Galen Driscoll Bellamy is a lawyer practicing product liability, commercial litigation, appellate and 5 other areas of law. Galen received a degree from Order of the Coif, and has been licensed for 2016 years. Galen practices at Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP in Denver, CO.
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Firm InformationPositionPartnerFirm NameWheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Cases: Galen Bellamy represents major manufacturers in consumer class action
product liability litigation. His clients include sophisticated companies such as Whirlpool
Toyota.
Won a multimillion-dollar arbitration award for an energy company, recovering more than 15 times the last settlement offer made before trial.
Glazer v. Whirlpool (N.D. Ohio 2014) - Won a complete defense jury verdict for Whirlpool in a $66 million certified class action trial in Ohio involving allegedly moldy washing machines.
Tietsworth v. Sears (N.D. Cal. 2013) - Defeated a motion to certify a nationwide breach of warranty class in a case alleging that certain Kenmore washing machines contained defective electronic control boards that caused the machines to malfunction.
Savett v. Whirlpool (N.D. Ohio 2012) - Secured dismissal with prejudice of a putative nationwide class action complaint alleging that certain Whirlpool washing machines were mislabeled with the Energy Star logo.
Tietsworth v. Sears, Roebuck
Co.
Whirlpool Corp. (N.D. Cal. May 4, 2012) - Won denial of certification of a putative nationwide class action complaint alleging that certain Whirlpool washing machines contained defective electronic control boards that caused the machines to malfunction
could potentially cause them to explode.
Munch v. Sears, Roebuck
Co. (N.D. Ill. Sept. 30, 2008) - Dismissal of putative state consumer protection claims alleging that Sears failed to disclose that certain Whirlpool-manufactured washing machines contained defective electronic control boards
a design defect that caused them to develop moldy odors.
Represented large multinational consumer goods manufacturer
large retailer in multiple class actions regarding allegedly defective products.
Represented large healthcare
medical supply company in one of the largest securities class actions in U.S. history.
Conducted internal investigations of international private equity firm
large semiconductor manufacturer.
Represented large multinational document services company
large accounting firm in connection with investigations by the U.S. Securities
Exchange Commission regarding alleged accounting irregularities.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions2000, Colorado
2004, California
2001, District of Columbia
11, US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
10, US Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
US District Court for the Central District of California
US District Court for the District of Colorado
US District Court for the Eastern District of California
US District Court for the Northern District of California
US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
US District Court for the Western District of Michigan
US Supreme Court
MembershipsLegal Memberships, Activities, and Honors
Colorado Rising Stars
Class Action/Mass Torts, 2010-2013
Business Litigation, 2009 -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Florida - Levin College of Law
Class of 1999
J.D.
with high honors
Other EducationOrder of the Coif
Florida Law Review, Board Member
University of Florida
B.A.
Major in English
Minor in Philosophy, with honors, 1996
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1973
Manhasset, New York, 1973
Galen Driscoll Bellamy
370 Seventeenth Street, Suite 4500Denver, CO 80202U.S.A.
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