Matthew L. Marshall

    Partner
    Los Angeles
    Direct: 213.417.5106
    Main: 213.891.9100

    Practice Focus:

    The primary focus of Mr. Marshall's practice is in the area of products liability, with an emphasis in pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. Matt also serves as the Chairperson of the Firm's Products Liability Practice Group.

    Matt serves as both national and local counsel in nationwide mass tort drug & device litigation. Matt’s drug and device cases have involved pain pumps and other infusion pump devices, dermal fillers, contact lens disinfecting solutions, dietary supplements, quinine, circumcision clamps, neurostimulators, cochlear implants, lasers & IPL devices, cold therapy devices, intraoperative warming devices or other surgical instruments, surgical mesh, hydrothermal & RF ablation devices, respirators, angioplasty devices, orthopedic implants, stents, retrieval systems, cardiac pumps, microcatheters, Phenylpropanolamine, latex gloves, wheelchairs and centrifuges.

    Matt also represents manufacturers, component part suppliers, and bulk material suppliers in cases involving commercial products, including major appliances, food products, household products and exercise equipment.

    Matt has successfully handled and tried to verdict numerous claims involving death or serious injuries including stroke, neurological deficits & paralysis, respiratory failure, SJS, burns, organ damage & failure, amputation, RSD, blindness, and other serious orthopedic injuries.

    Education

    • Loyola Law School, 1993
    • University of California, Los Angeles, 1990

    Court Admissions

    • Supreme Court of the State of California
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • United States District Court for the Central, Eastern and Southern Districts of California
    • United States District Court for the District of Colorado
    • Admitted Pro Hac Vice in jurisdictions throughout the United States

    Bar Admissions

    • California, 1993

    Speeches and Publications

    • "Justices Limit Exposure of Foreign Businesses to US Litigation," Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 7, 2011
    • The Nuts and Bolts of Product Liability Litigation, September 2010
    • Co-Defendants in Drug & Medical Device Litigation - Powerful Allies/Dangerous Enemies, June 8, 2010
    • We Said That? Navigating the Risks of a Robust Advertising, eMarketing & Promotions Program for Medical Products, May 2010
    • Best Practices for Managing Deposition Expenses and Achieving Predictable Legal Costs, December 2009
    • Product Liability and Food Contamination Seminar, August 2002
    • The Admissibility of Medical Device Reports in Civil Litigation, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry, January 2001
    • Common Sense Reform or Legislative Excess? A Survey of Recent State Tort Reform Legislation, International Legal Strategy, Vol. IX-2, February 15, 2000