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77 Attorneys
Armstrong Containers, Inc.
American Suzuki Motor Corp.
Bombardier Recreational Products
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Chevron USA, Inc.
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Deere & Company
Fru-Con Construction Corporation
General Motors
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.
Hyundai Motor America, Inc.
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
Kia Motors America, Inc.
Monessen Hearth Systems Company
Murray Energy Corporation
Nalco Company
Norfolk Southern
The Procter & Gamble Company
Nissan North America, Inc.
Skechers USA, Inc.
Terex Corporation
Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA
U-Haul Company
Univar USA Inc.
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
West Chester Hospital
Asbestos Cases
Aviation Litigation
Class Actions
Construction Claims / Litigation
Legal Malpractice Defense
Mass Tort Cases
Medical Malpractice
Manufacturing / Distribution
Motor Vehicle / Motorcycle
Pharmaceutical / Medical Devices
Pipeline Litigation
Premises Liability
Product Liability Cases
Railroad Litigation
Trucking Litigation
Toxic Tort Cases
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We were trial counsel in dozens of tobacco/smoking cases including obtaining a defense verdict in a class action in West Virginia making claims for medical monitoring.
Since 2014, we have defended Murray Energy Corp. (and/or its subsidiaries) in two lawsuits, one initiated by a sophisticated business entity, and the other an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline company, both of which alleged land use violations and various torts. In March 2016, we obtained a voluntary dismissal for MEC and its subsidiary of the sophisticated business owners’ lawsuit in Belmont County, Ohio, state court wherein the plaintiffs were seeking over $1 million in damages. In July 2015, after prevailing on summary judgment that our clients were not required to pay for any costs associated with protecting pipelines in advance of our longwall mining, we tried a case to the bench to verdict in Franklin County, Ohio Common Pleas Court adverse to an interstate natural gas pipeline company. At trial, we defended allegations that the pipelines sustained material damage resulting from planned subsidence due to our clients’ permitted longwall mining. The pipeline company seeks monetary damages in excess of $5 million dollars plus punitive damages. We are still awaiting a decision from the Franklin County court.
We were trial counsel in dozens of tobacco/smoking cases including obtaining a defense verdict in a class action in West Virginia making claims for medical monitoring.
We defended P&G in lawsuits alleging that the use of Fixodent Denture Cream caused neurologic disease. The Court issued an exhaustive 39 page opinion granting P&G’s motion to exclude plaintiff’s experts on general and specific causation. Without expert testimony to establish causation, the plaintiff’s case could not proceed and was ultimately dismissed. The finding was the first in the US to assess and reject the scientific basis for lawsuits filed by a number of Fixodent® users.
We defended Yamaha as national liaison counsel for Yamaha’s Rhino utility vehicle in more than 300 product liability lawsuits in multi-district litigation. We also served as lead trial counsel in the 12 Rhino cases filed in Kentucky courts.
We obtained voluntary dismissal for Toyota of Kentucky statewide class action involving unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. We obtained dismissals and favorable settlements for Toyota in multiple product liability cases as a result of successful Daubert and summary judgment motions.
Trial defense of a regulatory action by the Federal Trade Commission against the medical testing laboratory accused of inadequate data security practices sufficient to safeguard the Protected Health Information contained on its computer network. In November 2015, we gained a win before an FTC Chief Administrative Judge and set the parameters on how to challenge the FTC on data security matters. The case is currently being reviewed by the FTC commissioners and a decision is expected in June 2016. Depending on how the Commission rules, the case could be appealed to the Federal court.
We represent Skechers in litigation concerning Shape-Ups Rocker Bottom Shoes. The MDL involves approximately 2,150 plaintiffs. The plaintiffs have asserted claims of both traumatic injuries from falls and chronic injuries from wearing the shoes over a period of time.
We have obtained defense verdicts for University of Kentucky physicians in eight cases since 2008, many of which involved representation of multiple defendants in matters with complex medical issues and seven-figure damages exposure. Over roughly the same time period, we have handled nine appeals for the University on a wide range of legal issues arising during the course of litigation. We typically have 10 to 15 active litigation matters open for the University at any given time. Several of our cases are set for trial in 2016-2017.
We have received four jury trial defense verdicts for the railroad since 2008. Additional directed verdicts, summary judgments, voluntary dismissals and favorable trial results in Federal Employers Liability Act, general negligence and grade crossing accident litigation.
