Erik defends clients in complex litigation involving toxic tort, products liability and intellectual property disputes in both state and federal courts. He has been extensively involved in complex, mass tort and class action products liability litigation involving consumer and commercial products containing benzene, solvents, PCBs, perchloroethylene and environmental contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide and perchlorate. Primarily representing Fortune 500 companies, Erik has handled cases in Illinois, Missouri, California, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Michigan. Erik is also extensively involved in patent infringement cases involving the unauthorized use of patented biotechnology; he has successfully defended companies against claims of alleged federal and state antitrust violations. Multiple appeals from these cases have resulted in successful outcomes in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Awards & Recognitions · Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Top 10 Defense Verdict Professional Associations & Memberships · American Bar Association · The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis · East Saint Louis, Illinois Bar Association · Illinois State Bar Association · The Missouri Bar · Saint Clair County, Illinois Bar Association Clerkships · The Hon. James L. Foreman, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, Experience · Trial team member for plaintiff in several patent infringement suits, including jury verdict in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi ($8.9 million verdict and finding of willful infringement) and jury verdict in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Missouri ($2.9 million verdict and finding of willful infringement) · Coordinated joint defense groups in chemical exposure cases in numerous jurisdictions resulting in favorable resolution for clients Events 10.1.11, The Art of Taking Depositions, The Missouri Bar
Speaking Engagements 8.1.11, Deposing the Expert Witness, The Missouri Bar
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