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Aleksandra Rybicki
Associate
Aleksandra Rybicki practices in the Firm’s Complex Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups. She has represented individual and corporate clients in disputes involving complex litigation, antitrust, employment, and professional liability matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Read More >
Precedents
Hollingsworth LLP outwits well-funded plaintiffs' attorney group by prevailing in early trials (including plaintiffs' trial picks) in consolidated litigation for client Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
11th Circuit affirmance in Rider v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals completes circuit court Daubert sweep in Parlodel® litigation.
Avondale Mills, Inc. v. Norfolk Southern Corp., Civ. No. 1:05-2817-MBS (D.S.C. 2008)
Court dismissed $4B claim brought by the State of New Mexico against Firm client General Electric.
New Mexico v. Gen. Electric Co., 467 F.3d 1223 (10th Cir. 2006)
Allgood v. General Motors Corp., No. 1:02-cv-1077-DFH-TAB (S.D. Ind. Sept. 18, 2006)
Verdicts & Opinions
Terry v. Monsanto Co., No. 7:19-CV-98 (HL), 2021 WL 4473408 (M.D. Ga. Sept. 29, 2021).
Johnson v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. 20-50462 (5th Cir. Feb. 5, 2021)
Stirling v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., No. CV01-18-4880 (Idaho 4th Jud. Dist., Ada Cty. July 13, 2020)
Firm secures voluntary dismissal with prejudice for Novartis.
Coleson v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., No. 3:18-cv-00359, (S.D. Miss. June 29, 2020)
Johnson v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., et al., No. 5:19-cv-01087-OLG (May 7, 2020).
News & Publications
Heather A. Pigman Named to University of Central Florida Foundation Board of Directors
Ms. Pigman's practice includes the defense of complex civil litigation, with a focus on class actions, consolidated proceedings, and high-profile litigation involving toxic tort, pharmaceutical, and other product liability-related claims.
Hollingsworth LLP Initiative to Secure FRE 702 Amendments Passes Major Hurdle
Since the 1990s, Hollingsworth LLP has been working to ensure that cases are decided upon reliable science.
Hollingsworth LLP Celebrates 40 Years as a National Presence in Complex Litigation Defense
Solving our clients’ toughest litigation challenges nationwide through innovative and forward-thinking strategies.
Chambers Names Hollingsworth LLP to 2022 USA Guide
"They're strategic in thinking through cases. They provide terrific service both for clients and co-counsel."
Hollingsworth LLP Proudly Welcomes Its Summer Associate Class of 2022
S.D. Ill. Latest Court to Cabin Scope of Public Nuisance
By Gregory S. Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's On the Legal Pulse
Firm partner Ann Marie Duffy serves as President of the National Catholic Forensic League.
Shannon Proctor speaks at the ABA's 2022 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar
Press Release -- Prominent Washington Antitrust and Commercial Litigator Joins Hollingsworth LLP
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Firm conducted an in-person jury trial of one of the highest-profile industrial disasters in American history. We were privileged to work with Frank Monago, SABIC's Senior Counsel for Litigation and Compliance.
Eric Lasker Testifies in Support of FRE 702 Amendment (Reuters)
Mr. Lasker has been a key figure in the push for tougher expert witness rules for almost a decade, including calling for the amendment in an article in the William & Mary Law Review.