Mintz Levin Records Two Largest Trial Verdicts in Massachusetts in 2003
2/27/2004
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, recorded the two largest trial verdicts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 2003, as reported in the "Top Jury Verdicts of 2003" edition of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
After an eight week trial, R. Robert Popeo, Chairman of Mintz Levin and Elizabeth B. Burnett, Chair of the firm's Litigation Section, secured a jury verdict of approximately $100,000,000 in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to recover attorneys fees due to the law firms who represented the Commonwealth in its highly successful lawsuit against the tobacco industry. In the second case, Michael S. Gardener, who specializes in complex civil and criminal litigation, secured an $18 million judgment in favor of more than 100 chain and independent pharmacies that challenged the legality of the Commonwealth's prescription tax.
"With more than 125 experienced litigators in six offices across the country, Mintz Levin has the expertise, experience and depth to represent our clients aggressively, creatively and successfully. Our recognition by Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly for these particular successes on behalf of clients reflects the unique value that we bring to all of our litigation clients on a daily basis," said Ms. Burnett.
