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About Cristina De Castro
Cristina De Castro received her B.S. magna cum laude in political science and economics from Florida State University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, where she served as a Senior Writing Editor on the Business Law Review. Before joining Podhurst Orseck, she worked at Downs Law Group on complex litigation arising from the BP Oil Spill, including class action and MDL proceedings, drafting motions and assisting in all phases of discovery. She also previously interned with the Florida Senate. Cristina is admitted to the Florida Bar and has passed the New York Bar Exam (pending admission). She is fluent in English and Spanish.
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Court-appointed Chair Lead Counsel Peter Prieto of Podhurst Orseck coordinated the nation's largest automotive defect MDL, securing more than $1.5 billion in settlements from seven automakers for tens of millions of vehicle owners harmed by defective Takata airbag inflators.
The families of 98 people killed in the June 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside, Florida, recovered over $1 billion through a class settlement run by a court-appointed Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, with final approval reached in under a year.
Steven Marks and Kristina Infante of Podhurst Orseck secured a combined $844 million in wrongful-death judgments for 43 families of passengers killed when LaMia Flight 2933 crashed near Medellin, Colombia, in November 2016, killing 71 of the 77 people aboard.
Steven Marks and Ricardo Martinez-Cid of Podhurst Orseck served on the NFL Concussion Litigation Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, helping negotiate an uncapped settlement projected to exceed $1 billion for more than 20,000 retired players suffering traumatic brain injuries.
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