Cases
Representative Matters: Prevailed in a trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against a plaintiff who claimed to have developed chronic lymphocytic leukemia ( CLL ) from his work at CSX Transportation, Inc.. Plaintiff claimed his CLL was the result of exposure to diesel exhaust on a daily basis.
Obtained a defense verdict for an automobile manufacturer in a mesothelioma death case, in which plaintiff claimed that the warnings on the company's asbestos-containing products were inadequate. Plaintiff was represented by arguably the most preeminent Plaintiff's law firm.
Defended Baxter International in a products liability matter that involved a claim of product defect in their flagship dialysis products
a botched kidney transplant
was successful in having Plaintiff agree to dismiss Baxter.
Prevailed on a motion to dismiss pursuant to forum non conveniens
Plaintiff appealed, but had defects in his appeal therefore, winning a motion to dismiss Plaintiff's appeal.
Obtained a defense verdict for an automobile manufacturer in a mesothelioma death case, in which plaintiff claimed that the warnings on the company's asbestos-containing products were inadequate.
Obtained a defense verdict in a case for an interstate railroad in which plaintiff attempted to impose a duty on the railroad to provide barriers to railroad tracks abutting roadways.
Won an appeal for Ford Motor Company in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, affirming summary judgment in a product liability case in which the plaintiff contended that Ford was liable for its English subsidiary's products under the apparent manufacturer doctrine
the piercing the corporate veil theory.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a defendant where plaintiff claimed asbestos attributable to the client caused a decedent's mesothelioma
subsequent death. Plaintiff's claims included an attempt to pierce the corporate veil to hold the client liable for its wholly owned subsidiary.
Obtained on behalf of an automobile manufacturer, in a significant asbestos-related appeal before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, a reversal of an order granting a mistrial
the reinstatement of a judgment following a defense verdict after a jury trial in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Obtained a favorable result for a premises client sued in the State of West Virginia for alleged injury
death resulting from exposure to an alleged hazardous substance at the client's facility.
Obtained a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah precluding the every breath opinion under Daubert in Smith v. Ford Motor Co., et al., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7861 (D. Utah Jan. 18, 2013).
Obtained decision from Pennsylvania Supreme Court that the each
every breath theory of causation lacks general acceptance under Frye in Betz v. Pneumo Abex.
Obtained a defense verdict for a major automotive manufacturer following a five-
-a-half week trial involving a peritoneal mesothelioma claim brought by a 44-year-old gentleman. The matter involved a unique claim for design defect of company's braking system.
Obtained a defense verdict for an auto manufacturer following a two-
-a-half week asbestos trial. The jury found that the plaintiff had been exposed to asbestos, but that during the period of exposure, the auto manufacturer had not been negligent in placing asbestos-containing brakes into the market without a warning.
Participated in
cross-examined experts
prepared post-trial brief in Frye hearing before the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The court ruled in favor of our client, a major automotive manufacturer,
found that the plaintiffs' experts lacked any methodology in arriving at their causation opinions.
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led multiple products
premises liability actions in Pennsylvania
New Jersey related to hazardous gases, including acetylene
propane.
Consultant on Medicare Section 111 reporting requirements for several companies.
National science defense coordinator for two Fortune 100 companies in toxic-tort litigation. Involves expert development
oversight, trial preparation, coordination
strategy. Includes strategic oversight of numerous matters in 2007
2008.
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led Frye hearing for two Fortune 100 companies challenging the admissibility of plaintiffs' experts' methodology in toxic-tort litigation in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in February 2008.
Tried medical negligence matter for individual in Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in 2008
resulted in one of the largest verdicts in Montgomery County for a plaintiff in a medical negligence matter.
Served as national coordinating counsel for a pharmaceutical company in its PPA diet
pharmaceutical products liability litigation. Representation includes responsibility for over 250 direct claims
approximately 540 contractual indemnity claims, oversight of local counsel in 18 states, oversight of federal Multi-District Litigation,
the development of corporate
expert witnesses.
Member of the national asbestos defense team for Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
a member of their national trial team. Included trying significant case to verdict in the Superior Court of Delaware in 2007.
Served as national counsel for Borinquen Insulation in its asbestos litigation in the U.S. Virgin Isl
s. Representation involved approximately 500 cases spanning a period of about eight years.
