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March 11, 2010

GEORGE W. MURGATROYD III, of Counsel: Class Actions , Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Lender Liability, Personal Injury Law, Pharmaceutical Drug Product Liability, Wrongful Death Law

GEORGE W. MURGATROYD III, of Counsel
GMurgatroyd@BaumHedlundLaw.com
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Class Actions , Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Lender Liability, Personal Injury Law, Pharmaceutical Drug Product Liability, Wrongful Death Law

Born:

Baltimore, Maryland, 1948

Education:

University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980)
Southwestern University School of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1983)

Admissions:

California, 1983
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1984
District of Columbia, 1987
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1991
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2002
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2004
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2007

Member:

State Bar of California
The District of Columbia Bar
Plaintiff Trial Team, 1991-1992, Ford Motor Company School Bus Crash, Carrollton, Kentucky, 1988
Member of the Executive Committee of the Surfrider Foundation, Malibu Chapter

Awards and Honors:

Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who in American Law

Published Cases:

Motus v. Pfizer, Inc. 127 F.Supp.2d 1085 (C.D. Cal. 2000)
Cartwright v. Pfizer, Inc. 369 F.Supp.2d 876 (E.D. Tex. 2005)
Zikis v. Pfizer, Inc. Case No. 04 C 8104, 2005 WL 1126909 (N.D. Ill. 2005)
Witczak v. Pfizer, Inc. 377 F.Supp.2d 726 (D. Minn. 2005)
Tucker v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 596 F.Supp.2d 1225 (S.D.Ind. 2008) (granting plaintiff's motion for reconsideration and holding that plaintiff's claims are not preempted by the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act)
Knipe v.SmithKline Beecham, 583 F.Supp.2d 553 (E.D.Pa 2008) (Denying Defendant's motion for summary judgment and holding that plaintiffs' failure to warn claims are not preempted by the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act)
Knipe v. SmithKline Beecham, 583 F.Supp.2d 602 (E.D.Pa. 2008) (Denying defendant's motion for summary judgment and holding that defendant had a duty to issue warnings regarding off-label uses and also allowing plaintiff's claims for punitive damages to proceed to the jury)
Cunningham v. SmithKline Beecham, 255 F.R.D. 474 (N.D.Ind. 2009) (ordering defendant to produce documents and awarding sanctions)

Practice Areas:

Class Actions
Complex and Multi-District Litigation
Consumer Litigation
Lender Liability
Personal Injury
Pharmaceutical Drug Liability
Wrongful Death Law

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