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Ms. Hargrove has a national litigation practice focusing on class action litigation, insurance and financial services litigation, and product liability. She has substantial experience litigating insurance sales practices and claims cases, including the successful defense of numerous class action opt-out cases. Representative Cases: Ms. Hargrove currently is defending numerous class actions involving credit insurance. Ms. Hargrove successfully defended an insurance company against vanishing premium claims, resulting in the seminal decision Williamson v. Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, 741 S0.2d 1057(Ala.1999). Ms. Hargrove successfully defended an insurance company and an automobile distributor against numerous nonopt-out cases arising after a class action settlement. Ms. Hargrove successfully obtained the dismissal of consumer class actions against a rental car company and rental truck company on grounds that there is no private cause of action for the alleged sale of insurance without a license. Ms. Hargrove successfully obtained the reversal of a trial court order granting class certification against a rental truck company alleging improper assessment of rental taxes. U-Haul Co. of Ala., Inc. v. Johnson, 893 So.2d 307 (Ala. 2004). Ms. Hargrove received a defense verdict in a two-week antitrust jury trial involving price-fixing claims in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Ms. Hargrove has successfully defended numerous cases against a pharmaceutical company alleging product liability claims arising from the use of prescription pain medication. Ms. Hargrove has defended a pharmaceutical company in numerous cases alleging product liability claims arising from the ingestion of a prescription diet medication. Prior To Maynard Cooper: Ms. Hargrove clerked for the Honorable William M. Acker, Jr., United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, in 1995. | 