About Alexander Schmidt

Mr. Schmidt has been litigating sophisticated commercial disputes and class actions for 35 years. He is admitted to the bar in New Jersey, New York, and in the United States Supreme Court. He has represented clients in class actions nationwide. Mr. Schmidt is both a tenacious advocate for his clients and a creative problem solver. He has won cases on motions, at trial, and on appeal. His diligence, perseverance, attention to detail, and innovative thinking have enabled him to settle seemingly intractable disputes out of court. Mr. Schmidt has litigated many cutting-edge legal issues, changing the law to benefit not only his clients but society overall.

NOTABLE CURRENT AND PAST CASES

Mr. Schmidt has been appointed co-lead counsel in Patane v. Nestle Waters North America, Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, on behalf of millions of consumers and eleven individual plaintiffs from eight states, in a false advertising and consumer fraud case alleging that Poland Spring brand bottled water is not genuine “spring water” but, rather, ordinary groundwater. The plaintiffs seek to recover $1 billion in price premiums that the class has overpaid for Poland Spring Water since 2004 and to enjoin the defendant from continuing to mislabel the product as spring water.