Morgan & Morgan P.A. is an American plaintiffs law firm that operates on a contingency-fee basis. Founded by John Morgan in 1988, the firm handles a variety of practice areas, including personal injury, car accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability, class action, mass torts, insurance disputes, labor and employment, maritime and admiralty law, nursing home abuse, slip and fall, social security disability, whistleblower/qui tam, workers' compensation, antitrust litigation, complex business litigation.
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History
In 1988, John Morgan and Stewart Colling formed the practice in Orlando, Florida. Initially, the firm was named Morgan, Colling & Gilbert after the founding partners and Ron Gilbert, who joined soon after.
In 2005 the partners split amicably, and Morgan changed the name to Morgan & Morgan.
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Rankings and awards
The firm was selected for Elite Trial Lawyers by The National Law Journal in 2014 and 2015, which is a recognition given to "50 law firms from across the country that accomplished the largest awards for their plaintiff clients."
The Orlando Sentinel named Morgan & Morgan "Best Attorney" in the city in 2014.
Notable cases
Morgan & Morgan's attorneys have attained a $90.8 million verdict against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for a widower whose husband died from lung cancer and a $40 million verdict against R. J. Reynolds and Philip Morris.
In 2012, U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga disqualified the entire firm from a class action suit for their "deplorable behavior" including insisting on holding depositions in a Dunkin' Donuts, appearing at depositions dressed in T-shirt and shorts, bragging about playing Angry Birds during depositions, and drawing then showing off "pictures of male genitalia" during depositions.
Morgan & Morgan firm is extensively involved in lawsuits against SoCalGas representing Porter Ranch residents.
Morgan & Morgan attorney John Yanchunis represented plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Home Depot for the 2014 data breach that affected over 56 million consumers credit cards. In March 2016 Home Depot agreed to a settlement that required them to establish a $13 million fund to reimburse plaintiffs and a $6.5 million million fund for cardholder identity protection services.
In 2016, Morgan & Morgan filed lawsuits against Monster Beverage on behalf of consumers of Monster energy drinks who allege serious adverse health effects.
In September 2016, Morgan & Morgan filed a lawsuit on behalf of three plaintiffs against The Mosaic Company, a phosphate producing company. The suit alleges that harmful radioactive chemicals may have seeped into a local water supply in Mulberry, Florida after a sinkhole opened up close to a nearby Mosaic fertilizer plant.
In 2017, Morgan & Morgan filed a class action lawsuit against herbicide manufacturers like Monsanto, DuPont, and BASF on behalf of farmers who suffered heavy crop losses due to dicamba, a highly volatile herbicide that according to reports can drift off-site onto neighboring farms.
On September 7, 2017, Morgan & Morgan attorney John Yanchunis filed a class action lawsuit against major credit reporting agency Equifax over a data breach that potentially compromised the sensitive data of 143 million consumers.
On September 22, 2017, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear announced that Morgan & Morgan was one of the law firms selected to investigate and lead potential litigation against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers who may have caused or contributed to the opioid crisis in Kentucky.
Notable current and former attorneys
- Mike Clelland
- Charlie Crist
- Heather Fitzenhagen
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Belvin Perry
- Jan Schlichtmann
- Greg Stumbo
- Mike Espy
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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