Mark H. Troutman

Partner

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P: 614.221.2121 | F: 614.365.9516
EMAIL mtroutman@isaacwiles.com

Assistant Lisé LaBair 614.220.5102 llabair@isaacwiles.com

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Mark Troutman protects consumers. He’s relentless, laser-focused on details, highly creative, and ready to serve at a moment’s notice.

As the co-leader of the firm’s class action efforts on behalf of plaintiffs across the country, Mark often battles some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated companies. After spending the beginning part of his career doing defense work, Mark is dedicated to vindicating the rights of consumers against corporate misdeeds. Mark’s work takes him across the country, practicing in state courts throughout Ohio and federal courts from California to Virginia. Such a practice relies on relationships with other lawyers from across the country, which is essential when taking on adversaries who are sophisticated and are not afraid to use their vast resources to defend themselves.

As a co-author of the leading guide on Ohio Consumer Law for nearly a decade, Mark has kept up with the emerging trends in consumer law. This enables him to assume leadership roles in his cases to help guide this complex litigation. Importantly, keeping up with the current legal trends also helps the lawyers he teams with to think ahead on the impact of certain decisions in his cases and how they influence the final result.

Mark’s representative cases include, but are not limited to, the following:

Lead Counsel in Consumer Class Action against Porsche in which the parties settled the plaintiffs’ claims for tens of millions of dollars;
Special Counsel for the Ohio Attorney General, claims against five of the country’s largest pharmaceutical companies alleging misrepresentations and deceptive marketing that caused the nation’s current opioid crisis;
Lead Counsel in Consumer Class Action against Global Fitness gyms that operated under the name Urban Active, which eventually settled for amounts equivalent to several months’ gym dues;
Lead Counsel in Consumer Class Action against Ford Motor Company alleging vehicle defects leading to unintended acceleration; and,
Liaison Counsel in Consumer Class Action against Honda alleging undue vibration in their 2015 and 2016 Honda CR-V model vehicles.

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Education

The Ohio State University, J.D., 2003
The Ohio State University, Political Science and Criminology, summa cum laude, B.A., 2000

Bar & Court Admissions

Ohio
*practiced in many other jurisdictions based upon pro hac vice admissions
U.S. District Court, Southern District Ohio, 2003
U.S. District Court, Northern District Ohio, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2005

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case studies

In re Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Plastic Coolant Tubes Products Liability Litigation (S.D.Ohio)—co-lead counsel in consolidated MDL case against U.S. and foreign entities resulting in $45 million settlement
Gascho v. Global Fitness Holdings—co-lead counsel in consumer class action alleging deceptive and unconscionable billing practices of fitness chain resulting in $22.89 million settlement
Ford Unintended Acceleration Litigation—co-lead role in class action against Ford seeking damages for repairs and safety risks associated with unintended acceleration events in millions of Ford’s vehicles over the past decade
Ford MyTouch/Sync Litigation—committee role in class action against Ford alleging design defects and flaws with Ford’s new “infotainment” system included in hundreds of thousands of vehicles
In re: American Honda Motor Co., Inc., CR-V Vibration Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation—liaison counsel role in consumer class action against Honda based upon undisclosed engine vibration

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articles & presentations

Articles

"Ohio Consumer Law," Co-Author, published by Lexis Publishing, 2009-Present

Presentations

Vetting & Preparing Plaintiffs, Class Action Mastery Conference, Panelist, New York City, May 10, 2018