Victoria S. Nugent Victoria Nugent, a Partner at the Firm, joined Cohen Milstein in 2000 and is a member of the Consumer Protection practice group.
Ms. Nugent has focused on consumer protection and public health litigation throughout her career, including In re StarLink Product Liability Litigation (N.D. Ill.), representing farmers who sued Aventis Cropscience after an unapproved variety of genetically modified corn was detected in the U.S. corn supply and drove down prices for all U.S. corn exports. More than $100 million was recovered for the class in a landmark settlement. She is currently working on In re General Motors Dex-Cool Products Liability Litigation (S.D.Ill.), representing car owners seeking to enforce product warranties for an extended life coolant and Howell v. State Farm (D.Md.), representing flood policy holders who were denied the full benefits of their government-backed insurance policies following Hurricane Isabel. Ms. Nugent has argued cases before the high courts of Georgia, Nebraska and the District of Columbia, as well as the federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Before joining Cohen Milstein, Ms. Nugent worked for seven years at Public Citizen, a national consumer advocacy organization. During that time, she worked on many legislative and regulatory campaigns addressing issues that ranged from automobile safety to international trade policy. In 1998, Ms. Nugent received a two-year fellowship sponsored by the National Association for Public Interest Law (NAPIL). As a NAPIL Fellow, she worked at Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (TLPJ), where she helped develop and prosecute impact litigation in the areas of arbitration, banking, credit and insurance.
Ms. Nugent received her undergraduate degree in History from Wesleyan University in 1991 and graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1998. Ms. Nugent is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Contact: vnugent@cmht.com Practice Area: |
