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Chris Coutroulis handles business and complex litigation matters in a wide range of areas, including antitrust, class actions, mass torts, environmental, professional and accounting malpractice, securities fraud, and insurance coverage. His clients operate in numerous industries.
Chris has particular experience with class actions, and successfully defending against class certification. He has served as lead trial counsel in numerous cases, including trials on the issue of class certification. Additionally, he has significant experience in antitrust cases. He has handled many of these cases through trial and binding arbitration on behalf of clients including credit card companies; professional sports leagues; and insurance, automotive, and energy companies.
Chris previously served as group leader of the Business Litigation and the Antitrust and Trade Regulation practice groups.
Chris Coutroulis is considered by his peers to be an "excellent lawyer" and he is highly regarded for his skills in complex antitrust cases. He is regularly sought after for his strengths in class action suits.
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Henry v. Chloride, Inc., 809 F.2d 1335 (8th Cir. 1987).
In re: Agricultural Chemicals, 1995-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) 71,197 (N.D. Fla. 1995) (denying class certification).
Texas v. Zeneca, Inc., 1997-2 Trade Cases 71,888 (N.D. Tex 1997).
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JES Properties, Inc. v. USA Equestrian, Inc., 253 F. Supp. 2d 1273 (M.D. Fla. 2003).
Gilchrist v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 390 F. 3d 1327 (11th Cir. 2004).
Segal v. PEMEX, 2008 WL 4900257 (M.D. Fla. 2008).
In re: ESM Government Securities, Inc. v. Gonzalez, 52 B.R. 372 (S.D. Fla. 1985).
Riddle v. Mobil Oil Corporation, 1992 WL 81321 (M.D. Fla. 1992).
Wellcare v. AISLIC, 16 So. 3d 904 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009).
DeCastro vs. Small Planet, Case No. 9:14-cv-80033 (S.D. Fla. 2014) (class action involving alleged mislabeling of natural snack foods; case dismissed).
Perret v. Wyndham Vacation Resorts, Inc., 889 F. Supp. 2d 1333 (S.D. Fla. 2012) (order granting motion to dismiss and closing case).
Heretick v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., 841 F. Supp. 2d 1247 (M.D. Fla. 2012) (class action involving alleged improper charges at ATM machines; order denying motion to remand putative consumer class action removed to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”); case dismissed).
Mills v. Stauffer Chemical Company, (M.D. Fla. May 12, 1999) (unpublished) (denying class certification of putative class of property owners adjacent to superfund site).
Hoyte v. Stauffer Chemical Company, 2002 WL 31892830 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Nov. 6, 2002) (Pinellas County).
Grimes v. Fairfield Resorts, Inc., (M.D. Fla. April 27, 2006) (denying class certification of putative class of vacation class holders).
Bragg v. Bill Heard Chevrolet, Inc. Plant City, 2007 WL 2781105 (M.D. Fla.).
Veal v. Voyager Property and Casualty Insurance Co., 2007 WL 2700969 (M.D. Fla.).
In re Seroquel Products Liability Litig., 598 F. Supp. 2d 1271 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 6, 2009).
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State of Florida vs. Ronnie Lee Jones, Florida Supreme Court. Death penalty case, post trial proceedings, obtained reversal of conviction and death sentence.

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