Litigation
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Covington litigators are best known for our expertise in handling important, complex, and novel disputes. We approach every case with the expectation that it may need to be tried, and our trial lawyers have enjoyed notable successes before judges, arbitrators, and juries. At the same time, we also have a strong track record in finding creative ways to resolve cases early, taking into account all of the client’s legal, financial, and business objectives.
Our litigators include seasoned trial lawyers, appellate and arbitration specialists, and lawyers with deep substantive expertise in the legal, strategic, and practical issues presented in modern complex litigation. We often staff matters with multi-disciplinary teams that take advantage of the firm’s broad regulatory practices and our deep expertise in the special characteristics and challenges of particular industries.
Representative Matters
- Representing Synaptech and Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutica in patent infringement actions in the District of Delaware against seven generic companies concerning Janssen's Razadyne® drug product for the treatment of Alzheimer's Dementia.
- Representing Wachovia Bank before the Supreme Court of the United States in Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N.A., which addresses federal preemption of state regulation of bank operating subsidiaries.
- Representing Merck in two major arbitrations involving insurance coverage for product liability claims relating to Vioxx.
- Represented Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (“Freddie Mac”) in multiple securities class action and derivative lawsuits brought in New York and elsewhere in the wake of the company's $5 billion restatement of earnings; we obtained a very favorable global settlement after an important victory on a novel defense to class certification. We also defended the client in related regulatory investigations by banking authorities and the SEC.
- Represented seven teaching hospitals in the Medical Residents antitrust litigation, in which we developed an integrated legislative and litigation strategy that led to dismissal of a class action antitrust claim following the passage of special legislation; the dismissal was subsequently affirmed on appeal.
- Recently obtained a defense verdict from a Texas jury for our client MBNA in an employment discrimination suit brought by one of the country’s most prominent plaintiffs’ lawyers.
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