Alfredo Torrijos specializes in class action litigation, with a focus on representing consumers against insurance, pharmaceutical and technology companies. He also represents consumers who have been harmed by violations of State and Federal antitrust laws. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Torrijos worked for Litton Industries where he was in charge of designing, programming and implementing the transition of the company’s financial consolidation system from a legacy mainframe platform to a client/server system. Following law school, Mr. Torrijos worked as a Management Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he worked in the telecommunications, pharmaceutical, utilities and consumer sectors on projects involving strategy development, organization/change management and cost management. His background along with his knowledge and strong passion for technology has enabled Mr. Torrijos to strongly contribute to the firm's technology related cases against companies such as Google, Epson, Yahoo!, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, Brother, and Sony. He is admitted to practice in California State Courts and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California.
Education:
Stanford Law School (JD, 2001)
California State University, Northridge (BS, Finance, 1997)
Publications:
"The Internet, Indispensible for Providing Class Action Notice," Los Angeles Daily Journal (August 16, 2010)
"The Rise of 'Professional Objectors' in the Class Action Settlements," Los Angeles Daily Journal (July 8, 2010)
"The End of Consumer Class Action Arbitrations," Los Angeles Daily Journal (May 14, 2010)
"Five Years Later, Proposition 64, Still Unclear," Los Angeles Daily Journal (November 2, 2009)
"Virtual representation and the application of collateral estoppel to class certification decisions in the aftermath of Taylor v. Sturgell," The Advocate (December 2008)
"Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs," The Advocate (February 2007)
State Bar Memberships/Professional Affiliations:
Admitted to the California State Bar, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern Districts of California
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Consumer Attorneys of California
Appellate Record:
Johnson v. GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. (2008) 166 Cal.App.4th 1497
Cordova v. 21st Century Ins. Co. (2005) 129 Cal.App.4th 89
Crawford v. Weather Shield Mfg., Inc. (2008) 44 Cal.4th 54
Verdicts and Settlements:
Alba v. Papa John’s (United States District Court, Central District of California)
Ballandran v. Labor Ready (Los Angeles Superior Court)
Checkmate v. Yahoo, Inc. (United States District Court, Central District California)
Lockette v. Ross Stores, Inc. (United States District Court, Northern District of California)
