Federal Court Appointments

In complex federal multi-district litigation and in class actions, state and federal court judges appoint only those firms known for their experience and expertise. These are some of the legal actions in which Levin Papantonio attorneys have been so appointed:

MDL APPOINTMENTS

In re Deepwatyer Horizen (BP) Oil Spill in the Gulf, MDL 2179 (E.D. La.) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee, one of only four law firms nationwide).

In re Fosamax Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1789 (S.D.N.Y.) (lead counsel and chairman of Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In re Actos Product Liability Litig., MDL 2299 (W.D. La.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In re Gadolinium Based Contrast Agents Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1909 (N.D. Ohio) (co-lead counsel of Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In Re Digitek Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL 1968 (S.D.W.Va.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In re Vioxx Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1657 (E.D. La.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; co-chair of Discovery Committee; Science Committee; lead and co-lead counsel on hundreds of individual cases).

In re Bextra and Celebrex Marketing Sales Practices and Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1699 (N.D. Cal.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; co-chair, Discovery Committee; Science Committee).

In re Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1203 (E.D. Pa.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Science Committee; lead and co-lead counsel on thousands of individual cases).

In re Zyprexa Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1596 (E.D.N.Y.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In re Medtronic, Inc., Implantable Defibrillators Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1726 (D. Minn.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; co-chair, Discovery Committee).

In re Guidant Defibrillators Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1708 (D. Minn.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Discovery Committee; Trial Team Committee).

In re Ortho Evra Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1742 (N.D. Ohio) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In re Accutane Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1626 (M.D. Fla.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; co-chair, Discovery Committee).

In Re Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1407 (W.D. Wash.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Discovery Committee; lead and co-lead counsel on approximately 250 individual cases ).

In re Rezulin Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1348 (S.D.N.Y.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; chair, Discovery Committee; lead and co-lead counsel on thousands of individual cases) .

In re Baycol Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1431 (D. Minn.) (lead and co-lead counsel on hundreds of individual cases).

In re Serzone Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1477 (S.D.W.Va.)(lead and co-lead counsel on on approximately 200 individual cases).

In re Propulsid Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1355 (E.D. La.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In re Amtrak “Sunset Limited” Train Crash in Bayou Canot, Alabama on September 22, 1993, MDL 1003 (S.D. Ala.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Electronic Document Repository; Research Committee).

In re America Online, Inc., Version 6.0 Software Litig., MDL 1412 (N.D. Ill.) (co-lead counsel).

In re Cisco Systems, Inc., Securities & Derivative Litig., MDL 1527 (N.D. Cal.) (co-lead counsel).

In re Asbestos Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 875 (E.D. Pa.) (lead and co-lead counsel on more than 5,000 individual cases).

In re Breast Implant Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 926 (N.D. Ala.) (Florida Liaison Counsel, lead and co-lead counsel on thousands of individual cases).

In re Factor VIII or IX Concentrate Blood Products Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 986 (N.D. Ill.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Settlement Committee).

In re High Sulfur Content Gasoline Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1632 (E.D. La.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; co-chair, Trial Committee).

In re Welding Fume Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1535 (N.D. Ohio) (Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee; co-chair, Discovery Committee).

In re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litig., No. 05-4182 (E.D. La.) (Plaintiffs’ PLSC).

In re BP Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” in Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, MDL 2179 (E.D. La.) (Appointed to Executive Committee, Steering Committee).

In re Trasylol Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 1928 (S.D. Fla.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

In re Chinese Drywall Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 2047 (E.D. La.) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee; Science Committee).

In re Depuy ASR Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL 2197 (N.D. Ohio) (Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee).

CLASS COUNSEL APPOINTMENTS

In re Conoco, Inc. Class Action, No. 2001 CA 000631 (Escambia County Cir. Ct., Fla.) (co-lead counsel).

Perrine v. Du Pont, No. 04-C-296-2 (Harrison County Cir. Ct., W. Va.) (class counsel).

Sher v. Raytheon, No. 8:08-cv-889-T-33AEP (M.D. Fla.).

State of Florida v. American Tobacco Company, No. CL-95-1466 (AH) (Palm Beach County Cir. Ct., Fla.) (Founding and Participating Member of Legal Team).

In re Life Insurance Company of Georgia Class Action, No. CV 94-002696 (Mobile County Cir. Ct., Ala.) (Co-Lead Counsel).