Hollingsworth LLP partnered with Atlantic Legal Foundation in backing Google's 9th Circuit appeal.
Eric Lasker Named Chair of IADC’s Newly Launched Rule 702 Sustainability Committee
news | July 16, 2023Following up on his successful eight-year campaign to secure an amendment to FRE 702, Mr. Lasker will be heading up the IADC’s new and ongoing effort to educate attorneys, courts, and litigants about the new rule; to protect jurors from unreliable expert testimony; and to promote the use of sound science in the courtroom.
On June 14, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted Monsanto’s motion for partial summary judgment in Whalen v. Monsanto. The court agreed with Monsanto that all of plaintiffs’ claims (other…
Hollingsworth LLP was ranked 133 for client service performance on the “BTI Client Service 200”, beating out many national and global firms that make up the AmLaw 200. The BTI Client Service A-Team Survey of Law…
Ms. Proctor is featured on pages 2 and 44 of the Hot List. She is a senior litigation associate at Hollingsworth LLP.
Shannon N. Proctor and Patria N. Lohvinski Successfully Represent Guatemalan Mother and Child in Immigration Proceedings
news | December 1, 2022On referral from the Tahirih Justice Center, Firm attorneys Shannon N. Proctor and Patria N. Lohvinski represented a mother and child who fled their home country of Guatemala to the United States after the mother endured years of domestic abuse at the hands…
Firm associate Shannon Proctor led a group of Emory University alumni in Arlington, VA for the annual Emory Cares International Service Day 2022 in November. The group collaborated with the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) for the 28th annual “Scouting for Food”…
Hollingsworth LLP Major Defense Win in Ethylene Oxide Trial in Cook County, Illinois
news | November 18, 2022On November 18, 2022, a Cook County, Illinois jury returned a verdict in favor of Firm clients Sterigenics and Sotera Health, LLC after a twenty-eight day trial involving a plaintiff’s claims that emissions of ethylene oxide…
Heather A. Pigman Named to University of Central Florida Foundation Board of Directors
news | July 1, 2022Firm partner Heather Pigman has been elected to the Board of Directors of the University of Central Florida Foundation. The Foundation encourages, stewards, and celebrates charitable contributions from alumni and friends in support of the University of Central Florida…
The Firm congratulates Firm Associate Pete Chattrabhuti for his win on Jeopardy on June 28th. Pete beat the then reigning champion and enjoyed the entire process from contestant selection to taking home his winnings!
Firm client Legal Counsel for the Elderly highlighted the work of two groups of Firm attorneys in its monthly newsletter Pro Bono Publico. In one matter, Lauren Prease, Andrew Reissaus, and James Sullivan obtained information through an FOIA…
On June 7, 2022, the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure voted unanimously to approve the following proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 702: (1) to include the preponderance of the evidence standard directly…
2022 National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Speech and Debate Tournament held in Washington, DC
news | May 27, 2022Firm partner Ann Marie Duffy is currently serving a 2-year term as President of the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL). NCFL is a speech and debate league that was formed in 1951. It is organized into regions that…
Ms. Proctor spoke on Creative Approaches to Resolving Consumer Class Action Litigation. The panel discussed creative approaches to resolving class action cases, from conduct relief, individual carve-out settlements, and non-class approaches. This panel also addressed the implications…
Firm Client Lauded for Collaboration Conducting Trial Amid Pandemic in High-Profile Industrial Disaster
news | February 2, 2022During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm conducted an in-person jury trial of one of the highest-profile industrial disasters in American history. We were privileged to work with Frank Monago, SABIC's Senior Counsel for Litigation and Compliance.