Blackwell Burke P.A. Receives Excellence in Service Award from General Mills, Inc.
Blackwell Burke P.A. was honored to receive the Excellence in Service Award from General Mills, Inc. The honor recognizes the firm’s “outstanding partnership and service” to General Mills’ legal department. General Mills Chief Litigation Counsel Ani Gulati explained, “The law firm of Blackwell Burke P.A. has worked on some of our most significant litigation in […]
Peter J. Goss Shares Insights on Johnson & Johnson Hip Settlement
Blackwell Burke P.A. partner Peter J. Goss commented for two Law360 articles analyzing Johnson & Johnson’s landmark $2.5 billion ASR hip settlement. In the first article, Goss discusses considerations for evaluating claims excluded from the settlement, and in the second, he praises the settlement’s game-changing approach to the resolution of payer and provider liens. The […]
Benchmark Litigation Recommends Blackwell Burke P.A. and Selects Four Attorneys as Litigation Stars
Benchmark Litigation, an independent guide to leading litigation firms and attorneys nationwide, has included Blackwell Burke P.A. as a recommended firm in its 2014 Minnesota listing. Recommended firms are those that are consistently acknowledged by clients and competitors during Benchmark Litigation’s six-month research process. Jerry W. Blackwell, Mike Hatch, and Peter J. Goss were each […]
Brendan M. Kenny Discusses the Use of RICO Suits to Address Fraudulent Litigation in Law360
Law360 interviewed Blackwell Burke P.A. attorney Brendan M. Kenny for a recent article discussing the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to punish litigation fraud. The article was about the American Tort Reform Association’s call on companies to wield RICO as a weapon against plaintiffs attorneys who bring fraudulent litigation. Mr. […]
Peter J. Goss Discusses Maine Drug Importation Law in Law360
Law360 interviewed Blackwell Burke P.A. partner Peter J. Goss on the potential unintended consequences of a recently enacted Maine law that allows state residents to purchase prescription drugs from online pharmacies based outside the U.S. Goss noted that consumers experiencing adverse reactions will have difficulty pursuing foreign pharmacies and drug manufacturers in U.S. Courts. The full […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Welcomes Jordan L. Sing
Blackwell Burke P.A. is pleased to announce that Jordan L. Sing has joined the firm today as an associate. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Sing served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Wilhelmina M. Wright and the Honorable John P. Smith, both of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. While a law student, […]
Jerry W. Blackwell, Benjamin W. Hulse, and Adebisi A. Wilson to Present on Trial Strategy and Discovery at NAMWOLF Annual Meeting
Blackwell Burke P.A. attorneys will present at the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) 2013 Annual Meeting. The conference is from September 20-25, 2013, in Minneapolis, MN at the Hilton. On Monday, September 23, firm founder and chairman Jerry W. Blackwell and associate Adebisi A. Wilson will participate in a seminar […]
Wendy M. Carlisle Joins Blackwell Burke P.A.
Blackwell Burke P.A. is pleased to announce that Wendy M. Carlisle has joined the firm as special counsel. Prior to joining Blackwell Burke P.A., Ms. Carlisle was a litigation partner at Leonard, Street and Deinard in Minneapolis. “Wendy’s experience handling all facets of complex litigation, particularly in challenging products liability and commercial cases, is well-suited […]
Brendan M. Kenny Discusses Procedure for Law360 Articles
Law360 recently interviewed Blackwell Burke P.A. attorney Brendan M. Kenny for two articles. The first article discussed how to litigate multi-litigant cases when the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) declines to create an MDL. This is becoming increasingly important, as the JPML has rejected centralization petitions at a much higher rate in recent years. […]
Brendan M. Kenny to Present E-Discovery CLE
Blackwell Burke P.A. attorney Brendan M. Kenny will participate in a continuing legal education seminar entitled, “Minnesota State and Federal E-Discovery Law Update – A Year of Change” on Monday, September 9th. Mr. Kenny and his co-panelists will provide an update about the most significant changes in e-discovery over the past year. The webinar is […]