Category: Product Liability

BG Lawyers Named to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumers Lawyers List

Nine outstanding Bailey Glasser partners have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list, which recognizes lawyers fighting for justice in consumer litigation across the country.

Congratulations to:
• Brian Glasser: BG Founding Partner
• Katherine E. Charonko: ESI Practice Group Leader
• Joshua Hammack: Partner, Commercial & Environmental Litigation Practice Group
• James Kauffman: Partner, Consumer Litigation Practice Group
• Patricia Kipnis: Consumer Litigation Practice Group Leader
• Jonathan Marshall: Contingent Practice Area Leader
• Todd Mathews: Partner, Mass Torts Practice Group
• Michael Murphy: Partner, Contingent Practice Area
• David Selby II: Mass Torts Practice Group Leader

As stated by Lawdragon: “[W]e’re so proud to present this amazing collection of coast-to-coast champions who dedicate their lives to helping people going through the hardest moments of their lives.”

From standing up for survivors of sexual abuse, battling corporate giants in complex mass tort litigation, to advocating for consumer rights against unfair fees, and supporting complex class actions through cutting-edge e-Discovery practices, these Bailey Glasser lawyers are relentless in their pursuit of justice.

We applaud all the lawyers who made this list and we thank Lawdragon for the recognition. To learn more about the BG lawyers recognized, visit here.

For more about this recognition visit Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers list here.

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Bailey Glasser’s 2024 Year in Review

2024 marked a milestone for Bailey & Glasser, LLP as we celebrated 25 years since our founding on March 1, 1999. As founding partner Brian Glasser said back then, “I can’t tell you how great it is to come to work just plain excited.” For over 25 years, that passion has driven our dedication to practicing law while making a meaningful impact on our clients and communities—work that remains at the core of BG today.

This “2024 Year In Review” highlights our accomplishments from the past year, including work for our valued clients, introductions to new partners and lawyers, celebrations like our 25th anniversary celebration at our Washington, D.C. office, nationwide recognitions, and a flashback to 1999 from the BG Archives. Notable victories highlighted include a $40 million jury verdict in a Texas corporate fraud case, compassionate advocacy for abuse survivors and consumers injured by defective products, precedent-setting ERISA rulings on behalf of retirees in courts nationwide, a special section highlighting our litigation and corporate work in the energy industry, and over $1 billion in closed deals for the West Virginia Investment Management Board, and so much more.

Thank you for taking a few moments to explore this report—we hope you enjoy it. Follow this link to view the full report.

#BaileyGlasser #2024inReview #25thAnniversary #TrialLawyers #CorporateLawyers #ERISA #MassTorts #EnergyIndustry #Litigators #ClassActions #MassTorts #ProductLiability #Community

Bailey Glasser Announces Three New Partner Elevations for 2025

Bailey Glasser is proud to announce the elevation of three outstanding litigators to partner in 2025: Tony L. Clackler, Sallie Gilbert, and Christopher D. Smith.

• Tony L. Clackler (Electronically Stored Information Practice): A leader in consumer rights, class actions, and complex litigation, Tony is also our Chief Information Security Officer and a certified privacy professional. Learn more about Tony Clackler here.

• Sallie Gilbert (Commercial & Environmental Litigation Practice): With a strategic approach to high-stakes litigation, Sallie is a rising star in construction, energy, and environmental law. Sallie also helps to run our firm’s Associate Development program. Learn more about Sallie Gilbert here.

• Christopher D. Smith (Civil Defense Practice): One of Bailey Glasser’s not-so-secret litigation weapons with first-class writing and courtroom skills, Chris excels at trial and appellate advocacy across multiple industries. Chris has also played an integral role in BG’s Summer Associate program. Learn more about Christopher Smith here.

From trials to appellate courts nationwide, complex product liability litigation to energy law, these attorneys embody the strength and skill that define Bailey Glasser.

