About John Davis

John R. Davis leads the firm's class action and whistleblower practices. He has spent most of his career working in or litigating before U.S. Federal Courts, focusing on complex litigation with particular emphasis on consumer fraud, healthcare fraud, antitrust, environmental, and insurance matters. Before joining Slack Davis, John clerked for two federal district court judges in the Middle District of Alabama and then spent three years at a prominent class action and environmental law firm in New Orleans, where he developed expertise in pharmaceutical antitrust class actions, RICO class actions, and environmental natural resource damages litigation. He is licensed in Texas, California, Louisiana, and Alabama.

John was named a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star in Class Action/Mass Torts from 2018 through 2022. He served as court-appointed class counsel in Grigson v. Farmers Group, Inc., a federal class action alleging premium discrimination against approximately 700,000 policyholders that settled for $52 million in June 2020. He was also appointed to the Plaintiffs' Executive Committee in the Valsartan Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2875, involving contaminated blood pressure medications taken by millions of Americans.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$52 millionSettlement

Roughly 700,000 Texas auto insurance policyholders shared a $52 million class settlement after a federal lawsuit showed Farmers Group charged long-term customers higher premiums than new customers for coverage that was functionally identical.

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (Austin Division) · 2020Class ActionsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Boston College Law School
J.D.
Trinity University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Texas
State Bar of California
State Bar of Louisiana
State Bar of Alabama

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.