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Michael served as Federal-State Liaison Counsel in the federal MDL and as Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in the coordinated Pennsylvania state court proceedings involving allegations that the anticoagulant Xarelto caused serious and fatal bleeding injuries. He served on the federal and state bellwether trial teams that tried six bellwether cases and was a member of the Settlement Committee that negotiated and implemented the global settlement program resolving thousands of claims nationwide. 

Michael served as Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in the Pennsylvania coordinated proceedings involving claims that Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella birth control products caused serious thrombotic and cardiovascular injuries. He coordinated state and federal litigation efforts, managed discovery and motion practice, participated in bellwether trial preparation, and served on the Settlement Committee that negotiated and implemented global settlements resolving claims nationwide. 

Michael served as Liaison Counsel, Chair of Law and Briefing and Discovery in the Pennsylvania multi-district litigation involving claims that pharmaceutical companies McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Johnson & Johnson, Inc. fraudulently suppressed material information regarding the safety and efficacy of Tylenol, including information regarding potential liver failure.