Leading US PPE Manufacturer Still Fighting Against Verdict Obtained By Michael Avenatti

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https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-us-otc-avenatti/michael-avenatti-and-the-weirdest-ever-lead-counsel-fight-idUSKCN1SD2HT

(Reuters) - In 2017, before he became a household name, Michael Avenatti won a jury verdict of nearly a half-billion dollars for a class of California medical centers. Avenatti, at the time a name partner of Eagan Avenatti, was the court-appointed lead counsel for the class, which claimed Kimberly-Clark and Halyard Health were fraudulently marketing surgical gowns that failed to block communicable diseases.In 2017, before he became a household name, Michael Avenatti won a jury verdict of nearly a half-billion dollars for a class of California medical centers. Avenatti, at the time a name partner of Eagan Avenatti, was the court-appointed lead counsel for the class, which claimed Kimberly-Clark and Halyard Health were fraudulently marketing surgical gowns that failed to block communicable diseases.

The defendants, which have always denied the class allegations, persuaded U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee of Los Angeles to slash the verdict to about $26 million. That judgment is now on appeal, by both the class and the defendants, at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

[cwydro]

1. Wow.

Now that is an interesting story!