Jane Joseph

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Jane Joseph, one of the firm’s founding partners, has worked for more than 30 years in pursuit justice for her injured clients.

Jane is well known for her relationships with clients and emphasis on client needs. She specializes in working with experts to develop the medical and scientific causation issues in mass tort cases, and creating large-scale damage models to ensure the recovery and equitable distribution of compensation to claimants. Jane is on the Plaintiffs’ Damages and Experts committee for the federal opioid MDL proceedings. She is recognized for her ability to drill down to the specifics of each case in order to maximize theories of individual causation and damages.

Jane’s experience includes the following litigations:

  • In Re: Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability Litigation, No. 2753, U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
  • In Re: Ethicon Physiomesh, MDL No. 2782, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • In Re: Avandia Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1871, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania • Byetta Cases, JCCP No. 4574
  • In Re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1657, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
  • Essure Product Cases, JCCP No. 4887 • In Re: Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1203, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Fosamax/Alendronate Sodium Drug Cases, JCCP No. 4644
  • In Re: Davol/C.R. Bard Hernia Mesh Multi-Case Management, Coordination No. 2017-02
  • In Re: Invokana (Canagliflozin) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2750, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
  • In Re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2434, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • In Re: Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1909, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division
  • In Re: Nuvaring Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1964, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • In Re: Ortho Evra Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1742, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio • In Re: Phenylpropanolamine (PPA) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1407, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
  • Reglan/Metoclopramide Cases Litigation, JCCP No. 4631
  • Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella Contraceptive Cases, JCCP No 4608
  • State of Ohio
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
  • William Mitchell College of Law (J.D. cum laude, 1985)
  • Law Review: William Mitchell Law Review, Member, 1984 – 1985
  • Oberlin College (B.A., 1980)