In a verdict reached today, a Rhode Island jury found Davol and C.R. Bard liable for injuries caused by their Ventralex polypropolene hernia mesh product. The jury awarded compensatory damages of $4.8 million to plaintiff Paul Trevino.
In a significant win for U.S. veterans across the country, a United States bankruptcy judge in Indiana refused to support 3M Co.’s attempt to temporarily stop more than 230,000 lawsuits related to 3M’s defective earplugs from moving forward. These lawsuits accuse 3M and its bankrupt subsidiary, Aearo Technologies LLC, of selling faulty combat earplugs that damaged the hearing of veterans who used them.
Congratulations to Partner Jackalyn Olinger Rochelle for receiving the President’s Distinguished Service Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) which honors trial lawyers who support the mission of AAJ in their fight for equal justice in the U.S. Jackie was furthered honored by AAJ when she completed the AAJ Leadership Academy
When Erie Moore Jr. was beaten to death by prison guards in a camera-free hallway at a private Louisiana prison, a team of lawyers including Bailey Glasser partner Leslie Brueckner, then a Senior Attorney at Public Justice, fought for justice on his on behalf of his children by pursuing a forceful and passionate appeal of a federal district court ruling that dismissed civil rights claims and a wrongful death lawsuit against the actors who caused his unnecessary death.
Bailey & Glasser, LLP has been honored with the Elite Trial Lawyers Award for 2022 in the area of Disability Rights by American Lawyer Media, publisher of The National Law Journal. Bailey & Glasser, LLP was recognized for its tireless advocacy in securing an unprecedented verdict on behalf of two nonverbal minors against a residential care facility. Lead trial counsel Sharon Iskra accepted the honor on behalf of the firm on July 14th at the awards ceremony in NYC, which you can view here. Congratulations to Sharon and the entire trial team including Jonathan Marshall, Sam Hrko, Victor Woods, Patricia Kipnis, and BG paralegal Christy Robinson.
