Frank Leone, Jr.

Frank Leone worked as an associate and then as a partner at Hollingsworth LLP from his graduation from U.Va. Law School in 1985 to his retirement in 2021. His broad litigation practice encompassed environmental law, and defense of toxic tort, consumer product, asbestos, and pharmaceutical products liability claims.

Mr. Leone had special expertise in environmental litigation and counseling, including issues relating to Superfund, natural resource damages, hazardous waste, hazard communication, groundwater, surface water, wetlands, clean air, state environmental laws, and environmental auditing. He also litigated parallel tort actions seeking personal injury, property damage, and/or medical monitoring damages. He has successfully defended such cases whether filed individually, as part of a mass tort, or as a class action.

Mr. Leone served as counsel for Norfolk Southern in Avondale Mills v. Norfolk Southern, Civ No. 1:05-2817-MBS (D.S.C. 2005), the largest single mass tort case in South Carolina history. Plaintiff Avondale alleged property damage to its textile plants arising from a January 2005 train derailment and chlorine release. Mr. Leone led the defense of scientific issues in the case and participated in the month long trial, which preceded a confidential settlement.

Mr. Leone’s litigation experience also included representing a large manufacturer in multiple state CERCLA enforcement actions, Natural Resource Damage recovery actions, and related personal injury/property damage cases in New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina. He defended Consumer Product Safety Act litigation, including penalty cases and one that was resolved through an unprecedented joint industry-wide/CPSC mediation. He also defended numerous clients in asbestos personal injury and property damage claims, including a client’s Havner challenges in connection with the consolidated Texas statewide asbestos docket and defense of civil conspiracy and other collective liability claims.

Mr. Leone was named in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers for Environmental Law, Litigation-Environmental, and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defense, and in the 2021 edition of Super Lawyers for Environmental Litigation. He was a member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization, and the Product Stewardship Society. He is a contributing author of the Product Stewardship Society’s forthcoming Professional Practices of Product Stewardship, and has presented at the group’s annual meeting. He served as a Board member of the Chesapeake Legal Alliance from 2019 to 2021.

Mr. Leone worked in the Offices of the Virginia Governor and Attorney General. He served as a Virginia member of the Democratic National Committee from 2008 to 2020, including on its Credentials Committee (2009-2017) and Rules & Bylaws Committee (2017-2020). Mr. Leone also served as Virginia State Counsel for Biden for President 2020.

Publications

6th Circuit Decision on Plaintiffs' Removal-Avoidance Tactic Underscores Courts' Reluctance to Creatively Interpret CAFA

By Partner Gregory S. Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's blog "On the WLF Legal Pulse"

Firm Contributes Chapter on Opioid Litigation and Daubert to Karch’s Drug Abuse Handbook, Third Edition

Eric Lasker, Robert Johnston, Tamara Barago, and Kathryn Jensen, Authors.

Messrs. Lasker and Johnston also served as Section Editors on this compendium long considered the quintessential text addressing the pharmacological, medical, and legal aspects of drugs, and informing the forensic community of the latest scientific advances and emergent practices.

Third Circuit Decision Offers MDL Courts Guidance on How to Apply Prior Rulings in Future Proceedings

By Firm partner Greg Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's blog "On the WLF Legal Pulse"

S.D. Ill. Latest Court to Cabin Scope of Public Nuisance

By Gregory S. Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's On the Legal Pulse

Shannon Proctor Authors Article on Women and Diversity for ABA's Landslide Magazine

Firm associate Shannon N. Proctor is an Editor for Landslide and has served on the board since 2017. She interviewed an IP Litigation partner at another Washington firm for the article (March/April 2021 issue).

Johnson & Johnson v. Ingham: Ideal Opportunity for SCOTUS to Address Due-Process Limits on Claim Consolidation

"The Supreme Court now has a chance to review the due process problems with multi-plaintiff trials," says author and Firm partner Greg Chernack. Mr. Chernack is a Guest Contributor to Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Pulse.

Another Victory for Reliable Science

Gregory S. Chernack, Robert E. Johnston, and Anna G. Kornilova for DRI's Daubert Online

How young women lawyers can build their skills to make them essential to the success of their colleagues and clients.

