Mass Tort News LegalCast
128 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe spearhead of information on the dockets that are changing history. LegalCast, hosted by Mark York and Elisa D'Amico, takes you to the front lines of breaking news in mass torts and other complex litigation areas. Lawyers and journalists join to give historical and current context along with real-time intel and access to MDL leadership via panel discussions and interviews. In addition to industry leaders and insight into all aspects of successful mass tort practice - with our annual presenting sponsor Western Alliance - LegalCast offers unique access and guidance in other commercial practice areas including Whistleblower Cases, Class Action, Human Trafficking, and Products Liability.
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Legal Services for Disaster Victims with Linda Anderson Stanley
November 30, 2021 11:00 - 33 minutes - 61.3 MBLinda 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...
Community, Diversity, and Compassion with Dave Thomas, MBA
November 23, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 67.6 MBDave 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 p...
She’s “Somebody’s Daughter” with Greg Gutzler
November 16, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 57.4 MBShe’s “somebody’s daughter”: helping victims of sexual abuse reclaim their dignity Greg Gutzler of DiCello Levitt & Gutzler is a trial lawyer and victims’ rights advocate with a stellar track record of results in high-stakes litigations. One of Greg’s passion projects is representing victims of sexual abuse and sex trafficking, helping them to find the courage to face their abusers and hold them accountable for their actions. Recently, Greg obtained an injunction in a California federal co...
Settling Cases at 160mph with Joey Dumas & Bobby Gill "Racecar Driver and Lawyer"
November 02, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 98.8 MBJoey Dumas and Bobby Gill are the brains behind settlemycase.com, a platform they created to provide victims with an easy way to find legal help at the times they needed it most. Joey, former U.S. Air Force and law enforcement, found his passion for mass litigation against corporate entities through his work on one of the first Vioxx pharmaceutical cases to go to trial. As managing partner of Gill, Ladner & Priest, PLLC, Bobby has significant experience representing personal injury clients f...
Lessons from Leadership with Berger Montague, one of Philadelphia’s Top Trial Law Firms
October 26, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 83.3 MBOn today’s episode of Mass Tort News LegalCast, I sat down with Dena Young and John Albanese of the law firm of Berger Montague. Dena is Senior Counsel in the firm’s Philadelphia office with significant experience in the mass tort space, involving dangerous and defective medical devices, pharmaceutical, and consumer products including Talcum Powder, Transvaginal Mesh, Roundup, Risperdal, Viagra, Zofran, and Xarelto. She discusses her work on the Allergan BIOCELL textured breast implant pro...
Brotherhood with Ari Levenbaum
October 19, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes - 61.2 MBAri Levenbaum is co-owner and COO for the American Association of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers, also known as, the Law Tigers. Law Tigers is a professional association of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers, for which Ari oversees all operations, marketing, branding, and public relations campaigns, and initiatives. As a rider, Ari has a unique understanding of the motorcycle riding industry, and community, which proves tremendously beneficial in his role with the Law Tigers. On the show, Ari dis...
A Few Minutes with Joseph DiNardo
October 12, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes - 63.8 MBJoseph DiNardo, Esq. is the Founder of Counsel Financial in 2000 and previously Joe practiced mass tort and personal injury law for over 26 years with his initial practice being in mesothelioma cases. During his extensive trial career, he represented thousands of injured plaintiffs, obtaining multi-million-dollar settlements and awards on many cases tried to verdict. Joe has spoken at numerous National Trial Lawyers events and appeared often at New York State and American Bar Associat...
America's Lawyer: Mike Papantonio
October 05, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 66.5 MBMike Papantonio is a senior partner with Levin Papantonio, one of the largest and most well-known plaintiffs’ law firms in the United States. His award-winning work handling thousands of mass tort cases throughout the country has led to numerous multi-million dollar verdicts on behalf of innocent victims of corporate greed and malfeasance. Mike is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy; a fellow in both the International Academy...
Women in Mass Torts: Breaking Barriers
September 28, 2021 12:00 - 37 minutes - 69.1 MBLeila Billings is the Owner & Managing Attorney for The Mass Torts Law Firm & Liberty Red Legal Group. A passionate and compassionate female litigator, Leila focuses her work on litigating in the mass tort space, specifically dangerous drugs, products liability, toxic torts, serious personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice cases, as well as intellectual property cases. Leila received her dual JD and MBA from Nova Southeastern University and has a degr...
