Jason R. Brost
jason.brost dbr.com
Phone:
(202) 230-5238
(202) 230-5238

About
Experience
- Defended life insurer against complaint alleging that annuities issued by insurer and purchased by plaintiff were unsuitable product and were misrepresented by the selling agent; obtained summary judgment on six of eight counts; obtained jury verdict regarding contract claim and directed verdict on consumer fraud claim; successfully defended appeal.
- Defended insurer in set of lawsuits brought by hedge funds and other life settlement investors regarding whether insurer’s cost of insurance adjustments on universal life insurance policies violated policies’ terms.
- Defended consumer products company against multiple consumer class actions alleging that claims on product labels were misleading.
- Represented issuers of lender-placed insurance against multiple consumer class actions alleging insurance was placed improperly and insurer paid inappropriate compensation to lenders.
- Defended allegations of elder financial abuse in connection with sales and surrenders of deferred annuity products.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Illinois
Education
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2006, cum laude
- University of Portland, M.A., 1996
- University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1994
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Organizations
- American Bar Association