Civil Litigation

Previous Cases

In lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court seeking $25 million for alleged musculoskeletal injuries from use of prescription medication, persuaded court to (i) strongly suggest it would exclude plaintiff’s lead causation expert and schedule a Frye hearing, and (ii) sanction plaintiff for discovery violations and rule that it would hold an evidentiary hearing on whether to give adverse inference instruction. Case settled favorably before hearings occurred.

Achieved favorable resolution for manufacturer on day of jury selection in consumer-protection action by West Virginia Attorney General seeking to recover all payments made by anyone in the State for prescription medication and other costs purportedly related to the medication.

Won temporary restraining order from Ohio state court allowing Internet café businesses in that State to reopen and to resume offering sweepstakes through software developed by company that was indicted under Ohio’s gambling statutes.

Obtained settlement for technology startup company, at beginning of discovery in bet-the-company case, for less than one-sixth of the damages for which it was sued in Southern District of New York.

In class action alleging that Texas real properties worth nearly $80 million were owned by estate of former president of foreign nation and should be used to pay purported judgment, obtained favorable settlement for true owners of properties shortly after filing motion for summary judgment.