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Leslie M. Gouthro
Associate
Leslie M. Gouthro practices in the Firm's Complex Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups. Her practice extends to commercial litigation, including construction and engineering disputes, breach of contract and design claims, and business torts in multidistrict litigation. 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
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).
Stirling v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., et al., No. CV01-18-4880 (Sept. 25, 2019)
Federal district court dismisses putative class action against Sherwin-Williams.
Brad Lafferty, et al. v. The Sherwin-Williams Company, et al., Case No. 1:17-cv-06321, at *8 (D.N.J. Aug. 21, 2018)
News & Publications
Former Firm partner named the 17th Reporter of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court.
Hollingsworth LLP Conducts In-Person Civil Jury Trial Amid COVID-19 Pandemic.
John M. Kalas is a partner at Hollingsworth LLP and Samarth Barot is an associate.
The Atlantic Legal Foundation advocates in the nation’s appellate courts for individual liberty, free enterprise, property rights, limited and efficient government, sound science in judicial and regulatory proceedings, and school choice.
Hollingsworth LLP names Gifts for the Homeless as its December Community Engagement Partner.
U.S. News & World Report names Hollingsworth LLP in Tiers 1 and 2 of Best Law Firms 2021.
Another Victory for Reliable Science
Gregory S. Chernack, Robert E. Johnston, and Anna G. Kornilova for DRI's Daubert Online
Hollingsworth LLP selects DC127 as its November Community Engagement Partner.
Firm partner Ranjit Dhindsa leads University of Maryland Law School Alumni event.
Mr. Dhindsa serves on the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Board of Visitors
Firm partner Eric Lasker provides comments to Federal Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee.
Mr. Lasker's comments are in further support of his 2015 Law Review article calling for an amendment to FRE Rule 702 and a 2018 Advisory Committee presentation sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Rules of Evidence.
Rising for Justice designated as the Firm's October Community Engagement Partner.
Best Lawyers in America selects Hollingsworth LLP partners for 2021.