Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Jury Trial in St. Louis, MO Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense verdict for one of the world’s largest global innovation manufacturing companies in a seven-figure asbestos exposure case in St. Louis, Missouri for one of the world’s largest global innovation manufacturing companies. Successfully demonstrated that the plaintiff did not have silicosis, but instead had a rare, non-occupational and misdiagnosed […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contractual Indemnity Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense victory on behalf of General Mills in a contractual-indemnity claim. CSX Transportation sought reimbursement for a settlement of $16 million it paid to a former General Mills’ employee following a serious railcar accident at General Mills’ Covington, Georgia facility in 2005. The settlement was made pending CSX’s appeal […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Multi-Million Dollar Victory for IBM
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense verdict in this bench trial, securing $14,232,000 in termination payments, plus prejudgment interest for IBM. Carlson Inc., a travel and hospitality company, entered into a ten-year master services agreement with IBM, with a total value of $646 million. Carlson claimed IBM misrepresented its expertise to perform on the […]
Blackwell Burke Secures Summary Judgment Win in New York Premises Litigation.
Blackwell Burke won summary judgment on behalf of a Fortune 500 food manufacturer in a multi-million-dollar premises case venued in Erie County, New York. The case, in which a railroad sought indemnification from the firm’s client for the plaintiff’s personal injuries, involved complex issues of Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) liability, contractual indemnification, New York […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Secures Complete Defense Verdict in Asbestos Lawsuit
Blackwell Burke P.A. won a complete defense verdict for 3M in a Los Angeles County asbestos lawsuit. The California jury rejected the plaintiff’s claims that 3M’s respirator failed to protect him from asbestos fibers. The plaintiff, Angel Rigor, initially demanded $25.5M, which included punitive damages. He claimed he contracted mesothelioma from on-the-job exposure to asbestos […]
Blackwell Burke Secures Outright Dismissal in New Jersey Premises Litigation.
Blackwell Burke secured outright dismissal with prejudice in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County, for a third-party defendant Fortune 500 food manufacturer in a high-stakes premises liability case. The premises owner alleged that the plaintiff‘s injuries were caused by a defective cooler manufactured and distributed by the firm’s client. After a strategic and […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Secures Dismissal of Putative, National Window Class Action
Blackwell Burke P.A. recently secured a complete defense victory on behalf of a national window manufacturer. Plaintiffs alleged negligent product design and manufacture, breach of express and implied warranties, and fraud, on behalf of a putative, national consumer class in a Minnesota federal district court. The lawsuit arose from plaintiffs’ contention that the insulated glass […]
Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Dismissal of Hebrew National Putative Nationwide Class Action – This Time in State Court
In October 2014, a Minnesota state court dismissed with prejudice a putative nationwide class action brought against firm client, ConAgra Foods, Inc. This is the third victory for the Blackwell Burke defense team (following published decisions in federal court and the Eighth Circuit) in litigation in which the plaintiffs alleged that ConAgra’s Hebrew National brand […]
Blackwell Burke Secures Win for General Mills in False Ad Suit Over Nature Valley Bars
Blackwell Burke P.A. secured a complete victory for General Mills, Inc. in a putative nationwide class action over the alleged false advertising of the company’s Nature Valley snack bars. The named plaintiffs Tracie Chin and Salvatore Montalbano claimed that the company misled consumers by labeling its Nature Valley snack bars as “100% Natural” when the […]
U.S. Supreme Court Victory
The Supreme Court of the United States denied the certiorari petition of Dr. David Egilman in sub. nom. Egilman v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., 133 S. Ct. 1583. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had affirmed the district court’s exclusion of Dr. Egilman’s testimony and grant of summary judgment to Blackwell Burke client ConAgra […]