Our Clients, Our Wins, and Our Work

  • In re: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., Pinnacle Hip Implant Products
    (Client: Johnson & Johnson)

    A Barrasso Usdin trial team successfully defended Johnson & Johnson and DePuy Orthopaedics in the first bellwether trial in the multidistrict litigation involving a DePuy hip implant.

  • Bayou Corne Sinkhole Litigation
    (Client: Liberty Mutual)

    The firm represents an excess liability insurer that issued a $50 million excess policy in connection with sprawling litigation arising out of the discovery of a sinkhole formation and its ensuing impact on the surrounding area.

  • Hill, et al. vs. Bobby Jindal

    A panel of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed an injunction against Governor Bobby Jindal and his agencies that prevented them from interfering with the implementation of Common Core State Standards in Louisiana public schools.  

  • Adler v. Walker

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of claims against the Firm's client in a complex adversary proceeding arising out of a multi-million dollar bankruptcy.

  • Turnberry Capital Management L.P., et al. v. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
    (Client: Raymond James)

    Barrasso Usdin successfully defended the Firm’s client in a two-week FINRA arbitration, where the claimants were seeking an award of approximately $24 million. 

  • Zarecor v. Morgan Keegan
    (Client: Morgan Keegan)

    The Firm won a motion to vacate a FINRA arbitration award rendered against one of the firm’s broker-dealer clients.

  • Cameron International Company, Ltd. v. Liberty Insurance Underwriters
    (Client: Liberty Insurance Underwriters)

    In a high-profile coverage dispute arising from the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Firm obtained summary dismissal of bad faith claims asserted by Cameron International Corporation (“Cameron”) against Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (“LIU”).