Wyeth against plaintiffs who claim that phenylpropanolamine (PPA), an ingredient contained in over-the-counter cold remedies, caused stroke or other neurological injury. Cases filed in federal courts throughout the country have been transferred to multi-district litigation for management by the Honorable Barbara Rothstein in Seattle. On behalf of our client Wyeth, we have responsibility for coordinating motions and status conferences in that MDL as well as defending local litigation. Wurz v. Wyeth, et al., U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; Palmer v. Wyeth, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

The University of Washington in a class action by certain State Penitentiary inmates who participated in a consensual medical study and alleged that the University investigators failed to disclose risks of cancer in violation of their constitutional rights. Settled. White, et al. v. University of Washington, et al., U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

Trustee of an ERISA employee benefit plan in a Department of Labor proceeding and a private class action on behalf of trust beneficiaries alleging failure to discover the allegedly fraudulent mismanagement of several pension, health and welfare plans by Capital Consultants, LLC resulting in alleged losses of more than $300,000,000. Pending. Schultz, et al. v. Kirkland, Capital Consultants, LLC, et al., U.S. District Court, District of Oregon

Insurance company against claims by an alleged class of several thousand insureds who sought reimbursement of attorneys' fees associated with reimbursement of personal injury protection subrogation payments. Settled. Mallari-Singh v. Progressive, King County Superior Court, Washington

Jefferson Smurfit against consumer plaintiffs who commenced a multi-million dollar class action against our client asserting that the sale of its vertical strand board siding breached expressed warranties and violated states' consumer protection acts. Settled. Cave-Woods, et al. v. Jefferson Smurfit, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

EG&G against plaintiff who claimed that exposure to electromagnetic pulse radiation ("EMP") during his work in a weapons test protocol for the Boeing Company caused his chronic myelogenous leukemia. The case was certified as a class action on behalf of similarly exposed Boeing workers, and was brought to national attention on the CBS program "60 Minutes." The claims against EG&G, which manufactured equipment allegedly used in the testing program, were dismissed on summary judgment. Other claims were settled. Strom v. EG&G, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

Insurance company against the alleged class of several thousand insureds who asserted that the use of non-original equipment crash parts in repairs to vehicles breached their insurance contracts and was a violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act. Dismissed. Aguilar v. Progressive, King County Superior Court, Washington

Insurance company against an alleged class of thousands of insureds who contend that the program for the payment of insurance premiums allegedly violates federal and State of Washington Truth in Lending laws. Pending. Stover v. Progressive Halcyon Company, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

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