Emily A. Babcock Honored at ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference in Chicago

Blackwell Burke P.A. attorney Emily A. Babcock is being honored at this year’s American Bar Association Section of Litigation Annual Conference held April 24-26 in Chicago. She was selected by ABA leadership as an Outstanding Subcommittee Chair for the 2012-2013 Bar Year for her work with the ABA Section of Litigation LGBT Litigator Committee. Ms. […]

Peter J. Goss Discusses FDA Evidence in Medical Device Product Liability Cases

Law360 interviewed Blackwell Burke P.A. partner Peter J. Goss for two recent articles highlighting the use of FDA evidence in medical device product liability litigation.  The first article discusses Johnson & Johnson’s victory in its second metal-on-metal hip case, after taking an $8.3 million plaintiff’s verdict in the first.  In the second case, unlike the first, […]

Mike Hatch Receives the Joan and Walter Mondale Award for Public Service

Former Minnesota Attorney General and Blackwell Burke P.A. Special Counsel Mike Hatch was selected to receive the Joan and Walter Mondale Award for Public Service.  The Minnesota DFL Party will present the award to Mr. Hatch at its second annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner on April 20th.  More details about the award are available on the University […]

Blackwell Burke P.A. Wins Counterclaim for ExxonMobil

Blackwell Burke has won a $180,000 judgment for client ExxonMobil.   In January of this year, the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment for ExxonMobil in a price discrimination case where the plaintiffs (two service station franchisees) had sought $10 million.  Following that, Blackwell Burke filed a second summary judgment motion proving up ExxonMobil’s counterclaim […]

Firm Founder Jerry W. Blackwell to Present at DRI Product Liability Conference

Firm founder and chairman Jerry W. Blackwell will participate in two sessions at the 2013 DRI Product Liability Conference: Make Your Products Practice Bloom.  The DRI conference is being held April 3-5 near Washington, D.C.  Leading regulators, manufacturers, and attorneys will present on minimizing liability before and during product liability litigation. Top national attorneys, including […]