For the past three years, we have defended Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) in 85 to 100 lawsuits related to surgeries performed by an orthopedic spine surgeon, Dr. Atiq Durrani. Dr. Durrani performed surgeries while employed at CCHMC from 2004-2009, and then at other area hospitals when he left CCHMC and went into private practice. The cases were pending in Hamilton and Butler Counties, Ohio, but more recently have been consolidated to one judge in Hamilton County. The defendants are challenging the propriety of that consolidation. Further, the defendants removed the great majority of the cases to federal court under a CAFA mass tort theory. Although the District Court granted remand, the remand has been stayed while the defendants seek review by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
National counsel for a major food flavoring manufacturer handling workplace and consumer butter flavoring lawsuits alleging exposure-related respiratory injuries, including bronchiolitis obliterans. These cases initially involved over 700 plaintiffs across federal and state courts in Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Georgia, Wisconsin and Washington. We convinced plaintiffs’ counsel to dismiss over 530 claims and also tried eight cases in Missouri and Ohio.
Attorney Roster
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Chair • Partner • Lexington
(859) 425-1019 • linsey.west@dinsmore.com
Products liability, railroad defense, medical/hospital defense and commercial litigation
Chair • Partner • Huntington
(304) 691-8320 • john.mahaney@dinsmore.com
Complex commercial and business litigation, construction, mass tort
Henry Jernigan, Jr.
Partner • (304) 357-0901 • henry.jernigan@dinsmore.com
Defense of complex litigation involving corporate disputes and products liability claims
David Brittingham
Partner • (513) 977-8455 • david.brittingham@dinsmore.com
Products liability, mass tort, toxic tort, health care, commercial litigation, multi-party suits, mass tort claims, class actions, multi-district litigation, professional liability, medical malpractice and hospital liability
Thomas Connor
Partner • (513) 977-8454 • thomas.connor@dinsmore.com Products liability and mass tort litigation, commercial litigation, medical malpractice and health care compliance matters
Douglas Feichtner
Partner • (513) 977-8497 • doug.feichtner@dinsmore.com
Mass torts/products litigation (medical products, food products), defense of natural resource companies in litigation related to land use and torts, commercial litigation
Gabrielle Hils
Partner • (513) 977-8175 • gabrielle.hils@dinsmore.com
Multidistrict, class action, and mass tort litigation, products liability, toxic tort and premises liability
Nancy Lawson
Partner • (513) 977-8115 • nancy.lawson@dinsmore.com
Mass and toxic tort and products liability
Mary-Jo Pullen
Partner • (513) 977-8622 • maryjo.pullen@dinsmore.com
Product liability including consumer products, chemicals and drugs/medical devices, toxic tort and medical malpractice litigation, including mass tort actions in state and federal courts and multi-district litigation
Michael Eagen
Of Counsel • (513) 977-8578 • michael.eagen@dinsmore.com Personal injury, property damage, products liability, professional malpractice, insurance coverage, toxic torts, commercial law and mass torts
Melissa Korfhage
Of Counsel • (513) 977-8563 • melissa.korfhage@dinsmore.com
Mass and toxic tort and products liability
Jacqueline Sheridan
Of Counsel • (513) 977-8443 • jacqueline.sheridan@dinsmore.com
Products liability, drug/medical device litigation, mass tort litigation
Mark Silbersack
Of Counsel • (513) 977-8243 • mark.silbersack@dinsmore.com
Antitrust, products liability, restraint-of-trade, monopoly, price discrimination, unfair competition, corporate audits/investigations, class actions, punitive damages, appellate work
Frank Woodside, III
Of Counsel • (513) 977-8266 • woodside@dinsmore.com
Medical malpractice, products liability, mass tort (pharmaceutical and medical devices, chemicals and flavorings, consumer products)
Tammy Imhoff
Associate • (513) 977-8548 • tammy.imhoff@dinsmore.com
Complex litigation including intellectual property, products liability, and antitrust matters
Alice Jones
Associate • (513) 977-8301 • alice.jones@dinsmore.com
Products liability
Thomas Kemp
Associate • (513) 977-8242 • thomas.kemp@dinsmore.com
Products liability
Allison Knerr
Associate • (513) 977-8536 • allison.knerr@dinsmore.com
Breach of contract, breach of license agreement, negligence and fraud
Marilena Walters
Partner • (614) 628-6913 • marilena.walters@dinsmore.com
