William M Gage is a lawyer practicing drug and device litigation, drug and device litigation - trials, pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare and 4 other areas of law. William received a B.A. degree from University of Mississippi in 1987, and has been licensed for 36 years. William practices at Butler Snow LLP in Ridgeland, MS and 1 other location.
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Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionChair, Litigation Department, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare GroupFirm NameButler Snow LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesExperience: MDL
Mass Tort Management: MDL Lead Counsel, In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair Systems Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2327, United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
MDL Lead Counsel, In re: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2782, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Statewide Counsel, diet drug litigation for Wyeth.
Regional Counsel, Gammagard litigation for Baxter Healthcare Corporation.
Trials: The People of the State of California v. Johnson & Johnson - California State Attorney General Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2019)
4 Key Moments From J&J's Mesh Marketing Battle With Calif.,: Law360, October 2, 2019
Breaking Down J&J
California's 1B Pelvic Mesh Trial,: Law360, July 12, 2019.
Hrymoc v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. - New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2017).
Adkins v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. - Pennsylvania State Court Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2017)
Philly Jury Clears J&J in Latest Pelvic Mesh Case, Law360, June 9, 2017.: Carlino v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. - Pennsylvania State Court Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2016).
Cavness v. Johnson & Johnson, et al - Texas State Court Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2015)
J&J Wins 1 st Trial Over Prosima Pelvic Mesh,: Law360, October 5, 2015.
Perry v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. - California State Court Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2015).
Batiste v. Johnson & Johnson, et al - Texas State Court Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2014).
Kendall v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., - New Jersey Accutane litigation (Trial Counsel, 2014).
Gross v. Johnson & Johnson, et al. - New Jersey Pelvic Mesh Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2013).
Reynolds, et al. v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. - New Jersey Accutane Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2012).
McCarrell v. Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. - New Jersey Accutane Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2010).
Speisman, et al. v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., - New Jersey Accutane Litigation (Trial Counsel, 2008).
Budzinski v. City of Clinton, et al., (Trial Counsel).
Weed v. Dickerson, (Trial Counsel).
Delaughter v. Lucious Cannon, Jr., et al., (Trial Counsel).
Powell v Mississippi Farm Bureau, (Trial Counsel).
Reported Decisions: Akins v. Golden Triangle Planning & Development District, Inc., 34 So. 3d 575 (Miss. 2010).
American Home Products Corp. v. Sumlin
942 So. 2d 766 (Miss. 2006).
Wyeth Laboratories v. James, 918 So. 2d 1243 (Miss. 2005).
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories v. Caldwell, 905 So. 2d 1205 (Miss. 2005).
American Guarantee
Liability Ins. Co. v. The 1906 Co., 273 F. 3d 605 (5th Cir. 2001).
American Guarantee
Liability Ins. Co. v. The 1906 Co., 129 F. 3d 802 (5th Cir. 1997).
Ezell v. BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc., 961 F.Supp. 149 (S.D. Miss. 1997).
McCoy v. South Cent. Bell Telephone Co., 688 So. 2d 214 (Miss. 1996).
Allstate Ins. Co. v. Chicago Ins. Co., 676 So. 2d 271 (Miss. 1996).
Radmann v. Truck Ins. Exchange, 660 So. 2d 975 (Miss. 1995).
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1990, Mississippi
U.S. District Courts, Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
MembershipsAssociations
International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL)
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Lawyers for Civil Justice
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
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Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Mississippi
J.D.
cum laude
University of Mississippi
J.D.
1990 Casenote Editor
University of Mississippi
J.D.
Mississippi Law Journal
Other EducationUniversity of Mississippi
Class of 1987
B.A.
Accounting
University of Mississippi
Class of 1987
B.A.
cum laude
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Personal Details & HistoryAgeBorn in 1965
1965
William M Gage
Renaissance at Colony Park1020 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 1400P.O. Box 6010Ridgeland, MS 39157U.S.A.
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