Malcolm Sean Brisker

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Matters: Reported Opinions: Scapa Dryer Fabrics, Inc. v. Saville, 16 A.3d 159 (Md. 2011)
  Stanley Martin Companies, Inc. v. Universal Forest Products Shoffner LLC, 396 F. Supp 2nd 606 (D.Md. 2005)
  Representative Matters: In 2017, Mr. Brisker was trial counsel in a living mesothelioma asbestos trial in the Circuit Court of Maryl
  for Baltimore City. He represented an interior finish contractor defendant in this multiweek trial. The team obtained a favorable resolution for his client before verdict.
  In 2017, Mr. Brisker obtained summary judgment for a manufacturing defendant in a living mesothelioma asbestos case in the Circuit Court of Maryl
  for Baltimore City. The client was a manufacturer of a product allegedly containing asbestos. He argued that the plaintiffs had failed to prove exposure to the defendant's product
  was not a substantial contributing factor in causing the plaintiff's alleged development of mesothelioma, as required under Maryl
  law. The Court agreed, issuing a four-page unpublished written opinion.
  In 2015 Mr. Brisker was lead trial counsel in a living mesothelioma asbestos trial in the Circuit Court of Maryl
  for Baltimore City. He represented an insulation contractor defendant in this multiweek trial
  was able to obtain a favorable resolution for his client before verdict.
  In 2008, Mr. Brisker was local counsel in a three-week asbestos trial tried to a verdict in the Circuit Court of Maryl
  for Baltimore City. That same year, he obtained summary judgment for clients in Maryl
  
  the District of Columbia, including judgment in favor of a third-party defendant in an asbestos mesothelioma case before the Honorable Judith Bartnoff in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. The third-party defendant was a manufacturer of a product allegedly containing asbestos. The Motion for Summary Judgment argued that the plaintiff had failed to prove that the third-party defendant's product was a substantial contributing factor as required under District of Columbia law. The Court agreed, issuing a five-page unpublished opinion.
  In 2005, Mr. Brisker h
  led a two-week arbitration before the Honorable Richard A. Levie. The case was originally brought in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, but the parties agreed to binding arbitration with a high/low agreement. The plaintiff, who had been diagnosed with asbestosis
  lung cancer, alleged that he had contracted his disease as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing materials sold, distributed
  /or manufactured by several defendants.