A partner at Seeger Weiss’s Philadelphia office, Scott George joined the firm in 2008 and has been in the leadership of some of the most high-stakes, high-profile litigations in state and federal courts. George has served as class counsel, as a member of bellwether trial teams, and as a leader in settlement negotiations to leverage historic results for his clients.
At Seeger Weiss, George focuses on complex litigation and class actions. His cases have involved consumer protection, product liability, property damage, personal and catastrophic injury, and pharmaceutical injury. His tireless work has enabled him to obtain historic outcomes for clients.
In the National Football League, George helped secure the concussion litigation class action settlement and implement the 65-year settlement program. This has provided more than $1 billion in compensation to date to former NFL players who suffered traumatic brain injuries while playing professional football.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | 2025 | Class Action, Consumer Protection, Product Liability |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers | 2024 | Class Action, Consumer Protection, Product Liability |
Recently, George helped secure approval of the economic loss class action settlement in the Philips Recalled CPAP Litigation. The uncapped settlement provides nearly $500 million to plaintiffs who purchased defective Philips CPAP, Bi-PAP, and ventilator devices.
Earlier, George worked on the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” fraud case in which the firm helped represent over 500,000 drivers and lessees who were sold the vehicles without being informed of excessive car emissions. Seeger Weiss helped secure nearly $15 billion in settlements, considered the largest consumer auto industry class action settlement in U.S. history. Building on that experience, Scott was a key part of the Seeger Weiss team appointed lead class counsel in the BMW X5 and 335d clean diesel litigation, which led to a $6 million settlement.
As a core member of the trial and litigation team in the Chinese Drywall litigation, George helped secure settlements worth over $1 billion for homeowners whose homes contained imported drywall products causing problems, including the corrosion of plumbing and electrical systems, as well as jurisdiction over key defendants located in China.
Finally, George helped expose Warner Chilcott’s practice of paying kickbacks to healthcare professionals and submitting fraudulent prior authorization requests. This discovery forced Warner Chilcott to plead guilty and pay $125 million to the United States and various state governments to resolve the allegations. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome with respect to any future matter.
George received his juris doctor from Temple University School of Law. See his Awards tab for further details on award wins. George values pro bono work and uses his legal knowledge to help refugees and local organizations.