Dynamics of Power
September 21, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes - 47.1 MBKenneth P. Abbarno is a partner with DiCello Levitt Gutzler and has been involved in multiple million dollar trials involving medical malpractice, products liability, and transportation claims. In 2020, Abbarno partially resolved an ongoing case as Lead Counsel for families alleging thousands of irreplaceable eggs and embryos were damaged by a hospital’s catastrophic storage tank failure. He was recently elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates. On the show, Abbarno discusses a re...
From Michigan Lawyer to Unofficial "Mayor of Puerto Rico"
September 14, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBAri Kresch is a pioneer in bringing contingent legal services to the masses. In 1994, he founded 1-800-LAW-FIRM, the first legal marketing firm to access national advertising platforms on behalf of constituent law firms. He also built the first legal intake center and developed intake software that would create efficiencies previously unknown to law firms. Kresch is now affectionately known as the “Mayor of Puerto Rico” for being one of the first of many lawyers who have set up practices the...
The Future of Mass Torts with Marcus Susen
September 07, 2021 06:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBMarcus Susen is a board certified civil trial lawyer in Florida. Mr. Susen was lead counsel in the consolidated Essure birth control litigation in the Eastern District of PA. The national litigation settled for approximately $1.6 billion in 2020. He then went on to launch his own nationwide practice, Susen Law Group, representing consumers injured by defective drugs, medical devices, sex abuse, and more. He currently serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Paragard birth control...
Eliciting Empathy with Tucker Merrigan
August 31, 2021 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBTucker Merrigan is a partner at Sweeney Merrigan Law, LLP along with his brother, Peter M. Merrigan, and his father, Thomas T. Merrigan. He represents individual clients throughout Massachusetts and the U.S. Merrigan’s practice concentrates on cases involving personal injury, defective medical devices, dangerous drugs, wrongful death, premises liability, products liability, medical malpractice, and insurance law. In both 2015 and 2016, he was named a Top 40 Under 40 Trial Attorney by...
Cyber Justice In All Its Dimensions with Amy Keller
August 24, 2021 23:43 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBAmy E. Keller is a partner at DiCello Levitt Gutzler and leader of its cybersecurity and technology group. With her appointment as lead counsel in the Equifax data breach case, she became the youngest woman to lead a nationwide multidistrict class action and ended up securing a $1.5 billion dollar settlement in that case. Keller is vocal about the value of diversity in the law and the thinly veiled sexism she has experienced in her career. On the show, Keller discusses the recent T Mobile ...
Client Care with Adam Binder
August 17, 2021 19:27 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBAdam Binder is Partner Relations Manager for D. Miller & Associates and DMA Advocates. In just three years, he advanced from intake specialist to his current position. Binder takes a consultative sales approach and acts as a resource for attorneys looking to diversify their investments. On the show, Binder discusses what makes DMA a powerhouse in mass torts and describes some of the firm’s most successful cases. As industry thought leaders, DMA emphasizes civil justice and mental healt...
Aggregation Techniques with William Pintas
August 10, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBWilliam Pintas is the founding partner of Pintas & Mullins Law Firm, one of the largest personal injury partnering firms in North America. Pintas & Mullins is at the forefront of technology, advertising, and law firm partnership strategies and has secured billions of dollars for its clients. In 2020 alone, William Pintas got his clients more than $300 million in settlements. Pintas is also Chief Legal Strategist for the family of George Floyd and is working with civil rights legend Ben...
Getting Great Clients with Billy Walters
August 03, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBBilly Walters is General Counsel for Legal Conversion Center, a mass tort intake center that signed over 100,000 clients in 2020. As a mass tort lawyer with more than 10 years experience in advertising and digital marketing, his background gives him a unique perspective on what law firms need to succeed in mass torts. On the show, Billy discusses recent developments in mass tort litigation and the keys to effective client acquisition. You can reach Billy at billyw@legalconversioncenter....
Alex Valencia Does Content
July 27, 2021 06:00 - 7 minutes - 5.36 MBLeah Easterby sits down with Alex Valencia, the President of We Do Web Content, a content marketing and SEO firm specifically for law firms. Valencia shares valuable insight into growing your online presence, the value of creating content, and how to optimize that content. Valencia discusses how often to share content online, what types of content to write, and how to rank on Google’s search console. There is a great deal of hidden value within publishing content online, and Valencia sha...
Why Paraquat is a Good Investment with Patrick Luff
July 20, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBPatrick Luff, Senior Attorney with Fears Nachawati Law Firm, is an accomplished products liability attorney and a former professor of law. In 2018, Luff won a $15.4 million wrongful death judgment, and in June 2021, his firm led the charge in getting the Paraquat Products Liability MDL consolidated. On the show, Luff discusses current mass torts including Paraquat, 3M Combat Arms Earplugs, and Texas Winter Storm Power Outage litigations. You can reach Patrick at [email protected]....
