Rachel Lanier

On the trial team for the first bellwether trial in the National Prescription Opiates Litigation MDL 2804 that won a verdict against retail pharmacies operated by Walmart, CVS and Walgreens finding that they failed to follow guidelines that would have curtailed the distribution of highly addictive opioid painkillers. Part of the trial team for two trials in the DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant MDL 2244 in the Northern District of Texas, which resulted in verdicts of more than $1 billion. Did considerable work on the Epipen Litigation MD 2785 before Judge Daniel Crabtree, a case that was ultimately resolved out of court. Currently represents hundreds of coal miners who are pursuing black lung cases against mask manufacturer 3M throughout Kentucky and West Virginia.