Gabrielle Hils is a partner in the Litigation Department of Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. She also is a member of the firm's Product Liability Practice Group. Gabrielle has extensive experience defending drug and medical device manufacturers in state and federal courts, including federal multidistrict litigation proceedings. She also defends clients in mass tort and class action litigation. Gabrielle represents companies in premises liability cases involving chemical and asbestos exposure. She also represents clients in business litigation. She defends financial institutions, finance companies and loan servicers in lender liability, consumer credit and predatory lending cases. Memberships & Affiliations · Cincinnati Bar Association · Northern Kentucky Bar Association · Kentucky Bar Association · Ohio State Bar Association · Federal Bar Association · Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow · Thomas More College, Foundation Board · Villa Madonna Academy, Board of Trustees Distinctions · Named "Lawyer of the Year" in Cincinnati for Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants by The Best Lawyers in America®, 2012 · Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell · Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® · Selected for the Ohio Super Lawyers® List Experience In re: Prempro Products Liability Litigation
Watson Laboratories, Inc. & Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
National counsel for Watson for several thousand claims in various consolidated litigations across the country -- Little Rock, Arkansas (MDL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, etc. Litigation Experience
Multiple Clients
MDL and other litigation experience Silicone Breast Implant Litigation
Dow Corning Corporation
Representation of leading silicone medical products manufacturer in multimillion dollar, multiple state and federal litigation, including MDL, involving issues of strict liability, negligence and failure to warn In re: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation
Procter & Gamble Distributing Company and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
National counsel for several P&G entities for nearly a thousand claims in various jurisdictions around the country, including Seattle, Washington (MDL), California, and Florida Cincinnati Reds and the Mitchell Investigation
Cincinnati Reds
Dinsmore helped the Cincinnati Reds cooperate fully with Major League Baseball's investigation, led by former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, into the alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Class Action Litigation
Large Automobile Distributor
Dinsmore & Shohl represented a large automobile distributor in class action litigation initiated in Ohio and Kentucky, alleging the automobiles distributed by our client that were subject of a nationwide recall, unintentionally accelerated or were prone to such an alleged defect. In Re: Diet Drugs Product Liability Litigation
Rugby Laboratories, Inc.
National counsel for Rugby Laboratories, Inc. for thousands of claims in various jurisdictions around the country, including Philadelphia, PA (MDL), Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and California Publications January 12, 2012, CAFA Connection November 1, 2011, "Inside the Minds: Litigating Products Liability Class Actions: Leading Lawyers on Interpreting Recent Decisions, Assessing a Case's Validity, and Preparing for Trial," chapter written by Jim Comodeca and Gabrielle Hils October 21, 2011, Establishing Amount in Controversy Under CAFA August 11, 2011, CAFA Connection Q3, 2011 February 23, 2011, Seeking CAFA Clarity: A Summary of Recent Case Law Addressing Challenges to Jurisdiction Under the Class Action Fairness Act November 4, 2009, Differential Diagnosis - Trending Toward Exclusion? September 1, 1998, "Court Appointed Experts in the Breast Implant Litigation: Current Developments and Historical Bases." International Journal of Toxicology, 17:465-495, (1998) January 1, 1983, "Breaking the Trust- Adverse Possession of Subsurface Minerals Under Kentucky Law," Kentucky Law Journal (Vol. 71, 1983) |