Background
Sampson, George W. was born on February 14, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Sampson, George W. was born on February 14, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Hartford Fire Insurance. Company v. California, 125 L. Editor 2d 612 (1993); State of New York v. Hendrickson Brothers, 840 F.2d 1065 (CA2, 1988); Dopico v. Goldschmidt, 687 F.2d 644 (CA2, 1982); State of New York v. The Keds Corporation, 1994-1991 Trade Cas. (Commerce Clearing House), 70, 549; State of New York v. Nintendo, 775 F. Supp. 676 (South.D.N.Y., 1991); In re Domestic Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation, 1994 United States. District LEXIS 20387 (North Dakota Georgia. November 11, 1994).Worked at Hagens & Berman, P.S. (Seattle, Washington) specializing in Practice Focused on Class Actions, Multi-Plaintiff Litigation and Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1978, New New York 1979, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1988, United States. District Court, Northern District of California. 1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1993, United States.
Supreme Court. 1994, Washington and United States. District Court, Western District of Washington.
Assistant Attorney General, New York State, 1984-1994. Chief Antitrust Bureau, NYSDOL, 1991-1994.
State Liaison (National Association of Attorney Generals) toExecutive Working Group, Antitrust, 1991-1994.
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Antitrust Section). The firm"s practice concentrates on litigation involving securities and investment fraud, antitrust, consumer fraud, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, products liability, toxic claims, environmental issues and other mass tort claims on behalf of plaintiffs. The firm has been appointed lead or class counsel in class actions throughout the United States and is currently serving in that capacity in state and federal cases pending in more than twenty states.
An additional area of concentration is environmental insurance coverage litigation.
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Antitrust Section).