Cases
Representative Matters: World Trade Center Litigation (SDNY)-Selected, in competition with the top 30 toxic tort law firms in the country, to represent the City of New York
150 of its contractors in more than 10,000 lawsuits alleging personal injury
property damage arising from the debris removal
cleanup operations at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 attacks. Appointed by the Court as Liaison Counsel for more than 500 defendants. Led in oral arguments before the District Court
the Second Circuit.
Agent Orange Litigation (EDNY)-Served as chief trial counsel for Monsanto in class actions alleging personal injuries to 10 million veterans
their families for exposure to dioxin contained in herbicides used to defoliate the jungle during the Vietnam War.
Deepwater Horizon Litigation (E.D. La.)-Represented SEACOR, owner of the ocean-going fireboats that extinguished the fires on the drilling platform. SEACOR was accused of destabilizing the platform causing its collapse. Won dismissal for SEACOR based upon immunity doctrine.
Genocide Litigation (N.D. Ill.)-Served as lead counsel for Engility, a military defense contractor that provided training to the Croatian army. Engility was accused of complicity in genocide against the Serbian population of the Croatian province of Krajina.
Puerto Rico Environmental Litigation (D.P.R.)-Served as lead trial counsel for Exxon in suit against the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board for imposition of unlawful multi-million-dollar fines for alleged environmental contamination. Obtained preliminary injunction against enforcement of the fines in the District Court for Puerto Rico
an affirmance in the First Circuit.
Madison Square Garden (N.Y.S. Ct., N.Y. County)-Represented MSG in litigation arising from reconstruction of the sports facility.
Y2K Litigation-Served as chief trial counsel for Lucent Technologies, AT&T
Avaya in multiple class actions on behalf of 80,000 customers of business phone systems alleging that the products ceased performing as represented after the turn of the millennium.
DES Litigation (NY State Courts)-Acted as lead counsel for Glaxo in the national diethylstilbestrol litigation involving claims of multi-generational birth defects from a drug prescribed to pregnant women for morning sickness.
Breast Implant Litigation (NJ Courts)-Represented General Electric which manufactured the silicone contained in breast implants.
Nuclear Power Plant Explosion (N.Y.S. Ct., Niagara County)-Conducted three week trial for General Electric which was accused of manufacturing high voltage electrical equipment which allegedly failed causing an explosion at a New York nuclear power plant.
Alcohol Litigation (State Court, Texas)-Lead counsel for Brown Forman, the manufacturer of Jack Daniels
numerous other br
s of alcoholic beverages, in lawsuits by alcoholics claiming that the manufacturers were responsible for their addiction. Achieved l
mark ruling from the Texas Supreme Court holding manufacturers not liable.
Baby Food Recall (State Court, Pennsylvania)-Chief counsel for SunOpta, a manufacturer of natural foods, in a lawsuit involving the recall of 11 million packets of baby food.
Dialysis Litigation (D. Colo.)-Lead counsel for DaVita, the second-largest provider of dialysis services in the country, in putative class action alleging that the dialysate solution used by DaVita caused increased deaths
strokes during
immediately after the procedure. Defeated class certification.
Toyota North American Quality Advisory Panel-Served as chief counsel for the independent advisory panel created by Toyota in response to the Unintended Acceleration Litigation.
Black Lung Litigation (D. Md.)-Counsel for Johns Hopkins University
Medical Center in class action alleging that a radiologist provided false testimony in more than 10,000 Black Lung cases causing a denial of federal benefits to injured mine workers.
PCB Litigation-Counsel for Monsanto in multiple cases alleging environmental contamination, property damages
personal injury from polychlorinated biphenyls.
Dioxin Litigation-Counsel for Monsanto in litigation alleging that the burning of dioxin-containing waste product caused air
water pollution
widespread property damage.
Calling Card Litigation-Served as national defense counsel for IDT in nationwide calling card class action asserting violations of the Consumer Fraud Acts of New Jersey
multiple other states.