Heather A. Pigman for the ABA, Section of Litigation The Woman Advocate

And The Defense Wins: DRI's The Voice recognizes Matt Malinowski as district court rejects innovator claims against Firm client Novartis

"Fight for the Forum": How to push back on plaintiff forum shopping

Eric Lasker and Brett Covington for IADC's Defense Counsel Journal.

Exclusion of Junk Science in "Bair Hugger" MDL Shows Daubert is Still Breathing

Joe Hollingsworth and Caroline Barker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Pulse

Oklahoma Opioid Ruling: Another Instance of Improper Judicial Governance through Public Nuisance Litigation

By Eric Lasker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder

Old and New Targets: IARC Releases its 2020-2024 Priority List for Evaluation

For IADC Committee Newsletter, by Eric G. Lasker and John M. Kalas

Inconsistent Gatekeeping Undercuts the Continuing Promise of Daubert

Authored by Joe Hollingsworth and Mark Miller for Washington Legal Foundation's Critical Legal Issues Working Paper Series and highlighted in the WLF 2019 Annual Report.

Supreme Court to Examine Common Legal Strategy Drug Makers Use to Sidestep Patient Lawsuits

Firm partner, Steve Klein, is quoted on this key Supreme Court preemption case.

Games People Play: Supreme Court Can Put a Stop to an Obvious CAFA Workaround.

By Joe Hollingsworth, for Washington Legal Foundation.

Litigation Funding Slides Downmarket

By Joe Hollingsworth and Don McMinn, for Washington Legal Foundation.

New Jersey: Now the Product-Liability Defendant's Playground?

By Joe G. Hollingsworth and Robert E. Johnston, for Washington Legal Foundation.

The Supreme Court’s Chance to Re-Open a Preemption Door the Third Circuit Tried to Close Forever

By Firm founder Joe G. Hollingsworth, with Stephen A. Klein, for Washington Legal Foundation.

Recent Supreme Court's Personal Jurisdiction Ruling Limits Plaintiffs' Forum-Shopping Options

Martin C. Calhoun for DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly

Removal and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction: A Potent One-Two Punch in Multi-Plaintiff Lawsuits

Martin C. Calhoun for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Opinion Letter

"Super-Size My Litigation? Perfluorochemicals And Food Packaging"

John Kalas for DRI's Raising the Bar

Strategies for Resisting Plaintiffs' Efforts to Avoid the Supreme Court's Daimler Ruling

Martin C. Calhoun for DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly

The Role of Statistical Significance in Daubert/Rule 702 Hearings

By Kirby T. Grifffis for Washington Legal Foundation, March 2017

Ruling on Utility Poles Mandatory Warning Protects Against Forced Speech

— Gregory S. Chernack for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Opinion Letter

It is Time to Amend Federal Rule of Evidence 702

The article is co-authored by partner Eric G. Lasker and published in the IADC Committee Newsletter.

Nestle Takes Shelter in Its Supply Chain Safe Harbor

— Robert Johnston and John Kalas for DRI's Product Liability Committee Newsletter

Drafting an Effective Statement of Undisputed Facts

By Firm partner James Sullivan (For The Defense, November 2015)

Passing the Buck: Recent Developments in CERCLA Contribution Actions Seeking Natural Resource Damages

By Frank Leone and Mark Miller for Bloomberg BNA publications, Toxics Law Reporter and Daily Environment Report

Preserving Foreign Privacy Law Objections

By Firm partner James M. Sullivan for ALM's Legaltech news.

Firm partner Eric Lasker joins GMU Professor David Bernstein in article calling to amend to Federal Rule of Evidence Rule 702.

And see Professor Bernstein's OpEd in The Washington Post.

To Tweet or Not to Tweet

Kirby T. Griffis and Tamara Fishman Barago for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder

Broad Duty to Defend in Illinois

Donald R. McMinn, LJN’s Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (June 2015).

Managing Appeals in Multidistrict Litigation

Firm partners James M. Sullivan and Gregory S. Chernack for DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly

Taking the "Product" Out of Product Liability: Litigation Risks and Business Implications of Innovator and Co-Promoter Liability

By Eric G. Lasker, Stephen A. Klein, and Tamara Fishman Barago for IADC's Defense Counsel Journal.

“Hydraulic Fracturing: New Science and New Developments In Environmental & Toxics Litigation”

By Hollingsworth LLP attorneys Frank Leone and Mark Miller for Bloomberg BNA.

