Nina Fields Britt Managing Attorney

Class Actions

Unfair and Deceptive Trade

Mutual Fund Litigation

Securities Fraud

Tobacco

Complex Business Litigation

2000, South Carolina

2002, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

2009, U.S. Supreme Court

2011, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

2011, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

2011, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

University of South Carolina, J.D., magna cum laude, 2000

College of Charleston, B.S., cum laude, 1997

Charleston County Bar Association

South Carolina Association for Justice

South Carolina Women Lawyers

South Carolina Bar

South Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars (2012-2014)

Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (2003)

Contributing Author/Editor, 2022 Survey of Federal Class Action Law: A U.S. Supreme Court and Circuit-by-Circuit Analysis, A.B.A. Section of Litigation (forthcoming 2022)

John Greabe, Michael Brickman, James C. Bradley & Nina H. Fields, Moving Beyond Gartenberg: A Process-Based and Comparative Approach to § 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, 28 Ann Rev. Banking & Fin. L. 133 (2008)

Nina H. Fields , Note, The Sale of a Law Practice in South Carolina: The Impact of Model Rule 1.17 on Solo Practitioners and Their Clients, 50 S.C. Law Rev. 1029 (1999)

Mutual Fund Litigation

As fund assets grow, the cost of managing a mutual fund does not increase at the same rate as revenues generated by fees do. Nina has served as counsel in cases on behalf of investors against mutual fund advisors for charging excessive fees. A number of her cases have resulted in settlements to investors, and her work has caused some mutual funds to initiate reforms, including fee breakpoints and better oversight by boards of directors. The litigation included appeals to federal circuit courts and the United States Supreme Court, which resulted in a unanimous reversal of a Seventh Circuit opinion in Jones v. Harris Associates L.P., 559 U.S. 335 (2010)

Diminished Value Cases

After a loss, even fully repaired homes are worth less than they were prior to the damage. Nina represented Georgia homeowners suing insurance companies for failure to provide diminished value coverage that, under Georgia law, is part of homeowners insurance. Our litigation helped hundreds of thousands of homeowners get the coverage to which they were entitled.

Insurance Industry Risk Calculations

Nina was counsel in class action litigation against AIG for its methodology of calculating a company’s risk when determining workers’ compensation premiums. The insurance company used a rolling three-year average of paid claims but failed to consider the portion of those claims ultimately recouped from the at-fault party’s insurance company and other sources.

Motor Fuel Sales Practices Litigation

Nina served as counsel and was a member of various committees in multi-district litigation against oil companies and gas station operators for failing to account for the temperature of gasoline and its effect on the value of the gasoline sold to consumers. This litigation resulted in settlements with some gasoline retailers that obligated them to modify their sales practices.

In addition to complex securities litigation and class actions, Nina also represents individuals in personal injury and wrongful death actions and businesses in complex disputes.