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About Powell & Majestro, PLLC

Powell & Majestro, PLLC is a Charleston, West Virginia plaintiffs' firm founded in 2002. Its lawyers represent individuals, families, and government entities in mass tort and class action litigation, product liability, pharmaceutical and medical device cases, consumer protection claims, motor vehicle and trucking cases, and state and federal appeals. The firm and its partners in a national consortium serve as counsel in more than 700 city and county opioid cases and nine attorney general cases, with managing member Anthony J. Majestro serving as Co-Chair of the Law and Briefing Committee of MDL 2804, In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation. The firm also maintains an appellate practice that other lawyers around the country retain to preserve verdicts on appeal or to overturn adverse results below, including matters argued in the Supreme Court of the United States.

Proven verdicts and settlements won by Powell & Majestro, PLLC

$5,415,811Verdict

Richard Edwards Jr. was loading lengths of metal pipe onto his truck when the forklift operator reversed without warning, dragging the pipe off the bed and onto his foot. His right leg was amputated below the knee. The jury held both trucking companies liable, and the Fourth Circuit affirmed every dollar.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (affirmed, Fourth Circuit) · 2018Workplace InjuryRead the full story →
$2 million ($250,000 compensatory plus $1.75 million punitive)Verdict

Donna Cisson was implanted with C.R. Bard's Avaulta Plus transvaginal mesh and developed chronic pelvic pain and bleeding requiring surgical revision. The polypropylene resin supplier's own material safety data sheet cautioned against permanent implantation in the human body. The jury returned $2 million including punitive damages, and the Fourth Circuit affirmed.

U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia (MDL 2187; affirmed, Fourth Circuit) · 2013Product LiabilityRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

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Attorneys at Powell & Majestro, PLLC

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