Cases
Representative Matters: Representative Mediation Experience: Mr. Merenstein's mediation
related matters include the following: Serving as court-appointed Special Master in numerous complex federal cases, including multidistrict litigation matters involving mass tort, false marketing,
anti-trust claims
Presiding over eight-day evidentiary hearing
preparing detailed findings of fact, conclusions of law,
proposed order regarding ultimate outcome in False Claims Act case
Preparing extensive report
recommendation to federal court regarding motion to dismiss based on complicated issues of federal-court jurisdiction
Mediating
facilitating resolution of hundreds of discovery disputes regarding attorney-client privilege, document production, electronically-stored information, fact
expert depositions, medical examinations, third-party discovery,
other contested issues
Successfully mediating nine separate objections to proposed distribution of $143 million common benefit fee among 17 law firms
Resolving disputes between seven state attorneys general
common benefit fee committee over states' contributions to common benefit fund
Helping to craft voluntary lien resolution program adopted by approximately 45 health care plans, numerous plaintiffs,
defendant for h
ling third-party lien claims
Serving as Judge Pro Tem in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, presiding over m
atory settlement conferences in major jury cases.
Representative Appellate Practice: Mr. Merenstein's appellate practice has included the preparation
editing of hundreds of briefs, supervision of other lawyers' brief drafting,
presentation of dozens of oral arguments in a wide variety of appeals in federal
state court. His appellate representations have run the full gamut of civil
criminal matters, covering numerous constitutional, statutory,
common law subject matters, as well as regulatory, procedural,
jurisdictional issues. He has h
led a number of high-profile criminal appeals involving complex legal issues. He also has joined trial teams as appellate counsel, h
ling all motion briefing
argument in the trial court, developing the legal arguments to complement the trial team's presentation of the facts,
taking responsibility for such matters as issue preservation
proposed jury instructions.
Representative Trial Experience: Mr. Merenstein's trial practice has included roles as lead counsel
co-lead counsel in civil
criminal matters at both jury
bench trials
second-chair responsibility in many additional jury
bench trials
briefing
arguing numerous pre-trial
post-trial dispositive motions.
