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David I. Schifrin

Associate

David I. Schifrin practices in the Firm's Complex Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups. With a practice spanning both state and federal court, Mr. Schifrin has extensive experience handling all aspects of the litigation process, including large-scale E-Discovery issues, the research and drafting of motions, and the taking and defending of both fact and expert witness depositions. Read More >

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Precedents

• The Zometa® Cases

  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.

• The Parlodel® Trilogy

  11th Circuit affirmance in Rider v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals completes circuit court Daubert sweep in Parlodel® litigation.

• Favorable settlement reached for Norfolk Southern in largest single tort case in South Carolina history

  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)

• Federal court grants Daubert and summary judgment motions filed by Firm client General Motors in PCB lawsuit.

  Allgood v. General Motors Corp., No. 1:02-cv-1077-DFH-TAB (S.D. Ind. Sept. 18, 2006)

Verdicts & Opinions

• Hollingsworth LLP secures Daubert victory on behalf of Firm Client Bayer

  Engilis v. Monsanto Company, Case No. 3:19-cv-7859 (N.D. Ca. June 1, 2023)

• Hollingsworth LLP Secures Major Defense Verdict for Clients Sterigenics and Sotera Health in Cook County, Illinois Trial.

  Teresa Fornek v. Sterigenics et al., Case No. 2018-L-010744, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Law Division

• Firm client Monsanto Company secures summary judgment on failure to warn and implied warranty claims in Roundup® product liability lawsuit.

  Terry v. Monsanto Co., No. 7:19-CV-98 (HL), 2021 WL 4473408 (M.D. Ga. Sept. 29, 2021).

• 5th Circuit affirms Firm client Novartis’s summary judgment win in Tegretol® innovator liability case.

  Johnson v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., No. 20-50462 (5th Cir. Feb. 5, 2021)

• Idaho court dismisses innovator liability claims against Novartis for lack of specific personal jurisdiction.

  Stirling v. Novartis Pharm. Corp., No. CV01-18-4880 (Idaho 4th Jud. Dist., Ada Cty. July 13, 2020)