In a joint statement issued by Practice Area Leaders Nicholas Johnson and Jonathan Marshall, as well as Practice Group Leaders Cary Joshi, Becky Pomeroy, and Kate Charonko:
“We’re proud to elevate three lawyers with exceptional skills and tenacity to partner at Bailey Glasser. Over the last 25 years, our clients expect – and get – the best and the brightest when it comes to litigators on their cases. Our lawyers aren’t scared to go to trial and these three lawyers are proof positive of this. We applaud their accomplishments and welcome them warmly in their new roles.”

Join us in celebrating Tony, Sallie, and Chris on this well-earned achievement. To read our full 2025 partner elevation announcement, visit here.
#BaileyGlasser #Litigation #NewPartners #ESI #CivilDefense #CommercialLitigation #Welldone

Brian Glasser to Law360: “They’ve Been Twice Told They Have to be Honestly Broke to be Bankrupt”

Brian Glasser was interviewed by Law360 about the preliminary injunction filed by Bailey & Glasser, LLP and other law firms last week on behalf of cancer patients, asking a New Jersey federal judge to bar Johnson & Johnson’s talc liability spinoff from filing its third attempt at a Chapter 11 reorganization outside of the state.

Brian Glasser was interviewed by Law360 about the preliminary injunction filed by Bailey & Glasser, LLP and other law firms last week on behalf of cancer patients, asking a New Jersey federal judge to bar Johnson & Johnson’s talc liability spinoff from filing its third attempt at a Chapter 11 reorganization outside of the state.

In this interview, Brian Glasser, Bailey Glasser’s founding partner and co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs, said that J&J was seeking a more favorable jurisdiction after the previous bankruptcy dismissals. “They have that precedent in the Third Circuit, so they’re obviously going somewhere else,” he said. “They’ve been twice told they have to be honestly broke to be bankrupt.”

The company recently announced the pursuit of a prepackaged bankruptcy plan to resolve talc claims in an unspecified federal court in Texas. Two previous bankruptcy filings by the company have been denied by the courts in New Jersey, where J&J is headquartered. In last week’s filing, plaintiffs sought a temporary restraining order on the basis that J&J is attempting to evade jurisdiction and continue to manipulate the bankruptcy process to disadvantage tens of thousands of women who developed cancer from continued use of Johnson’s products. The motion also seeks to prevent any amendments to agreements between J&J and its subsidiaries to fund the plan without notifying the plaintiffs.

In addition to Brian Glasser, the Bailey Glasser team in this case includes David L. Selby II, the firm’s Mass Tort Practice Group Leader, partner D. Todd Mathews, Of Counsel Thomas B. Bennett, Of Counsel Thanos Basdekis, partner and Consumer Protection Practice Group Leader Patricia Kipnis, and Of Counsel Michael Shenkman. Other firms representing the plaintiffs in this lawsuit are Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC, Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O’Brien Barr Mougey PA; Golomb Legal; Ashcraft & Gerel LLP; and Burns Charest LLP.

Read the full Law360 article here.

To learn more about the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order filed against J&J, please visit here.

And for more on Brain Glasser, visit here.

#productliability #productliabilitylaw #justice #Cancervictims #bankruptcy #BaileyGlasser

Lawsuit Filed Against Johnson & Johnson for Bad Faith Bankruptcies

Bailey & Glasser, LLP and a group of leading law firms filed a federal lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and other defendants due to their repeated attempt to use the U.S. bankruptcy system to prevent victims of its cancer-causing products from having their day in court. The case is Love v. LLT Management LLC, No. 24-06320 (5/22/24), U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

The Bailey Glasser team in this case includes founding partner Brian A. Glasser; David L. Selby II, the firm’s Mass Tort Practice Group Leader, partner D. Todd Mathews, and Of Counsel Thomas B. Bennett, former Chief Justice of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Other firms representing the plaintiffs in this lawsuit are Beasley Allen Crow Methvin Portis & Miles PC, Levin Papantonio Rafferty Proctor Buchanan O’Brien Barr Mougey PA; Golomb Legal; Ashcraft & Gerel LLP; and Burns Charest LLP.

To read the complaint, media links, and more details, visit this link.

