Rodney M. Hudson

Experience: Representative Matters: Counsel for numerous pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in federal MDL and state coordinated proceedings involving thousands of plaintiffs alleging injuries from prescription and over-the-counter medications and medical devices.; Secured milestone trial court rulings in a mass tort proceeding that the claims of more than one thousand plaintiffs alleging that the label on a brand name prescription medicine was inadequate were preempted as a matter of federal law.; Led legal strategy in coordinated proceeding that resulted in the filing of 35 motions for summary judgment, with only two cases proceeding to pre-trial work up.; Lead or liaison counsel in four California statewide coordinated proceedings for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers involving thousands of plaintiffs.; Over a period of a few years, member of nine trial teams for cases pending in jurisdictions throughout the country, including California, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi and Pennsylvania.; Argued and won significant appellate rulings affirming that claims of thousands of plaintiffs in a coordinated proceeding were preempted as a matter of federal law.; Prevailed on numerous summary judgments dismissing claims of plaintiffs alleging that the label on a prescription medicine was inadequate under various state laws.; Won summary judgment in favor of a pharmaceutical manufacturer against claims that plaintiffs were injured from off label use of prescription medicine.; Secured dismissals of class action allegations, defeated class certification and secured dismissal of claims of putative class members in several cases.; Defended global manufacturer of notebook computers against class allegations and claims brought under the laws of various states.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Hudson prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.;; Previous Experience: Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center, 1999-2001