Scott Voelz represents clients in a variety of areas, including class and mass actions involving consumer protection statutes, product liability and property damage claims, toxic torts, and employment issues, as well as contract, construction, and lease disputes. Scott also represents major entertainment studios in intellectual property matters. He has handled and tried matters in both federal and state courts, as well as a variety of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) settings.
For his client victories, Scott has been recognized as a Southern California “Rising Star” by Los Angeles Magazine and a “Life Sciences Star” by LMG Life Sciences. Most recently, Scott was named a “Benchmark California Star,” (2019) and “Local Litigation Star,” (2018-2020) for General Commercial, Insurance, and Product Liability by Benchmark Litigation.
- Representing a major package delivery company in more than 50 related class and individual actions in federal and state courts concerning disputes with pick-up and delivery contractors over employment classification
- Representing a major transportation and logistics company in multiple class actions alleging employment misclassification of owner-operators
- Representing a food and beverage company in several purported class actions pending in California state and federal courts alleging violations of various state consumer fraud statutes
- Representing a food and beverage company in a competitor’s Lanham Act case alleging false advertising
- Representing a food and beverage company over alleged violations of California’s Proposition 65
- Representing a multinational entertainment company in a contract and fraud dispute over a property in Inglewood, California
- Represented a pet food manufacturer in a putative class action over alleged false advertising of its products
- Representing a beverage company in putative nationwide consumer class action alleging misleading product labeling
- Represented a specialty pharmacy provider in a putative nationwide class action over alleged violations of the “junk fax” provisions of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
- Represented a national retailer over alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Representing a beverage company in several purported consumer class actions pending in California state courts alleging violations of California's Unfair Competition, False Advertising, and Consumer Legal Remedies statutes
- Represented a beverage company against several consumer fraud class actions concerning the company’s beverages
- Represented specialty pharmacy provider in putative nationwide class alleging violations of the TCPA
- Represented a debt collection company in a purported California class action related to alleged telephonic privacy violations of California Penal Code Section 630 et seq.
- Represented a major pharmaceutical company in product liability litigation involving a surgical mesh product
- Represented several current and former welding electrode manufacturers in mass and individual product liability actions in state and federal courts alleging neurological injury from manganese exposure
- Represented a healthcare company in product liability actions involving a prescription drug in numerous federal and state courts
- Represented a major pharmaceutical in product liability actions involving a prescription drug in several state and federal courts
- Represented a major pharmaceutical company in wrongful death suits involving a prescription drug in federal and state courts
- Represented a social media company in a wrongful death action allegedly caused by one of its online fitness application
- Represented a multinational corporation in personal injury and wrongful death claims arising from the use of fertilizer products
- Represented a global security and aerospace company in federal and state court against class and mass toxic tort actions involving air and groundwater contamination in Burbank, California
- Represented major chemical company in property damage class actions in federal and state court in South Carolina
- Represented a global security and aerospace company in contract disputes with a government agency over the construction and management of toll roads in Orange County, California
- Represented a school district in several major construction contract disputes
- Represented a school district in a contract dispute regarding the construction of a new $100 million high school campus
- Represented a major film corporation in a breach of contract, Lanham Act and copyright infringement action arising from the marketing and production of a syndicated television series
- Represented a multinational mass media corporation in a contract dispute with licensor over proper accounting of licensing royalties
- Represented royalty owners in oil and gas lease disputes with an American multinational energy corporation.
- Represented a sports company in a lease dispute over the operation of a golf course in Santa Barbara, California
- Represented a major hotel chain in defense of California Business & Professions Code Section 17200 claims regarding its vacation packages
- Represented a communications company in defense of a securities action which sought to prevent a multi-billion-dollar debt offering
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Central, Southern, and Northern Districts of California
- US Court of Appeals, Second, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits
Education
- Yale University, J.D., 1995
- Ohio University, B.A., 1992: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors & Awards
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action - Defense: Automative/Transport (2022)
- Named a “Benchmark California Star,” (2019, 2021-2023) and “Local Litigation Star,” (2018-2023) for General Commercial, Insurance, and Product Liability by Benchmark Litigation
- Named a “Life Science Star” for Product Liability by LMG Life Sciences (2012-2015 & 2018-2020)
- Recognized as a Southern California “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers (2006-2007)
Professional Activities
Speaker
- Law Seminars International, “Consumer Class Actions: How are the Lower Courts Interpreting and Applying Comcast” (December 2013)
- Law Seminars International, “Class Certification Trends and Motions to Dismiss Class Allegations” (December 2012)
- Law Seminars International, “Wal-Mart v. Dukes” Telebriefing (June 2011)
- Strafford CLE Webinar, “Pleading and Defending Class Actions: Leveraging the Latest Developments in CAFA Removal Jurisdiction” (December 2010)
- University of Southern California’s Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics, “Googling Human Rights: Do Global Information Gatekeepers Like Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google Have A Duty To Protect and Promote Human Rights?” (March 2009)
- American Industrial Hygiene Association’s PCIH 2008 Conference, “Manganese: Questions, Context and Controversy: Legal Aspects” and “Challenges in Manganese Exposure Assessment in Welding Operations” (November 2008)
- American Conference Institute’s Second National Forum on Welding Rod Litigation, “Diagnosing and Proving Manganese Exposure” (June 2005)
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