Brian Glasser Named a Top 200 Lawyer in America by Forbes

Bailey Glasser founding partner Brian Glasser has been named one of “America’s Top 200 Lawyers” by Forbes in its first-ever elite lawyer list.

Forbes described its criteria as follows: “[t]he elite lawyers on this list were selected through a rigorous, multi-stage process of researching, evaluating and rating thousands of candidates, conducted by an editorial team with broad experience in law practice and the legal marketplace. The result is a collection of top lawyers involved in the most consequential cases, deals or legal trends in recent years . . . . they all share reputations for integrity, records of excellence—and Forbes’ recognition as the best in the business. What follows is a power list of lawyers whose skill, passion and purpose set them apart—for when you or your business need it most.”

In the last two years alone, Brian won a $5 million award against MyPillow CEO and election conspiracist Michael Lindell; helped lead the challenge to Johnson & Johnson’s “Texas Two Step” bankruptcy maneuver on behalf of people injured by J&J’s asbestos-riddled talc products; helped win dismissal of the bankruptcy of 3M subsidiary Aearo Technologies by a federal judge which thereafter resulted in the $6 billion settlement of more than 260,000 lawsuits brought by veterans and U.S. service members alleging that 3M military earplugs caused their hearing loss; and has won tens of millions of dollars for his clients in other lawsuits. He has also led the filing of hundreds of lawsuits on behalf of people abused as minors by the State of Maryland’s juvenile hall facilities via a new law passed in October 2023 that permitted previously time-barred claims by abuse survivors.

Read more here.

Partner D. Todd Mathews Named a “Super Lawyer”

BG partner Todd Mathews has been named a 2024 Super Lawyer. Todd dedicates his career to fighting for people injured by defective products like asbestos, hernia mesh, 3M’s combat earplugs, as well as on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse. We thank everyone who took part in Todd receiving this recognition. For more about Todd and his work, please visit here.

In addition to this accolade, Todd is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, an invitation-only organization composed of premier trial lawyers from each state or region, and is a lifetime member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in America. In 2024 he was also recognized by Best Lawyers in America in three categories: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action – Plaintiffs, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Law – Plaintiffs.

Partner Todd Mathews on the Mass Tort News Legalcast

In the most recent episode of the Mass Tort News Legalcast, Bailey Glasser partner Todd Mathews discusses how the firm is helping survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of the State of Maryland acting through the Department of Juvenile Services and its predecessors find closure, healing, and accountability.

The discussion also touches on other states’ approaches to addressing child abuse cases, with some implementing limited windows of opportunity for survivors to file claims. Todd points out the challenges of addressing these cases, especially the need for a sensitive and compassionate approach, avoiding the re-traumatization of survivors.

Switching gears, the conversation touches on recent developments in the legal field, particularly in relation to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its potential third bankruptcy filing. Todd expresses his concern and disapproval of such actions, which he views as an abuse of the bankruptcy process to delay compensating victims further. He also addresses the viability of the Camp Lejeune docket, highlighting how recent issues with case attrition and unethical practices in the legal field can impact its resolution.

42 Bailey Glasser Lawyers Named To The Best Lawyers in America & Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch 2024 Guides

Today we announce that 42 Bailey Glasser lawyers have been recognized across various categories (including one as a “Lawyer of the Year”) in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the fourth edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®.

“Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their peers, making it an exceptional distinction.

For more, follow this link.

Bailey Glasser Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023 and Achieves Nationwide Rankings in ERISA and Product Liability Litigation

Thank you to Chambers & Partners for our 2023 rankings, which includes two brand-new nationwide practice group rankings in the ERISA plaintiffs and Product Liability litigation categories. Having our lawyers and practice groups recognized by Chambers reflects how much we care about our clients and how hard we work to achieve successful outcomes for them.

We are grateful to all the clients and counsel (co-counsel as well as referring counsel) who took the time to participate in the process. Your time is valuable and we take that seriously. We appreciate you.

For a detailed overview of this year’s rankings, please visit here.

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