J. Palazzolo

Counsel

St. Louis

One Metropolitan Square
211 North Broadway, Suite 3600
St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2750

Phone:

1 314 259 2321

Fax:

1 314 552 8321

email:

tjpalazzolo@bryancave.com

Biography

Representative Experience

Tom Palazzolo graduated first in his class at Washington University Law School in 1992.

Since 2001, he has worked on consumer fraud and warranty class action defenses for companies such as Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Chrysler, and Michelin. His primary focus is brief writing and legal analysis.

Tom Palazzolo graduated first in his class at Washington University Law School in 1992.

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The matters on which Mr. Palazzolo has worked include:

In re Ford Motor Co. E-350 Van Products Liab. Litig., (No. II), 2010 WL 2813788, at *1 (D.N.J. 2010) (granting summary judgment in favor of Ford on twenty plaintiffs with respect to various claims) & In re Ford Motor Co. E-350 Van Products Liab. Litig., (No. II), 2011 WL 601279, at *1 (D.N.J. 2011) (granting summary judgment in favor of Ford on five of seven remaining unjust enrichment claims)
Lewis v. Ford Motor Co., 685 F. Supp. 2d 557 (W.D. Pa. 2010) (denying motion to remand under CAFA after denial of class certification)
Lewis v. Ford Motor Co., 263 F.R.D. 252, 257 (W.D. Pa. 2009) (denying certification of class for Pennsylvania consumer protection act claim)
Robinson v. American Honda Motor Co., 551 F.3d 218 (4th Cir. 2009) (affirming Rule 12 dismissal of proposed nationwide class action)
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)
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)
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)
St. Clair County & City of Centreville v. Ford Motor Company, No. 03-L-115 (St. Clair County, Illinois Circuit Court 2004) (defense verdict in favor of Ford and against certified Illinois class)