December 13, 2021 Congrats to the trial teams from the Monsour Law Firm, the law firm of Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, and the Thomas J. Henry Law Firm on their $22.5M jury verdict in Federal Court in Tallahassee, FL against 3M. This was a bellwether case in the combat earplug MDL that resulted in the largest verdict of the 8 bellwether cases tried thus far. The Plaintiff was Thomas Finley, who is one of thousands of veterans who claim the 3M combat earplugs sold to the military were defective and caused hearing loss. It was a privilege and pleasure to play a role in their success story. And, as always, kudos to the trial jury for their time and service as well as the Judge and Court staff for keeping the jury system running.
November 12, 2021 Congrats to Stephen Scott, MaryJo Roberts, and the entire trial team from the Kullman Firm on their defense jury verdict in an employment case in Greenbelt, MD. This case involved race discrimination against General Dynamics/CSRA; and the jury, led by a school administrator, got it absolutely right as counsel stayed on message and hit the winning themes. It was a privilege and a pleasure to play a role in their success story. And kudos to the trial jury for their time and service as well as to the Judge and the Court staff for keeping the wheels of justice moving.
October 27, 2021 Congrats to Andy Ryan of Ryan Law Partners, LLC, Josh Carlin of Hanson Curran, LLP and the entire Southwest Airlines trial team for their defense jury verdict in Rhode Island. This case was brought by 2 TSA employees over carbon monoxide exposure at the Providence airport. While the jury found the airport owner/operator negligent and awarded $26M, they got it completely right by deciding that Southwest was not negligent at all. Andy Ryan is a courtroom master who stuck to the trial themes and focused the jury on our key messages. On behalf of the Bloom team, it was a pleasure and privilege to play a role in this success story. Lastly, as always, kudos to the trial jury for weeks of time and service, as well as the Court staff for keeping the wheels of justice moving forward.
October 22, 2021 Congrats to Josh Marks, DJ Goldfarb, and Elin Harrington from Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti, LLP on their defense jury verdict in Federal Court in Denver. This was a case involving a claim for excessive use of force by a police officer. This jury selection commanded an extra, and relatively, new layer of analysis due to politics. But the jury of 7, comprised of 2 teachers, 1 of which was the foreperson, got it right. It was a pleasure to play in role in their success story. And kudos to the jury for their time and service, as well as the Judge and Court staff for keeping the wheels of justice moving.
October 8, 2021 Congrats to Eric Buresh and his team from Erise IP, as well as Melissa Smith from Gillam & Smith, LLP on their defense verdict in a patent trial in Marshall, TX on behalf of Sony. This dispute involved patents on video game features, and the East Texas jury found no infringement and that the patents cover well-understood and routine technology, which paves the way toward invalidity. It was a privilege to play a role in this. As always, kudos to the jury for their time and service, and to Judge Gilstrap and his court staff for keeping the wheels of justice moving forward.
September 13, 2021 Congrats to Peter Prynkiewicz, Shawn Oller, and the entire team from Littler Mendelson, PC as well as Southwest Airlines on their defense verdict in an employment trial in Phoenix, AZ. This case involved claims of gender discrimination and retaliation by a female former employee. Interestingly, this unanimous verdict came from a jury comprised of 6 females and 1 male, demonstrating that demographics such as gender are not entirely predictive in jury selection. It was a privilege to play a role in this success story. And, as always, kudos to the jury for their service.
August 27, 2021 Congrats to Ed Reines from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP as well as Leigh Martinson, Dan Silver, and the entire trial team from McCarter & English, LLP on their jury verdict in Delaware on behalf of ArcherDX. This patent case involved 2 life sciences patents for cancer testing; and the jury found they were infringed and awarded $4.7M. The jury also found willful infringement. It was a pleasure and a privilege to work with these professionals and play a role in their success story. Lastly, kudos to the jury for their time and service.
Congrats to Ed Reines from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP as well as Leigh Martinson, Dan Silver, and the entire trial team from McCarter & English, LLP on their jury verdict in Delaware on behalf of ArcherDX. This patent case involved 2 life sciences patents for cancer testing; and the jury found they were infringed […]
July 29, 2021 Congrats to Michael Nadel, Jenn Routh, Lauren Evans, Sarah Hogarth, and the entire trial team from McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP on their defense verdict in a construction fraud case in Arlington, VA. These fine professionals prepared tirelessly, and their approach in the courtroom squarely focused on what was important to the jury, making it easy for the jury to get it right. We are proud to have played a role in this success story.
Congrats to Michael Nadel, Jenn Routh, Lauren Evans, Sarah Hogarth, and the entire trial team from McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP on their defense verdict in a construction fraud case in Arlington, VA. These fine professionals prepared tirelessly, and their approach in the courtroom squarely focused on what was important to the jury, making it […]
July 16, 2021 Congrats to Sarah Columbia, Ian Brooks, and Nikki Capitano from McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP as well as Jack Blumenfeld from Morris Nichols, LLP on their defense jury verdict in a patent infringement trial for the client Next Caller/Pindrop in Delaware. This is the second trial between these fierce competitors – we got defense verdict back in March in Denver as well. This team was great to work with and was well-prepared. Kudos to the jurors for their time and courage to serve. My team and I are proud to have played a role in this success story.
Congrats to Sarah Columbia, Ian Brooks, and Nikki Capitano from McDermott, Will & Emery, LLP as well as Jack Blumenfeld from Morris Nichols, LLP on their defense jury verdict in a patent infringement trial for the client Next Caller/Pindrop in Delaware. This is the second trial between these fierce competitors – we got defense verdict […]
June 28, 2021 Congrats to Bob Latham, Katherine Staton, Justin Lee, and entire trial team from Jackson Walker, LLP on their jury verdict for MAG Aerospace in front of Judge Brown in Dallas, TX. This was a very complex breach of contract and fraud case involving the modification of an aircraft that was a festival of technical terms and acronyms. In the end, the jury got it right, and these fine professionals truly gave it their all for the 2 week trial. It was a pleasure and a privilege to play a role in their success story. And, as always, kudos to the jury for their time and service.
Congrats to Bob Latham, Katherine Staton, Justin Lee, and entire trial team from Jackson Walker, LLP on their jury verdict for MAG Aerospace in front of Judge Brown in Dallas, TX. This was a very complex breach of contract and fraud case involving the modification of an aircraft that was a festival of technical terms […]