The Road to Denial: An Analysis of the Trends and Bases for Denial of Multidistrict Litigation Requests

Heather A. Pigman and John M. Kalas for DRI's In-House Defense Quarterly.

"Acts of God, War, and Third Parties: The Previously Overlooked CERCLA Defenses"

A federal appeals court for the first time relies on the statutory act of war defense to dismiss a CERCLA claim arising out of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Frank Leone and Mark Miller for Environmental Law Institute.

Pursuing Sanctions Under 28 U.S.C. § 1927: An Underused Defense Strategy

By Matthew J. Malinowski for DRI's The Voice.

Issuer Banks and Data Breach Lawsuits: A New Wave of Litigation?

In the Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder, Firm attorney John M. Kalas weighs in on the current state of litigation involving damages for data breaches between banks, and examines the possible future claims and defenses in this burgeoning area of litigation.

“What’s Past Is Prologue: Statutes of Repose in Post-Waldburger Environmental Contamination Cases”

Frank Leone and Mark Miller for BNA’s Environment Reporter

Firm partner Donald W. Fowler publishes article on Clean Air Act preemption of state nuisance claims.

National Union v. Norfolk Southern: Defining the Scope of Insurance Available to Additional Insureds

By Donald R. McMinn for LJN's Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin.

High Court's Cert Denial Foments Greater Confusion Over Removal of Mass Actions Under Federal Law

By Heather A. Pigman and John M. Kalas for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder

And the Defense Wins: DRI's The Voice recognizes Matthew J. Malinowski in win before trial.

Money for Nothing: Recent Developments in Medical Monitoring

By Frank Leone for DRI's The Voice

Effective Tactics for Opposing Certification from Recent Food Labeling Class Actions

For WLF Legal Backgrounder, by Firm partner Robert Johnston.

Texas Supreme Court Rejects "Any Exposure" Causation in Asbestos Litigation

WLF Legal Opinion Letter by Eric Lasker

Fifth Circuit Puts an End to Texas Pharma Plaintiff's California Dreamin'

Partner Eric Lasker's blog post on Washington Legal Foundation's The Legal Pulse

Pennsylvania Superior Court Confirms CGL Coverage

Donald R. McMinn for LJN's Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin

"The quest for the next ‘solvent bystander’ in asbestos litigation: Will Texas resume the search?"

Partner Eric G. Lasker discusses the present state of asbestos litigation in Texas and what could loom on the horizon since the Texas Supreme Court granted review in Bostic v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

And The Defense Wins: DRI's The Voice recognizes Firm partner in summary judgment win for Novartis.

Partner Matthew J. Malinowski represents Novartis in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Beware the weak argument: "The Rule of Thirteen."

Firm partner Kirby T. Griffis authors article for Writer's Corner in the July 2013 issue of For The Defense.

"Prescription Drug Products Liability Litigation and Punitive Damages Preemption "

By Firm partner Eric G. Lasker for IADC's Defense Counsel Journal.

"Preemption of Punitive Damages in Prescription Drug Litigation"

From partner Eric G. Lasker for The Federalist Society's Engage.

The Chamber Is Right: A Response to the Legal Funding Industry.

By Kirby T. Griffis

"Continental Insurance: Insureds Strike Gold In California," written by Firm Partner, Stephen A. Klein, in The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.

BPA Update and Opinions: Legislation, Regulation, Science, and Litigation Concerning Bisphenol-A

IADC Committee Newsletter (August 2012)

Manning the Daubert Gate: A Defense Primer in Response to Milward v. Acuity Specialty Products

Eric G. Lasker, Firm partner, authors article for the April 2012 Defense Counsel Journal.

Daubert Alert: The First Circuit Takes a Step Back in Milward v. Acuity Specialty Products

Hollingsworth LLP partner, Eric G. Lasker, authors article forThe Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Mr. Lasker was amicus counsel for a coalition of industry associations in support of the Milward petition for writ of certiorari.

There is No Place Like Home: The Defense Against Foreign Environmental Liaiblity Claims in U.S. Court Under the Alien Tort Statute

Partner Eric G. Lasker authors article for International Association of Defense Counsel Toxics & Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee Newsletter.

Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing: Does It Reopen the Door for Targeted Preemption Arguments?

Eric Lasker for LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy newsletter

Kapps v. Biosense Webster: Who Is Liable When a Reprocessed Medical Device Causes Injury?

A Washington Legal Foundation Working Paper, co-authored by Stephen A. Klein and Andrew L. Reissaus, this article discusses one of the first cases to address the application of traditional product liability theories in the context of a reprocessed medical device, in which both the original manufacturer and the reprocessor are defendants.

Tepid Guidance on a Hot Topic: New York City Bar Ethic Opinion on Litigation Financing

Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder (July 22, 2011) (Kirby T. Griffis)

"Follow the Money: Litigation Funders Back Your Foes"

Cover story for The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel by Firm partner Kirby T. Griffis

Avoiding the Sideshow: One Trial Judge's Textbook Application of Daubert to Exclude Dubious Testimony

Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder (June 3, 2011) (Matthew J. Malinowski)

A Defense Perspective on Excluding Corporate Conduct Experts in Product Liability Litigation

by Frank Leone and Mark Miller (BNA's Toxics Law Reporter, May 19, 2011)

U.S. Supreme Court Preemption Trilogy: The Sequel

Eric G. Lasker Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Backgrounder

Unsettling the Settled: Is There A Re-emerging Debate Regarding the Role of Choice-Of-Law In Class Certification Proceedings?

Defense Counsel Journal (October 2010) (Heather A. Pigman and Martin C. Calhoun)

PFOA Update

IADC's Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Newsletter (Tamara Fishman, December 2010)

The Forum Non Conveniens Decision (Part 2 of 2).

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (December 2010) (Eric G. Lasker)

The Forum Non Conveniens Decision (Part 1 of 2).

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (November 2010) (Eric G. Lasker)

Recent Class Certification Decisions Present New Opportunities And Challenges For Defendants

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (May 2010) (Heather A. Pigman)

Holding Pharma Plaintiffs to Their Pleading Burden: Implications of TWOMBLY and IQBAL

Engage: The Journal of the Federalist Society's Practice Groups (March 2010) (Eric Lasker)

U.S. District Court Finds Coverage Survives Procedural Changes Of Bankruptcy

LJN's Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (February 2010) (Donald R. McMinn)

Pesticide Chemicals and Endocrine Disruptor Allegations

An Update on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, IADC Committee Newsletter (2009)

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, Its Implementation and Its Liability Implications

Defense Counsel Journal 76, No. 3 (July 2009)

Nanoproducts and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Gradient Corporation's EH&S Nano News (May 2009) (Frank Leone)

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and its Liability Implications

Frank Leone for IADC Product Liability Newsletter (April 2009)

In Re Pepsico Provides Guidance on Arguing Express Preemption

Firm partner Eric Lasker for Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Backgrounder

Using Staff Counsel to Defend Insureds

LJN's Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (December 2008) (Donald R. McMinn)

Daubert in Natural Resource Damages Litigation

IADC's Toxic and Hazardous Substances Committee Newsletter (August 2008) (Donald W. Fowler and Eric G. Lasker)

Scientific Evidence in Court: Daubert or Frye, 15 Years Later

Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder 23, no. 37 (August 22, 2008) (Martin C. Calhoun)

Washington Legal Foundation publishes "A Framework for Toxic Tort Litigation," by Joe Hollingsworth.

Washington Legal Foundation (2008) (Joe G. Hollingsworth)

Why More Isn't Always Better: State High Court Preempts Consumer Product Liability Suit

Eric Lasker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder

A Contractor's Derivative Immunity from Liability: The Government Contractor Defense

Stephen A. Klein for Service Contractor Magazine

Building a Fire Wall: Missouri and New Jersey Hold the Line Against Plaintiffs' Efforts to Expand the Law of Public Nuisance (part 1 of 2)

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (September 2007) (Eric G. Lasker)

"Parting the Watters: Tort Law Preemptions Signals from High Court's Banking Opinion"

Eric Lasker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder

Endocrine Disrupter Studies Can Be Challenged as Lacking Proper 'Fit' with the Human Question

IADC Product Liability Newsletter, No. 11 (July 2006)

The IADC publishes "Endocrine Disrupters: The Potential Cloud of Manufacturer Toxic Tort Liability" in the April 2007 issue of its Defense Counsel Journal.

