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Top Class Actions (TCA) is an American legal news company based in Phoenix, Arizona. The company, founded in 2008 by technology professional Scott Hardy, provides information on class action and mass tort lawsuits and settlements and connects potential clients with legal representation.

Hardy founded Top Class Actions after discovering no websites that helped consumers learn about class action lawsuits, mass tort civil actions, and lawsuit settlements.

Top Class Actions defines its mission: "We are helping right consumer wrongs by putting out easy-to-understand news for consumer lawsuits and settlements.” The company aims to help consumers advocate for their interests in the face of potential corporate wrongdoing.

Through ongoing legal investigations also promoted on Top Class Actions’ site, law firms can inform the general public of ongoing legal issues and solicit potential clients interested in participating in a class action or mass tort litigation. Law firms turn to Top Class Actions to help them broaden their possible client reach. According to the company website, Top Class Actions generates tens of thousands of monthly leads.

History

2008-2010: Early years

Top Class Actions’ invention came innocently enough on a flight to Phoenix. While flying to Arizona’s capital, Hardy says, “While I was there [working for Limelight Networks, now Edgio], I had the idea for Top Class Actions, and that came about from when I was just flipping through a magazine on a business trip, and I saw an advertisement for the Airborne health supplement settlement [in 2008],” he said.

Hardy was intrigued and expected to find a website that tracks easy-to-claim settlements, like the Airborne settlement that allowed anyone to claim up to 63 dollars without proof of purchase.

“Well, there wasn’t,” he said. “So I built it.”

TCA’s initial framework involved three partners – Hardy and two friends. But after asking his pals for $10,000 to start the site, “They both went, ‘What? Ten grand? We’re out.’ So, they both dropped out.” The only person that believed in the cause? Hardy’s father-in-law.

Hardy envisioned TCA as an online repository for class action settlements while on a flight. “The idea for Top Class Actions, and that came about from when I was just flipping through a magazine on a business trip, and I saw an advertisement for the Airborne health supplement settlement,” he said. He became even more intrigued when he never found a website that tracks easy-to-claim settlements, like the Airborne settlement that allowed anyone to claim up to 63 dollars without proof of purchase.

However, settlement administrators weren’t knocking at his door to pay to advertise their cases.

“That first year, I sold one advertisement and was like, ‘crap, this sucks,’ but I kept plugging along because I still thought it was a good idea,” he said.

2010-2022: Growth

While at a conference with a room full of attorneys, someone told Hardy that it was great he was finding claimants, but “I need clients.”

An attorney asked, “Can you find me potential plaintiffs for class actions?”

“The entrepreneur in me went, ‘Yes, absolutely, no problem, I’m on it,’” he said. “I turned around and went, ‘Crap, how do I do that?’”

A few weeks later, Top Class Actions launched an “Investigations” effort, and to Hardy’s surprise, it worked. The company had finally started making money, and the site’s traffic continued to grow.

Not long after, Top Class Actions gained more traction in the Settlement business. And Hardy felt ready to launch investigations for mass tort campaigns. A move that ultimately helped make TCA a site truly loaded for bear.

“All of a sudden, the revenue went up, up, up, and we did like $375,000 in revenue that year, and I was able to bring on full-time employees,” Hardy said. “Then, we doubled it again the next year, and we doubled it again the year after that.”

 Core values 

The company adheres to the following four core values, which guide its interactions with internal team members, external partners, clients, and the public:


 * Lead with Love
 * Be Trustworthy
 * Strive for Excellence
 * Team Over Self

The company is also known for its philanthropic efforts, including its support of the Amphi Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to helping disadvantaged families and children in Tucson, Arizona’s Amphitheatre Public School District. Founder Scott Hardy states that philanthropic work epitomizes the company’s core principles.

 Products & services 

In 2022, Top Class Actions offers the following insights for consumers, law firms, and all curious about the world of class action lawsuits.

Consumer News

Readers across the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom have access to consumer legal news that can become lawsuits they may be able to join in the future. And for readers interested in keeping up to date on an article and following it once they’ve logged into the website.

Open class action & mass tort lawsuit investigations

TCA’s newsroom scours the Internet for class action lawsuits looking for specific types of Class Members that have similar damage from one company (“class action”) or has several plaintiffs with different damages tied to one company (“mass tort”).

Open class action settlements

Once one of these lawsuits comes to an agreement (usually without claiming responsibility) on a monetary value to end the legal process, it becomes a settlement. These are typically led by a settlement administrator who will divvy the proceeds of the resolution to Class Members that were already involved with the case. However, some people may qualify for the settlement unbeknownst to them. And some of these settlements may not require proof of purchase, meaning anyone may be eligible to receive a portion of a given settlement’s payout.

Organizational member & supporter

Top Class Action is a member and supporter of the following organizations:


 * Mass Torts Made Perfect
 * National Consumer Law Center
 * The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
 * The American Bar Association
 * Consumer Attorneys of California
 * Mass Torts Vendor Association
 * The American Association for Justice
 * The National Trial Lawyers

 See also 


 * Class action lawsuits
 * Settlement (litigation)
 * Fund administrators
 * Law of the United States