Barry Thompson

• Representing the largest private university in Los Angeles in a four-week jury trial alleging breach of contract and business torts (seeking USD 120 million in damages); outcome: net verdict in favor of client with an award of attorney's fees.

• Representing multiple Grammy-winning entertainers in litigation and trial across Southern California, including a six-week jury trial in Los Angeles County with significant press coverage.

• Trial of one-month business torts case to verdict for a client in Fresno County, with the dismissal of two of three claims, low verdict, and nuisance settlement.

• Serving as national counsel and national trial counsel for medical device manufacturers in mass tort medical device litigation (MDL 1842) involving implanted hernia mesh patches.

• Trial of two "Kugel" mesh "Bellwether" hernia mesh cases to verdict back-to-back in federal court in Providence, RI; defense verdict on trial #1; USD 1.5 million verdict on trial #2 (Plaintiffs' counsel hand-selected case from over 3,000 cases; 90% of case inventory settled favorably after Bellwether #2).

• Regional counsel on multiple mass tort pharmaceutical litigations for 30 years (e.g., representing pharma companies re Vioxx, Fen-Phen, Rezulin, Mirapex).

• Trial of four-week admitted liability third-degree burn case to verdict in Orange County, holding damages to half plaintiffs' pretrial demand and half of policy limits.

• Trial team for commercial plaintiff's case, obtaining a verdict in federal court in Northern California on claims for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and punitive damages; judgment collected in full with punitive plus interest.

Interests

Barry captained his intercollegiate soccer team 3 of 4 years. He has completed an Ironman Triathlon and multiple mountain stages of the Tour de France and the Amgen Tour of California.

• Product Liability and Recall/Commercial Local Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2020-2023
• LMG Life Science Star in Non-IP Litigation and Enforcement, LMG Life Sciences, 2012-2017, 2020-2022
• Leading Individual in Product Liability Defense, Who's Who Legal, 2015-2023
• Leading Individual in Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action and Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices: Defense, Legal 500 US, 2013, 2016-2023
• AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, 2000-2023

• American Bar Association - Member
• American Conference Institute - Member
• Defense Research Institute - Member
• International Association of Defense Counsel - Member