Dr Pepper Snapple Group / Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages • Successfully
as a Lead Defense Counsel in various consumer product labelling claims including successful defeat of class certification regarding the labelling of high fructose corn syrup as natural in Weiner v. Snapple.
He has served
as lead defense counsel in more than 50 national TCPA class actions and has litigated nearly a thousand individual TCPA cases in his role as national strategic litigation counsel for major banks and finance companies.
Our seasoned litigators have acted on behalf of Global 100 clients
as lead defense counsel in hundreds of securities class actions, derivative lawsuits, and SEC investigations and enforcement actions in courts nationwide.
Represent client
as lead defense counsel in an environmental class action brought by homeowners asserting nuisance and property damage claims based on allegations that a neighboring industrial site contaminated the water table.
Serve
as lead defense counsel in a medical monitoring class action alleging that workplace conditions lead to a chronic illness.
Mary is an accomplished trial lawyer, having served
as lead defense counsel in what was, at the time, the largest civil litigation ever tried in United States history.
Examples include serving
as lead defense counsel on the successful appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court of a decision certifying a toxic tort class action in Alexander v. Norfolk Southern Corp., 82 So.3 d 1234 (La. 2012).
Not exact matches
As suggested by past cases, the court's explanations and examples promptly
led to additional efforts by
defense counsel to re-analyze those examples and then offer his own.
Our lawyers routinely serve
as defense counsel for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns Property & Casualty Intermunicipal Fund (PACIF), the
leading provider of Property / Casualty and Workers» Compensation coverage to Vermont municipal entities.
He is currently serving
as one of the
lead defense counsel in litigation arising out of a power plant explosion.
Crispen also has obtained
defense verdicts
as lead trial
counsel in state and federal courts throughout Southern California.
Serve
as national trial and coordinating
counsel for a
leading manufacturer of food equipment systems in product liability matters, including the
defense of product designs for meat grinders, mixers, slicers, saws, tenderizers and deep fat fryers.
On the eve of another Vioxx trial starting Monday in New Orleans, Phillip Beck, Merck's
lead defense counsel in federal court, discusses his
defense of Merck
as our guest on this week's legal - affairs podcast Coast to Coast.
Our expertise has been recognized by the courts
as we acted
as defense counsel in some of the
leading cases that resulted in legal precedent by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in areas such
as prescription of tort actions, the extent of Plaintiff's burden of proof and case in chief in a premise liability case,
as well
as the apportionment of comparative negligence in trip and fall accidents involving stationary fixtures.
Represented major kitchen appliance manufacturer in
defense of numerous product liability cases across the country
as national coordinating
counsel and
lead trial
counsel
Meredith is
counsel to some of the world's
leading and most recognized companies and is widely regarded
as a rising star in the class action
defense bar.
Earlier, among other matters, he obtained a full
defense jury verdict
as lead trial
counsel in a case on behalf of the New York City Law Department; served
as lead counsel in an appeal where the court vacated a first degree robbery conviction of a client on the basis of ineffective assistance of
counsel (People v. Cyrus, 48 A.D. 3d 150 (1st Dept. 2007)-RRB-; and was co-
lead counsel on the submission of an amicus brief on First Amendment issues with the United States Supreme Court.
He routinely serves
as lead trial
counsel and often works with other attorneys in joint -
defense groups.
Serving
as lead counsel in
defense of venture capital funds in shareholder litigation arising from an alleged squeeze - out transaction (Ohio).
Norm Pattis also handles murder
defense trials throughout the United States
as lead counsel on murder
defense teams.
The publication highlights some of the firm's high - profile representations, including its role
as lead national
counsel for an international pharmaceutical company in hormone replacement therapy litigation, Wright's representation of Ford against allegations of unintended acceleration and faulty spark plugs, and Troyer's
defense of Wells Fargo in a nationwide class action and an associated individual action and his representation of a manufacturing company in a toxic tort case.
As an attorney, Jay has earned the recognition of the industry and his peers, including being selected to Super Lawyers, named one of the Top 10 Under 40 by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, Top 10 Under 40 by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys,
Lead Counsel rated for drunk driving
defense by Thomson Reuters, and named one of the 10 Best Attorneys for New Jersey by The American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys.
Served
as lead counsel in successful
defense of a Fortune 500 manufacturer of road markers in multiple product liability cases.
Our role
as lead M&A
counsel to Anthem on this historic transaction also includes our antitrust practice
leading the
defense of the merger against a high - profile challenge brought by the US Department of Justice.
Served
as lead counsel for the defendant and achieved a
defense verdict on behalf of a debtor bank holding company following an advisory jury trial involving a claim by the FDIC for more than US$ 500 million.
Weil serves
as lead counsel overseeing the
defense of Toyobo, a major Japanese fiber manufacturer, in connection with potential False Claims Act claims by the U.S. DOJ, class action suits, multiple personal injury suits, and claims by multiple state attorneys general and foreign states, among others, relating to the performance of Toyobo's Zylon fiber in bullet - resistant vests used by thousands of law enforcement agencies worldwide.
With more than 19 years of litigation and appellate experience
as both a former New York City homicide prosecutor and a criminal
defense counsel in the United States Army, Mr. Smith has served
as lead counsel on more than one hundred trials on charges to include murder, manslaughter, vehicular homicides, armed robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, drug distribution, rape, child molestation, child pornography, rape and aggravated sexual offenses, grand larceny, embezzlement and fraud on the...
He has served
as first - chair
lead defense counsel and argued motions to dismiss... Read More
2016 — In re Fresenius GranuFlo / NaturaLyte Dialysate Products Liability Litigation (MDL) Served
as lead counsel in a case in which Fish used its technical expertise to craft a novel
defense strategy that brought a favorable global settlement of product liability mass tort litigation involving the use of acid concentrate products used during dialysis.
Our teams serve
as national and
lead industry
counsel, supervise local
counsel, coordinate multidistrict litigation and develop nationwide and multinational
defense strategies.
Weil serves
as lead counsel in the
defense of Toyobo, a major Japanese fiber manufacturer, in class action suits, multiple personal injury suits,
as well
as claims by multiple state attorneys general, the U.S. Department of Justice, and foreign states relating to the performance of Toyobo's Zylon fiber in bullet - resistant vests used by thousands of law enforcement agencies worldwide.
Served
as lead counsel defending a major telecommunications company in a three - week discrimination jury trial, resulting in a
defense verdict.