CHARLESTON – On the second day of a trial accusing opioid manufacturers of causing an drug epidemic in West Virginia, plaintiff attorneys sought to undercut a central defense contention – that prescription drugs are safe and effective in dealing with pain.
Euromoney Legal Media Group, a UK-based publisher of legal directories, has shortlisted Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in several categories for its 2021 Women in Business Law Awards.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Atlanta associate Jake Carroll has been elected Vice Chair and Chair-Elect of the Construction Section of the Atlanta Bar Association.
Nelson Mullins Riley &Scarborough LLP Atlanta partner Sanjay Ghosh has been selected to join the Lawyers for Civil Justice (LCJ) Fellows Class of 2021.
Life sciences regulatory attorney Christopher J. Hanson has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in its Washington, D.C. office as a partner. He joins from Covington & Burling LLP, where he was a special counsel.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has been named in the top 10 most active product liability law firms representing defendants by Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, in its analytics for cases filed over the past three years.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Atlanta partner Andrew J. Rosenzweig has been elected president of Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer Foundation’s (AVLF) Leadership Council for 2021.
Profiles in Diversity Journal has selected Michael A. Brown, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Baltimore office, as a winner in its 2020 Black Leaders Worth Watching™ Awards.
The Boston Bar Association has awarded Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP with its annual Empowerment Award, along with the 16 other law firms that are participating in the COVID Relief Coalition.
LMG Life Sciences, a legal directory focused on the life sciences, has short listed Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in three categories for its 2020 Awards.
IFLR1000 United States, a legal directory that covers deals, has chosen Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP for its inaugural Maryland Law Firm of the Year Award. The firm was also shortlisted for the organization’s Georgia Law Firm of the Year Award.
Greenville of counsel Sheria Clarke has joined the Board of Directors for the Phillis Wheatley Community Center, an organization in Greenville empowering individuals and families to reach their full potential.
The Best Lawyers in America® has selected 17 Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys for 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective cities.
CHARLESTON – A recent state Supreme Court ruling about class action lawsuits has some in the legal community dismayed about the way such cases are certified in West Virginia.
FORT SMITH, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a proposed class will not get certification in a class action lawsuit against Whirlpool for alleged failure to clean up toxic chemicals at its refrigerator manufacturing facility that harmed surrounding property values.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - An order to consolidate five class action lawsuits involving the water contamination crisis in West Virginia in January has been filed in federal court.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has certified a class action lawsuit against Charleston Area Medical Center for allegedly accidentally placing a database containing medical information on the Internet, while a dissenting justice claims the case is an example of a frivolous class action.
Williams HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A West Virginia defense attorney says a possible trial lawyer tax break that has attracted the attention of 25 U.S. senators would make the federal government partners with plaintiffs attorneys.
