Defective products & dangerous drugs lawyers

Bryan Aylstock led servicemembers in the 3M earplug MDL through the contractor-defense ruling, bellwether trials, Aearo’s bankruptcy and a $6 billion deal.

Tracy A. Finken co-chairs the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the Depo-Provera meningioma litigation against Pfizer, from early filings to settlement.

Michelle Parfitt co-leads the federal MDL over J&J talc powder, carrying ovarian-cancer causation science through two Rule 702 reviews to a $5.5 billion deal.

Christopher V. Tisi opened for the Casaretto family in a $20 million talc verdict against J&J and tried and argued Decker v. GE Healthcare over Omniscan.

Tara D. Sutton tries mass-tort cases involving tobacco, JUUL, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, tribal opioid claims, and disputes over expert evidence and causation.

Timothy J. Becker of St. Paul is plaintiffs’ co-lead counsel in the Suboxone film dental-injury MDL against Indivior in the Northern District of Ohio.

Shelley Hutson gave the closing for four women in a $26.7 million Pinnacle mesh verdict against Boston Scientific and is co-lead counsel in the 3M earplug MDL.

Mike McGlamry argued for the Wright Conserve hip MDL, co-led it, tried its first bellwether in Atlanta, and co-led discovery in the NFL concussion case.

Trent B. Miracle co-led the AndroGel testosterone MDL against AbbVie over Low T marketing and heart risks and is co-lead counsel in the Suboxone film MDL.

Sarah S. Doles, co-lead and liaison counsel for plaintiffs in the federal Paraquat MDL since 2021, helped carry Parkinson’s claims to a 2025 master settlement.

Jayne Conroy tried Suffolk County’s opioid case to a verdict against Teva and helped negotiate $13.8 billion in settlements with CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.

Michael Sacchet argued against 3M’s government-contractor defense and tried earplug bellwethers that ended in $110 million and $77.5 million verdicts.

Erin K. Copeland leads the Paragard IUD breakage MDL in Atlanta and helped lead California’s Essure cases to Bayer’s $1.6 billion settlement.

Mark Lanier tried Ingham v. Johnson & Johnson, the St. Louis talc and ovarian cancer case that ended in J&J’s payment of about $2.5 billion in 2021.

Parvin Aminolroaya co-leads the federal GLP-1 cases against Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly over stomach and vision injuries after co-leading the Elmiron eye cases.

Christopher A. Seeger guided the 3M Combat Arms litigation from an unprecedented federal docket to an administered settlement structured around proof, timing, liens, and claimant choice.

Kelly Iverson co-led the $1.6 billion Philips CPAP settlements and tried Maurice Able’s Eighth Amendment case to a jury verdict in Pittsburgh.

Lead trial lawyer for Cuyahoga County in the first federal opioid bellwether and Nassau County’s counsel in New York’s public-nuisance trial against Teva.

Edward A. Wallace is Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in the federal hair-relaxer cancer MDL before Judge Rowland, where the first bellwether trial is set for 2027.

Lexi J. Hazam co-leads MDL 3047 against Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube, where Breathitt County’s school claims survived summary judgment and settled.

Michael A. London, co-lead counsel in the AFFF firefighting-foam MDL, is class counsel for public water systems in settlements with 3M, DuPont, Tyco and BASF.

J. Gerard Stranch IV litigates class actions and mass torts involving opioids, privacy, cybersecurity, product liability, antitrust, securities, and labor claims.

Seth A. Katz, co-lead class counsel in the East Palestine derailment case: the soil sampling, the $600 million Norfolk Southern settlement and its payouts.

Kelsey Stokes co-leads the Bard hernia mesh MDL, is Administering Counsel for its settlement fund, and tried the first Covidien mesh bellwether in Boston.