Stephanie Anne Reedy

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Of Counsel

  Firm Name

  Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Cases: Stephanie Reedy has built an extensive body of work defending clients in high-stakes mass torts
  product liability lawsuits nationwide, in particular involving pharmaceutical products
  medical devices. She also represents sophisticated clients in complex commercial litigation.
  Won a unanimous defense verdict in a $55 million trial in eastern Kentucky for a hospital accused of malpractice.
  Won a complete defense jury verdict for a mental health hospital in Virginia. The plaintiff claimed $32 million in damages arising from an alleged patient-on-patient sexual assault. WTO was hired six weeks before trial
  uncovered relevant evidence about medication the plaintiff was taking
  social media detailing a fictional account of the rape published prior to the alleged event. WTO also discovered that the plaintiff's expert psychologist destroyed key records pertaining to the case.
  Represent a global healthcare company in multidistrict litigation involving over 12,000 claims relating to dialysis products.
  Represent Northstar Rx LLC in consolidated actions in California, Pennsylvania,
  New Jersey related to multiple generic prescription medications.
  Defended a medical device company against defective design
  manufacturing claims filed in several federal courts across the country.
  Obtained dismissal of hundreds of metoclopramide lawsuits filed against Northstar Rx LLC in consolidated litigation in Atlantic County, New Jersey, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing (2011).
  Defended medical malpractice claims brought against a Florida hospital after the death of a bariatric surgery patient. WTO lawyers were called in a month before trial to rehabilitate the defense's case, leading to a favorable settlement for WTO's client shortly before trial was scheduled to begin.
  Defended an independent diagnostic laboratory against claims brought by a patient who alleged that incorrect interpretation of her pap smear tests caused a delay in her cervical cancer diagnosis.
  Served as national counsel to Wyeth in fen-phen litigation
  directed discovery
  trial preparation for dozens of cases across a five-state region.
  Represented footwear manufacturer Crocs in nationwide litigation involving allegations of defectively designed footwear
  failure to warn with respect to alleged risks associated with wearing the shoes on escalators.
  Defended an independent diagnostic laboratory against allegations that its equipment incorrectly reported a paraplegic's antibiotic resistance. WTO's client was ultimately dismissed from the case without financial penalty.
  Represented Toyota Motor Corporation in a personal injury lawsuit alleging an unintended acceleration of plaintiff's vehicle.