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Hollingsworth LLP Sponsors NARTC 69th Annual Meeting
July 23-26, 2023 in Boulder, CO
By Partner Gregory S. Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's blog "On the WLF Legal Pulse"
Hollingsworth LLP named to BTI's Client Service A-Team for 2023
According to BTI, clients recognize Hollingsworth as "an unparalleled leader in client service."
Shannon Proctor Named to Lawyers of Color Hot List 2022
Ms. Proctor is featured on pages 2 and 44 of the Hot List. She is a senior litigation associate at Hollingsworth LLP.
Hollingsworth LLP Sets Record for Donations to 2022 Making Justice Real Campaign
Founded in 1932, the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia is Washington's oldest and largest civil legal service organization.
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.
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 Celebrates 40 Years as a National Presence in Complex Litigation Defense
Solving our clients’ toughest litigation challenges nationwide through innovative and forward-thinking strategies.
Firm partner Ann Marie Duffy serves as President of the National Catholic Forensic League.
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.
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.
Eric Lasker, Robert Johnston, Tamara Barago, and Kathryn Jensen, Authors.
Messrs. Lasker and Johnston also served as Section Editors on this compendium long considered the quintessential text addressing the pharmacological, medical, and legal aspects of drugs, and informing the forensic community of the latest scientific advances and emergent practices.
By Firm partner Greg Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's blog "On the WLF Legal Pulse"
S.D. Ill. Latest Court to Cabin Scope of Public Nuisance
By Gregory S. Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's On the Legal Pulse
Shannon Proctor Authors Article on Women and Diversity for ABA's Landslide Magazine
Firm associate Shannon N. Proctor is an Editor for Landslide and has served on the board since 2017. She interviewed an IP Litigation partner at another Washington firm for the article (March/April 2021 issue).
"The Supreme Court now has a chance to review the due process problems with multi-plaintiff trials," says author and Firm partner Greg Chernack. Mr. Chernack is a Guest Contributor to Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Pulse.
Another Victory for Reliable Science
Gregory S. Chernack, Robert E. Johnston, and Anna G. Kornilova for DRI's Daubert Online
Heather A. Pigman for the ABA, Section of Litigation The Woman Advocate
"Fight for the Forum": How to push back on plaintiff forum shopping
Eric Lasker and Brett Covington for IADC's Defense Counsel Journal.
Exclusion of Junk Science in "Bair Hugger" MDL Shows Daubert is Still Breathing
Joe Hollingsworth and Caroline Barker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Pulse
By Eric Lasker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder
Old and New Targets: IARC Releases its 2020-2024 Priority List for Evaluation
For IADC Committee Newsletter, by Eric G. Lasker and John M. Kalas
Inconsistent Gatekeeping Undercuts the Continuing Promise of Daubert
Authored by Joe Hollingsworth and Mark Miller for Washington Legal Foundation's Critical Legal Issues Working Paper Series and highlighted in the WLF 2019 Annual Report.
Supreme Court to Examine Common Legal Strategy Drug Makers Use to Sidestep Patient Lawsuits
Firm partner, Steve Klein, is quoted on this key Supreme Court preemption case.
The Supreme Court’s Chance to Re-Open a Preemption Door the Third Circuit Tried to Close Forever
By Firm founder Joe G. Hollingsworth, with Stephen A. Klein, for Washington Legal Foundation.
Recent Supreme Court's Personal Jurisdiction Ruling Limits Plaintiffs' Forum-Shopping Options
Martin C. Calhoun for DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly
Removal and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction: A Potent One-Two Punch in Multi-Plaintiff Lawsuits
Martin C. Calhoun for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Opinion Letter
"Super-Size My Litigation? Perfluorochemicals And Food Packaging"
John Kalas for DRI's Raising the Bar
Strategies for Resisting Plaintiffs' Efforts to Avoid the Supreme Court's Daimler Ruling
Martin C. Calhoun for DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly
Ruling on Utility Poles Mandatory Warning Protects Against Forced Speech
— Gregory S. Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Opinion Letter
It is Time to Amend Federal Rule of Evidence 702
The article is co-authored by partner Eric G. Lasker and published in the IADC Committee Newsletter.