Defense of medical negligence cases at the trial and appellate level
Craig Banford
Partner • (304) 691-8412 • craig.banford@dinsmore.com
Civil litigation, toxic tort, occupational injury litigation
David Bolen
Partner (304) 691-8464 • david.bolen@dinsmore.com
Products liability, transportation, chemical companies, insurance carriers
Angela Konrad
Partner • (304) 691-8302 • angela.konrad@dinsmore.com
Occupational injury, toxic tort
Luke Lafferre
Partner • (304) 691-8308 • luke.lafferre@dinsmore.com
Products liability, personal injury, multi-million dollar contract claim, commercial litigation, occupational disease, railroad litigation
Alexis Mattingly
Partner • (304) 691-8406 • alexis.mattingly@dinsmore.com
Mass and toxic tort, products liability, premises liability, employment discrimination/harassment, wrongful termination, "deliberate intent" claims, railroad, trucking, chemical, insurance, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing companies
Melissa Veltri
Partner • (304) 691-8352 • melissa.veltri@dinsmore.com
Personal injury defense, medical malpractice, podiatric malpractice, commercial litigation, mass litigation
Alexander Ward
Partner • (304) 691-8475 • alexander.ward@dinsmore.com
Railroad defense, medical malpractice
James Cleveland
Of Counsel • (304) 691-8376 • james.cleveland@dinsmore.com
FELA, railroad crossings, medical malpractice, automobile insurance
Andrew Zettle
Of Counsel • (304) 691-8424 • andrew.zettle@dinsmore.com
Railroad, property rights and damage, environmental law and liability, land use, governmental regulation, and public utilities
Elizabeth Duncan
Associate • (304) 691-8338 • elizabeth.duncan@dinsmore.com
Commercial, transportation and general civil defense, insurance, medical malpractice, nursing home and extended care facility defense
Ellen Jones
Associate • (304) 691-8322 • ellen.jones@dinsmore.com
Commercial litigation, products liability
Tyler Wicker
Associate • (304) 691-8422 • tyler.wicker@dinsmore.com
Products liability, personal injury defense
Christopher Cashen
Partner • (859) 425-1023 • christopher.cashen@dinsmore.com
Products liability, insurance issues, premises liability and commercial litigation, automotive, aviation, industrial equipment, pharmaceutical and recreational product matters, medical products
Anthony Sammons
Partner • (859) 244-7134 • anthony.sammons@dinsmore.com
Products liability, complex litigation, insurance coverage, and appellate advocacy
Kara Stewart
Partner • (859) 425-1048 • kara.stewart@dinsmore.com
Products liability: fires/explosions, electrical/burn injuries, ATV/automobile accidents, unwanted acceleration, airbag non-deployment/aircraft crashes, railroad law
Lionel Hawse
Of Counsel • (859) 244-7101 • lionel.hawse@dinsmore.com
Products liability: automobiles, trucks, industrial/agricultural equipment, power tools, medical devices, consumer products, prescription drugs, mining/construction/drilling equipment
Catherine Stivers
Of Counsel • (859) 425-1032 • cassie.stivers@dinsmore.com
Products liability, premises liability
Christopher Jackson
Associate • (859) 425-1048 • christopher.jackson@dinsmore.com
General litigation, products liability, premises liability
Amanda Lockaby
Associate • (859) 425-1046 • amanda.lockaby@dinsmore.com
Products liability, premises liability, mass tort and insurance defense, personal injury and railroad litigation
Bardia Sanjabi
Associate • (859) 425-1074 • bardia.sanjabi@dinsmore.com
General litigation
Bradley Case
Partner • (502) 540-2333 • bradley.case@dinsmore.com
Professional liability and personal injury claims, business and contract disputes, medical malpractice and hospital liability claims
Robert Croft
Partner • (502) 540-2352 • robert.croft@dinsmore.com
Products/premises liability, insurance coverage, commercial litigation, premises liability, automotive, industrial equipment, recreational products
Anne Guillory
Partner • (502) 581-8014 • anne.guillory@dinsmore.com
Product liability defense including automotive, industrial and agricultural products, toxic tort defens, trucking defense, premises liability and general insurance defense, equine law
Blaine Lewis
Partner • (502) 581-8062 • blaine.lewis@dinsmore.com
Products liability, FELA and railroad defense, trucking, professional liability and general tort litigation
Philip Longmeyer
Partner • (502) 540-2314 • philip.longmeyer@dinsmore.com
Employment, breach of contract, products liability, and professional malpractice
David Monohan
Partner • (502) 581-8023 • david.monohan@dinsmore.com
Railroad defense, products liability, hospital defense, public utility defense, architects and engineers’ malpractice, admiralty, construction and commercial litigation