"When Conspirators Defy Protective Orders: Lessons From In Re Zyprexa Injunction."

By Firm partner Martin C. Calhoun for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder.

Federal Court Rejects State AG/Trial Lawyer Effort To Expand “Public Nuisance” Theory

Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Backgrounder (April 13, 2007) (Donald W. Fowler and Eric G. Lasker)

Endocrine Disrupters: The Potential Cloud of Manufacturer Toxic Tort Liability

Defense Counsel Journal (April 2007)

Daubert in Toxic Tort Litigation (part 3 of 3)

In the final installment, authors Joe Hollingsworth and Eric Lasker, discuss causation opinions premised on clinical practice, and how defense counsel can effectively use Daubert to exclude causation testimony that rests upon anecdotal case reports and clinical reasoning; Michigan Defense Quarterly (April 2007)

Daubert in Toxic Tort Litigation (part 2 of 3)

Written by Joe Hollingsworth and Eric Lasker, the second article explains how defense counsel can assist courts in properly applying the Daubert requirements to various categories of scientific evidence often cited by plaintiffs' experts in support of general causation opinions. Michigan Defense Quarterly (January 2007).

Prescription Drug Litigation Pre-emption: A Continuing Status Report From the Defense Perspective

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (January 2007) (Eric G. Lasker)

Testing Claims of Adverse Drug Effects in the Courtroom, in Drug Abuse Handbook, 2d ed.

DRUG ABUSE HANDBOOK, Steven Karch & Michael Peat, eds., Taylor and Francis/CRC Press, Boca Raton (December 2006) (Joe G. Hollingsworth and Eric G. Lasker)

Prescription Drug Litigation Pre-emption (part 2 of 2)

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (November 2006) (Eric G. Lasker)

Daubert in Toxic Tort Litigation (part 1 of 3)

Throwing Out Junk Science: The first article of this 3-part series discusses the legal standards for admissibility of medical causation expert testimony following the Michigan Supreme Court's adoption of the federal Daubert requirements of reliance and relevance. Michigan Defense Quarterly (October 2006) (Joe G. Hollingsworth and Eric G. Lasker).

Prescription Drug Litigation Pre-emption; Following the FDA Preamble (part 1 of 2)

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (October 2006) (Eric G. Lasker)

How Will FDA’s New Label Rule Impact Drug Litigation?

Andrew's Pharmaceutical Litigation Reporter (April 2006) (Eric G. Lasker)

FDA Reaffirms Preemptive Reach Of Prescription Drug Regulations In New Labeling Rule

LexisNexis® Mealey's Emerging Drugs & Devices (February 2, 2006) (Eric G. Lasker)

Federal Preemption and State Anti-"GM" Food Laws

Eric G. Lasker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder

Partner Eric Lasker quoted in "Agencies Move to Override State Law As Part of Federal Rulemaking Process," in April 6, 2006 issue of BNA's Daily Report for Executives.

Endocrine Disrupters Are Still Here

IADC Product Liability Newsletter (November 2005)

Dodging Daubert

Legal Times, Food and Drug Law Supplement (September 19, 2005) (Joe G. Hollingsworth and Eric G. Lasker)

Superfund Law Preempts Contingent Fee Arrangements in Natural Resource Damages Suits

Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder (July 15, 2005) (Reprinted in the August 12, 2005, issue of Andrew's Environmental Litigation Reporter (Eric G. Lasker)

FDA Position on Federal Preemption Consistent with Law & Public Health

Eric Lasker for Washington Legal Foundation's Legal Backgrounder (Reprinted in the May 19, 2005, issue of LexisNexis® Mealey's Emerging Drugs & Devices)

The Case Against Differential Diagnosis: Daubert, Medical Causation Testimony, and the Scientific Method

Journal of Health Law (Winter 2004, Volume 37, No. 1) (Joe G. Hollingsworth and Eric G. Lasker)

Deciding Whether to Involve the Court in Confidential Matters

LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy, Vol. 23, No. 3 (September 2004) (Kirby T. Griffis)

The Terminix Case: Causation in Mass Tort Litigation

LJN's Product Liability Law & Strategy (November/December 2004) (Kirby T. Griffis)

"Coverage For Claims Involving Allegations of Conspiracy," by Robert E. Johnston for Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin.

