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Listed in Benchmark Litigation "Local Litigation Star," Mississippi, 2013-2014 "Local Litigation Star," Tennessee, 2015 Listed in Chambers USA Product Liability & Mass Torts, National Ranking, 2008-2021 Litigation: General Commercial, Tennessee Ranking, 2016-2019 Litigation: General Commercial, Mississippi Ranking, 2008-2014 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Bet-the-Company Litigation, 2015-2022 Commercial Litigation, 2011-2022 Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, 2007-2022 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2009-2022 "Lawyer of the Year," Nashville, Mass Tort Litigation – Defendants, 2020 "Lawyer of the Year," Nashville, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2017 Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers Class Action/Mass Torts, 2007-2021 "Top 50," Mississippi, 2010-2011, 2013-2014 "Top 50," Nashville, 2015 "Top 100," Tennessee, 2015, 2018 Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Products Liability Defence , 2008-2020, 2023 Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rate, 1988-2021 United States of America ex Rel. Kasowitz, Benson & Torres v. BASF Corporation, et al., Case No. 1:16-CV-02269-RMC, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Lead counsel for defendant Covestro LLC (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) in defense of “reverse” False Claims Act case alleging four companies failed to report substantial risk information to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. On October 23, 2017, the district court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss all claims. Dismissal was affirmed by the D.C. Circuit on July 5, 2019. 929 F.3d (D.C.Cir. 2019). For additional case details: here, here and here.
