Exactech Polyethylene Orthopedic Device Litigation (MDL): Counsel for TPG Inc. in nationwide mass tort alleging TPG portfolio company, Exactech, designed and manufactured defective knee, hip, and ankle implants. The Kirkland team secured a ruling dismissing TPG from the MDL, a key precedent for other alternative asset management firms moving forward in indirect liability cases. The win earned a “Litigator of the Week” shout-out from The American Lawyer.
Jane Doe v. Richard Macleod, et al. (C.D. Ill.): Part of Kirkland trial team that secured a $19.3 million judgment for a woman subjected to sexual abuse while incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center in Illinois. The historic verdict received a Litigator of the Week win and significant media attention, including from the Chicago Tribune.
Endless River Tech. v. TransUnion (N.D. Ohio): Part of Kirkland team that parachuted in months before federal jury trial, winning a zero damages judgment for TransUnion in the face of a $55 million damage claim arising out of contract and business tort claims brought by a former JV partner in a software development project. The trial team was featured as The American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week.
Confidential Oil and Gas Arbitration (AAA): Trial counsel for plaintiff natural gas manufacturing company in dispute over pipeline agreement.
In re BlueCross and BlueShield Antitrust Litigation: Represent Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Wellmark, Triple-S Salud, and Hawaii Medical Service Association in putative, consolidated class actions brought by all Blue insureds and all healthcare providers challenging the structure of the Blue Cross Blue Shield system under the antitrust laws.