Shane O'Bryan
Partner • (502) 581-8048 • shane.obryan@dinsmore.com
Products liability, utility law, transportation law, insurance defense and commercial litigation
Kathiejane Oehler
Partner • (502) 540-2562 • kathiejane.oehler@dinsmore.com
Railroad, transportation law, civil rights, products liability, contract litigation, insurance defense
David Schaefer
Partner • (502) 581-8026 • david.schaefer@dinsmore.com
Products liability, including automotive, pharmaceutical and medical devices, insurance coverage and general litigation matters, including asbestos and premises liability cases
Trent Spurlock
Partner • (502) 540-2572 • trent.spurlock@dinsmore.com
Products liability, toxic torts, wrongful death and catastrophic injuries, pharmacy negligence, premises liability, medical malpractice, construction accidents and defects, motor vehicle liability
Tanner Watkins
Partner • (502) 581-8027 • tanner.watkins@dinsmore.com
Fiduciary litigation matters, personal injury matters, products liability and general tort cases
Craig York
Partner • (502) 581-8037 • craig.york@dinsmore.com
Defense of products liability, complex tort, mass tort, professional liability, medical negligence, and transportation matters in trials and appeals
Will Fulton
Of Counsel • (502) 581-8009 • will.fulton@dinsmore.com
Agricultural, automotive, construction equipment, consumer products, industrial equipment, recreational equipment, and pharmaceutical products liability
William Grubbs
Of Counsel • (502) 581-8110 • william.grubbs@dinsmore.com
Products liability, commercial/complex litigation, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration/ mediation (commercial, business tort, serious personal injury)
Harry Herren
Of Counsel • (502) 581-8120 • harry.herren@dinsmore.com
Civil litigation (catastrophic injury, trucking), products liability, mass toxic tort
Jennifer Bobbitt
Associate • (502) 540-2513 • jennifer.bobbitt@dinsmore.com
Litigation, tort
Sarah McKenna
Associate • (502) 581-8031 • sarah.mckenna@dinsmore.com
Products liability, FELA and railroad defense
Paul Gallagher
Of Counsel • (215) 309-8856 • paul.gallagher@dinsmore.com
Railroad defense
Michael Magee
Partner • (412) 288-5870 • michael.magee@dinsmore.com
Toxic tort, commercial litigation and general business matters
Willliam Polaski
Partner • (412) 230-8981 • william.polaski@dinsmore.com
Products liability, pharmaceutical, mass tort
Randy Whitlatch
Partner • (412) 288-5882 • randal.whitlatch@dinsmore.com
Mass tort, toxic tort and products liability: class action claims, contract and trademark infringement claims
Jim Zeszutek
Partner • (412) 288-5863 • james.zeszutek@dinsmore.com
Defense of pharmaceutical and medical device products, defense of chemical and fiber products, representing oil and gas drillers and developers, NCAA practice
Babette Magee
Of Counsel • (412) 288-5883 • babette.magee@dinsmore.com
Toxic tort litigation and environmental matters
David Singley
Of Counsel • (412) 288-5868 • david.singley@dinsmore.com
Defense of toxic tort and mass tort litigation, and other personal injury claims
John Berry
Associate (412) 288-5854 • john.berry@dinsmore.com
Products liability, toxic tort
Nicholas Godfrey
Associate • (412) 288-5861 • nicholas.godfrey@dinsmore.com
Insurance coverage, bad faith, employment/wrongful termination, products liability, professional liability, defense of NCAA
Timothy Green
Associate • (412) 288-5869 • timothy.green@dinsmore.com
Toxic tort: asbestos, cobalt-tungsten carbide exposure (product and premises), medical professional liability, commercial litigation
William Sherman, II
Partner • (202) 372-9117 • william.sherman@dinsmore.com
Mass tort class actions, products liability, patent infringement, construction, automobile warranty, employment discrimination, complex commercial litigation
James Morrison
Of Counsel • (202) 372-9113 • james.morrison@dinsmore.com
Civil rights, class actions, sports and entertainment law
Anne Harman
Partner • (304) 230-1634 • anne.harman@dinsmore.com
Toxic tort civil litigation involving asbestos, benzene, multi-party and mass tort defense
Denise Pentino
Partner • (304) 230-1601 • denise.pentino@dinsmore.com
Mass tort, toxic tort and products liability law, including medical monitoring claims, class actions, multi-party suits, insurance bad faith and WV deliberate intent
Christopher Prezioso
Of Counsel • (304) 230-1606 • christopher.prezioso@dinsmore.com
Civil and criminal trials
Jessica Benedict
Associate (304) 230-1633 • jessica.benedict@dinsmore.com
Toxic tort
Sarah Simkin
Associate • (412) 261-4252 • sarah.simkin@dinsmore.com
Bad faith insurance claims, tort