Practice Areas
- Class Actions & Multi-District
- Construction
- Environmental Litigation & Toxic Torts
- Financial Services & Insolvency Litigation
- Litigation
- Securities & Corporate Litigation
Education
- B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999
- J.D., Wake Forest University, 2002; School of Law Honor Council
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 2002
- District of Columbia, 2003
- All Federal District Courts in North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
John A. Fagg, Jr.
John Fagg’s primary areas of practice include business torts and general commercial litigation. He has litigated a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including commercial disputes, products liability claims, allegations of unfair trade practices, and the defense of environmental claims in both the federal and state court systems.
Mr. Fagg has defended clients in serial litigation in state and federal courts throughout the United States and in multi-district litigation.
- He has successfully opposed attempts to certify a class action related to exposure to industrial chemical compounds.
- He has successfully opposed attempts to certify a class action regarding alleged adverse health effects from pharmaceutical products.
- He has coordinated discovery in multi-jurisdictional litigation and MDLs regarding allegations of alleged adverse health effects from pharmaceutical products.
- He has substantial experience working with expert witnesses in a wide variety of disciplines.
- He has worked to prepare and present jury research projects and focus groups to help craft litigation strategy on behalf of the Firm’s clients.
Before joining Moore & Van Allen, Mr. Fagg practiced with a large law firm in Washington, D.C.
Representative Cases:
- Defended government contractor at trial in federal court in connection with multi-million dollar international construction contract. (E.D. Va 2004).
- Member of appellate team that successfully defended the appeal of a summary judgment dismissal of a multi-billion dollar natural resource damages claim. (10th Cir. 2006).
- Member of appellate team that defended a large corporation in the appeal in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and a certified question to the Georgia Supreme Court involving allegations of environmental contamination; the successful appeal led the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to set aside a $20 million verdict. (Supreme Court of Georgia, 2005; 11th Cir 2005).
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association: Tort Section; Litigation Section
- North Carolina Bar Association
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Justice William Bobbitt Inn of Court