Featured Attorney
Katherine E. Nolan
Associate
Katherine E. Nolan practices in the Firm’s Complex Litigation, Pharmaceutical Products, and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups. Ms. Nolan has experience in defending corporate clients in commercial litigation, including construction and engineering disputes, breach of contract, and design claims, as well as mass toxic tort claims. 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
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.
Hollingsworth LLP Named to BTI's "22 Best of the Best Law Firms in Product Liability Litigation"
Eric Lasker Speaks on Rule 702 Amendments at George Mason University Law School
Mr. Lasker has played a prominent role in the potential amendment to FRE Rule 702.
Hollingsworth LLP supports UVA’s Public Interest Law Association
Chambers USA Names Hollingsworth LLP to Its 2021 Guide
“It is an extraordinarily strong firm in the area of complex litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels."
Hollingsworth LLP Sponsors DRI's 2021 Annual Meeting
Since the Firm's founding, we have supported and been members of the Defense Research Institute, an international membership organization of attorneys defending the interests of business and individuals in civil litigation.
UniCourt's second annual TrueLaw Litigation Index showcases the top 200 law firms for civil litigation across all federal district courts.