"Inferring Dishonesty: The Fifth Amendment and Fidelity Coverage," by Robert E. Johnston for Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin.

Coverage For Claims Involving Allegations of Conspiracy

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (December 2004) (Robert E. Johnston)

Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.-- An Essential Tool in Natural Resource Damages Litigation

ABA's Superfund and Natural Resource Damages Litigation Committee Newsletter (December 2003, Volume 1, No. 1, page 12) (Eric G. Lasker)

FDA Regulatory Action Does Not Establish Causation-- FDA Borrows a Page from the Parlodel® Litigation

Mealey's Emerging Drugs & Devices (Vol. 8, #19, October 7, 2003) (Eric G. Lasker)

Be Proactive in Document Production

LJN'S Product Liability Law & Strategy, Vol. 22, No. 4 (October 2003) (Kirby T. Griffis)

Internet Domain-Name Suit is Covered Advertising Injury

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (October 2003) (Robert E. Johnston)

Case Reports Present Ample Potential for Scientific Fraud in Toxic Tort Cases

Expert Evidence Report, Vo. 3, No. 16 (August 2003)

Transactional Lawyers Under Fire: A Look At Coverage Questions Arising in the Context of Securities Class Action Suits Against Legal Professionals

Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal (Summer 2003) (Donald R. McMinn)

Use and Misuse of Insurance Experts, Surviving the Inadmissibility Challenge

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (August 2003) (Stephen A. Klein)

Is Three a Crowd? Counsel, Client and Insurer Relations When an Insurer Defends Under Reservation of Rights

NACUA 43rd Annual Conference (June 22-25, 2003) (Donald R. McMinn)

The Do's and Dont's of Daubert

VerdictSearch Products Liability Report (2003) (Gary I. Rubin)

Can the Innocent Survive Rescission?

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin, Law Journal Newsletters (April 2003) (Donald R. McMinn)

Daubert Motions: Setting the Procedural Stage for Success

For the Defense18-19, 61-61 (February 2003) (Martin C. Calhoun)

A Winding Brooks: The Eighth Circuit Reverses Course and Carves a Route to Implied Preemption in Prescription Drug Cases

Eric Lasker for DRI Industrywide Liability News

Seventh Circuit Gives Expansive Construction to 'Benefits Due' Exclusion

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (November 2002) (Stephen A. Klein)

Coverage Issues Arising in Securities Class Actions Against Transaction Attorneys

Insurance Coverage Law Bulletin (August 2002) (Donald R. McMinn)

Separate No More: Daubert Brings Common Ground to Diverse Legal Specialties

Expert Evidence Reporter (March 4, 2002) (Kirby T. Griffis)

Products Liability Claims: A Litigator's Guide

ABA's The Brief (Winter 2002) (Eric G. Lasker)

Practice Tip

LJN’s Product Liability Law & Strategy (March 2001-present) (monthly contributing author) (Julie A. Blum)

The U.S. Supreme Court Expands the Scope of Federal Preemption of Product Liability Claims Involving FDA-Regulated Products

Tort & Insurance Law Journal (Volume 37, Number 1, Fall 2001) (Eric G. Lasker)

Toxic Torts in the Oil and Gas Industry, Oil & Gas Institute

Southwest Legal Foundation (February 16, 2001) (Joe G. Hollingsworth)

Environmental Compliance for the Construction Industry, Construction Briefings No. 2001-2

Insurance Recovery of Pre-Notice Defense Costs

Tort & Insurance Law Journal (1999) (Stephen A. Klein)

The Duty to Defend Following Buss and Domtar: Restrictions on Insurance Carriers' Ability to Avoid Defense Costs Through Allocation

Mealey’s Litigation Report: Insurance (October 21, 1997) (Donald R. McMinn)

Latex Products Liability Litigation and CGL Coverage

Mealey's Litigation Reporter: Latex (May 1997) (Donald R. McMinn)

Conde v. Velsicol Chemical Corp.: Lessons for the Defense of Toxic Tort Cases.

BNA Toxics Law Reporter (1995) (Joe G. Hollingsworth)

Practical Ideas for Superfund Settlements

Discovery in Superfund Cases

Chemical Waste Litigation Report (April, 1986) (Frank Leone, Jr., co-author)