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Hunter Shkolnik, a partner with Napoli Shkolnik, is a highly sought-after trial attorney who focuses his practice on the trials of significant personal injury cases, primarily in the area of drug, automobile, aviation-related, and heavy truck product liability litigation. Hunter leads trial teams for myriad mass tort pharmaceutical and medical device litigations and is active in managing national litigation and plaintiff litigation groups. Hunter also serves in leadership roles, some court-appointed, on Plaintiff Steering Committees in various drug and other mass torts. He has, over the years, held leadership roles in myriad organizations. Hunter and Napoli Shkolnik have teamed up with Ben Crump to fight what he calls “environmental racism,” including in Flint, Michigan, and other parts of the country. On December 30, 2021, after five months of testimony and several weeks of deliberating, a jury ruled in favor of New York State, Suffolk County, and Nassau County (represented by Napoli Shkolnik), finding that a group of drug companies created a public nuisance through their role in the opioid crisis. This case garnered a lot of attention, in part because it was the first time that the plaintiffs chose to sue everyone in the supply chain in the same lawsuit. Although the damages have yet to be determined, Hunter has estimated that the number could be in the tens or even hundreds of billions. The damages portion of the trial will take place in 2022. Hunter is also a founding board member of the Trial Lawyers of Puerto Rico, a trade association bringing together top trial lawyers to share expertise, build partnerships, and to add value to the local Puerto Rico community. The Trial Lawyers of Puerto Rico is hosting Mass Torts Puerto Rico in May 2022. Learn more here: www.masstortspuertorico.com. Remember to subscribe and follow us on social media… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mass-tort-news Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masstortnewsorg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masstortnews.org
Fighting Environmental Racism and Seeking Justice with Hunter Shkolnik
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Join Hunter Shkolnik, lead counsel in the Opioid Litigation, as we discuss the jury verdict win in The New York state court opioid trial, where the jury ruled against Opioid Big Pharma on the "public nuisance" claims, following a seven month trial. Hunter Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik, PLLC
Breaking News: Jury Concludes Pharmaceutical Companies Fueled Opioid Crisis in NY w/ Hunter Shkolnik
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Trisha Widowfield is skilled trial lawyer and a partner at Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm. Trish has extensive experience representing individuals, entire families, and corporations throughout Florida. She handles a multitude of complex civil litigation matters, but she focuses on medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury cases. Most recently, Trish recovered $6.46 million for a client when she served as trial co-counsel in the largest wrongful death jury verdict in Volusia County, Florida. Before she became a plaintiffs’ lawyer, Trish spent a decade defending hospitals and medical professionals in malpractice lawsuits. And before that, Trish worked as a claims adjuster. Trish is extremely involved in the community and focuses her efforts on the advancement of women lawyers. She serves as the Vice President of Ms. Esquire, a social media-based networking group comprised of thousands of women lawyers nationwide. She also is involved with the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, specifically their Miami-Dade and Central Florida chapters. Remember to subscribe and follow us on social media… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mass-tort-news Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masstortnewsorg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masstortnews.org
Medical Malpractice: Practicing with Professionalism and Kindness
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Brent Wisner is an attorney and senior shareholder in the San Francisco Bay Area office of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman who concentrates his practice on pharmaceutical class action litigation, toxic-tort injuries, and consumer fraud litigation. As one of the firm’s lead trial attorneys, Brent manages a highly trained team of attorneys and takes great pride in personally working up all facets of litigation—from briefing, expert discovery, through trial and, if needed, appeal. Brent has dedicated his practice to vindicating his client’s rights and holding wrongdoers accountable. Brent is the youngest attorney to ever obtain a multi-billion-dollar verdict and has received numerous awards for his work, including in 2020: MVP of the Year in Products Liability (Law360), 500 Leading Lawyers (Lawdragon), and Verdicts Hall of Fame (National Law Journal & ALM); and for 2021: West Trailblazer (The American Lawyer), California Powerhouse (Law360), and the Clarence Darrow Award (MTMP). Brent served on all the trial teams for the first three Monsanto Roundup trials. He served as co-lead trial counsel in two of the first three cases, delivering the opening and closing arguments, and cross-examining many of Monsanto’s corporate witnesses. Brent Wisner in Monsanto Roundup Litigation. The juries in these first three trials found that exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer caused the plaintiffs to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, awarding more than $2.424 billion in total damages. Brent received his undergraduate degree, with honors, in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of California in 2005 and his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2010. Podcast interview date: November 18, 2021 Remember to subscribe and follow us on social media… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mass-tort-news Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masstortnewsorg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masstortnews.org
The Young Titan of the Plaintiff's Bar
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Linda Anderson Stanley is a senior program manager at Equal Justice Works, where she leads the organization’s Disaster Resilience Program. A lifetime public servant, Linda is committed to improving access to justice, ensuring that all individuals are able to obtain the competent legal help they deserve. She previously worked for Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. in Tampa Florida, where she focused primarily on disaster relief (such as FEMA appeals and insurance claims); housing law; consumer law; and some Veteran’s issues. In 2018, Linda was awarded the Hillsborough County (Florida) Outstanding Young Lawyer of the year award for this work. In addition to her position with Equal Justice Works, Linda serves as the Director of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Young Lawyer Division (YLD) Disaster Legal Services program and the YLD liaison to the ABA Standing Committee on Disaster Relief and Preparedness. Linda received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. *** Twitter: @LindaLAnde @ABAYLD @ejw_org LinkedIn: Linda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersonlinda/ EJW: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equal-justice-works/ ABA: https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-bar-association/ Remember to subscribe and follow us on social media… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mass-tort-news Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masstortnewsorg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masstortnews.org
Legal Services for Disaster Victims with Linda Anderson Stanley
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Dave Thomas is the Vice President of National Business Development for Law Tigers. In this role, Dave oversees and manages all aspects of business development and market expansion efforts nationally. Dave has dedicated over 20 years in developing professional relationships with key stakeholders across all industries and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with law firms and other businesses to help them grow their bottom line. In this episode, we spoke with Dave about marketing for plaintiffs’ law firms, his community-based approach to grassroots marketing, talent acquisition, diversity, innovation, and how to grow effectively. To contact Dave directly, please email him at dave@lawtigers.com or by cell: 602-527-2686. www.lawtigersmarketing.com Remember to subscribe and follow us on social media… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mass-tort-news Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masstortnewsorg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masstortnews.org
Community, Diversity, and Compassion with Dave Thomas, MBA
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