About Leigh O'Dell
Leigh O'Dell joined Beasley Allen in 2005 and focuses on cases advocating for the rights of women harmed by dangerous products. She is a co-lead attorney in the Johnson and Johnson talcum powder/ovarian cancer litigation, representing more than 5,000 women, and has helped lead the transvaginal mesh MDL. Leigh is a member of the Alabama State Bar, American Bar Association, Christian Legal Society, and the National Trial Lawyers Association, where she serves on the Executive Committee. Before entering law, she spent over seven years in vocational ministry, leading large-scale events that shared faith messages with women in the U.S. and internationally.
Proven verdicts and settlements
As chair of the plaintiffs' negotiating committee and Liaison Counsel in the Vioxx multidistrict litigation, Russ Herman directed the negotiations that produced a $4.85 billion settlement with Merck resolving approximately 45,000 to 50,000 personal-injury claims.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
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