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Anna G. Kornilova

Associate

Anna G. Kornilova practices in the Firm’s Complex Litigation, Government Contracts, and Toxic Torts & Products Liability groups.  Her practice involves commercial litigation claims and disputes focusing on the areas of complex construction and engineering litigation and arbitration in federal and state courts. Read More >

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Precedents

• The Zometa® Cases

  Hollingsworth LLP outwits well-funded plaintiffs' attorney group by prevailing in early trials (including plaintiffs' trial picks) in consolidated litigation for client Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

• The Parlodel® Trilogy

  11th Circuit affirmance in Rider v. Sandoz Pharmaceuticals completes circuit court Daubert sweep in Parlodel® litigation.

• Favorable settlement reached for Norfolk Southern in largest single tort case in South Carolina history

  Avondale Mills, Inc. v. Norfolk Southern Corp., Civ. No. 1:05-2817-MBS (D.S.C. 2008)

• Court dismissed $4B claim brought by the State of New Mexico against Firm client General Electric.

  New Mexico v. Gen. Electric Co., 467 F.3d 1223 (10th Cir. 2006)

• Federal court grants Daubert and summary judgment motions filed by Firm client General Motors in PCB lawsuit.

  Allgood v. General Motors Corp., No. 1:02-cv-1077-DFH-TAB (S.D. Ind. Sept. 18, 2006)

Verdicts & Opinions

• Texas district court judge rejects innovator claims against Firm client Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

  Johnson v. Novartis Pharms. Corp., et al., No. 5:19-cv-01087-OLG (May 7, 2020). 

• Idaho state court rejects innovator liability claims against Firm client Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

  Stirling v. Novartis Pharms. Corp., et al., No. CV01-18-4880 (Sept. 25, 2019)

• Federal district court dismisses putative class action against Sherwin-Williams.

  Brad Lafferty, et al. v. The Sherwin-Williams Company, et al., Case No. 1:17-cv-06321, at *8 (D.N.J. Aug. 21, 2018)

• Federal court judge holds N.J. statute precludes punitive damages and “fraud” exception is preempted.

  McWilliams v. Novartis AG, et al., No. 2:17-cv-14302-RLR (July 31, 2018)

• New Jersey Superior Court grants Firm client Avon Products, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment in talc litigation.

  Martinez v. American International Industries, et al., No. MID-L-1120-17AS (June 15, 2018)