Ep. 8 Why Paraquat is a Good Investment with Patrick Luff
July 20, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBPatrick Luff, Senior Attorney with Fears Nachawati Law Firm, is an accomplished products liability attorney and a former professor of law. In 2018, Patrick won a $15.4 million wrongful death judgment, and in June 2021, his firm led the charge in getting the Paraquat Products Liability MDL No. 3004 consolidated. On the show, Patrick discusses current mass torts including Paraquat, 3M Combat Arms Earplugs, and Texas Winter Storm Power Outage litigations. You can reach Patrick at P...
Litigation Overview from Puerto Rico with Mikal Watts
July 10, 2021 00:24 - 11 minutes - 8.13 MBLeah Easterby and Mark York meet with Mikal Watts, founding partner of Watts Guerra. Watts shares the value of setting up a law firm in Puerto Rico. Want to understand the Texas Winter Storm litigation? In this episode, Watts touches on the impact of this horrifying event, the preventions that could have been set in place to prevent it from occurring, and the litigations that are currently underway as a result. The opioid trials are in full swing and Watts reveals his thoughts on the...
Paraguard Litigation with Marcus Susen
July 10, 2021 00:22 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this episode, Leah Easterby talks with Marcus Susen, who has been involved in the Paraguard litigation. Paraguard IUDs have been breaking off during removal and causing significant issues for patients. The IUD is currently regulated as a drug, not a medical device, creating unique impacts within the litigation. Susen discusses the difference between medical devices and drugs, why Paragard is currently classified as a drug, and why this is vital for the current litigation. He explains th...
Art and Social Justice with Trevor Goring
July 09, 2021 20:46 - 12 minutes - 8.57 MBTrevor Goring is an artist who has worked extensively to promote a connection between the arts and social justice. He is a frequent lecturer with legal organizations such as the American Association for Justice and has produced more than 400 original works promoting democratic values and the civil justice system. In 2016, he co-founded the Trial Lawyer National Portrait Gallery. On the show, Goring visits with Mark York from the mountains in France. They discuss several larger-than-life l...
Fostering Alliances with Don Worley
July 09, 2021 20:43 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBMcDonald “Don” Worley is a Houston lawyer with a nationwide practice. From hernia mesh mass litigation to car accidents, Mr. Worley’s primary focus is seeking justice for his clients. His practice is 100% referral based because of his reputation for transparency and positive results. On the show, Mr. Worley discusses the referral process and recent MDL updates. You can find more information on his firm at https://mcdonaldworley.com.
Emerging Torts with Paul Liebman
July 09, 2021 20:38 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBPaul Liebman is Chief Revenue Officer for X Social Media, the legal industry’s leader in FaceBook advertising. With more than 30 years of high-level sales and finance experience, Paul optimizes the customer journey by building lasting partnerships with mass tort firms. On the show, Paul discusses emerging torts and how his experience shapes his relationships with law firms. You can reach Paul at [email protected].
Civil Rights Cases with Keith Givens
July 09, 2021 20:36 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MBMark York hosts a dynamic conversation with Keith Givens, managing partner of the Cochran Law Firm and a prominent attorney in various practice areas. Givens discusses not only the Cochran Law Firm but also the Ruth Bader Ginsburg portrait that is going to be auctioned this year to raise money for the Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. The Cochran firm works on everything from truck accident suits to civil rights cases. Givens touches on how they have navigated to this point as a firm and the va...
Walden vs The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and BNY Mellon, N A , Case No 2 20 cv 01972 USDC
March 30, 2021 17:31 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBSUMMARY: This episode of LegalCast focuses on the class action lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and BNY Mellon, N.A. regarding their alleged breaches of fiduciary duty handling discretionary investment accounts for private wealth clients. The guest lawyers explain the details of the case and the allegations against the defendants, describing in laymen’s terms the ways these investment practices violated their clients’ trust by purposefully breaching their contractual pro...
Welcome to Mass Tort News LegalCast
March 17, 2021 17:18 - 1 minute - 1.66 MBMass Tort News presents LegalCast, with breaking news in the legal industry and behind the scenes intel on cases that are changing history. Mass Tort LegalCast hosts exclusive interviews with lawyers in leadership and gleans their perspectives and insights to promote the best interests of the industry. https://masstortnews.org/