David N. Bigelow

David N. Bigelow

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Girardi | Keese

Business Torts Lawyers in Los Angeles, CA in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, CA213-977-0211
Business TortsPersonal InjuryProduct Liability Litigation

About David N. Bigelow

David N. Bigelow specializes in the areas of personal injury, business torts and product liability litigation against many of America's largest corporations, including General Motors, Sempra Energy, Wyeth, Pfizer, Merck, BMW, Coldwell Banker, Bayer, Blue Cross and Michelin. In 2004, he was co-lead trial counsel in the only case tried in California concerning the diabetes drug Rezulin. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Bigelow oversaw the firm's mass tort litigation against the manufacturers of the pharmaceuticals Baycol, Rezulin, Fen-Phen and Vioxx. He has obtained multi-million dollar verdicts in both product liability and personal injury cases, including two verdicts for childhood sexual abuse by agents of the Masonic Home for Children in California. The verdicts included the first punitive damage award in Los Angeles County under California's statute reviving childhood sexual abuse claims. Selected Verdicts $12.5 million, Verdict - negligent hiring and supervision/childhood sexual abuse. Jones v. Masonic Home for Children in Covina LASC Case BC 306444 $3.5 million, Verdict - negligent hiring and supervision/childhood sexual abuse. Deutsch/Mohr-McDermott v. Masonic Home for Children in Covina LASC Case BC 306444 $2.4 million, Verdict - Wrongful death/negligence/product liability. Montgomery v. BMW OCSC Case 771190 $1.3 million, Verdict - Premises Liability. Adams v. Costco, San Luis Obispo Selected Settlements $1.4 million, Settlement - Negligence/premises liability Kohler v. Santa Barbara YMCA SBN 214316 Awards and Honors Honors "AV" Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell (martindale.com's Highest Rating) Los Angeles Magazine, Southern California Super Lawyer, 2009 - Present AVVO Attorney Rating of 9.2, Superb The Recorder, California Million Dollar Verdicts, 2011 - Present Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorney of the Year, 2008 California Lawyer Magazine, Attorney of the Year, Litigation, 2008 Lawdragon Magazine, The Lawdragon 3000: Leading Lawyers in America, 2007 Finalist, Consumer Attorneys of California, Consumer Attorney of the Year, 2007 Nominee, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2007

Education

Legal Education

  • University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1995
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Winner, California State Bar Roger Traynor Competition - 1995
  • Honors: Order of the Barristers - 1995

Non Legal Education

  • Whittier College, 1976
  • B.A.

Published Works

Articles

  • Tackling Big Pharma: Prosecuting the Pharmaceutical Liability Case, The Advocate Magazine, March, 2006
  • Roitz v. Coldwell Banker, 62 Cal.App.4th 716, 1998
  • Winfred D. v. Michelin, 165 Cal.App.4th 1011

Other Affiliations

  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (Member)
  • California Commission on Access to Justice, 2008 (Member)
  • Consumer Attorneys of California, 2006 - 2010 (Board of Governors)
  • Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Culver-Marina Bar Association
  • Association of Business Trial Lawyers
  • American Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Public Justice

Attorney Details

Full NameDavid N. Bigelow
FirmGirardi | Keese
Address1126 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone213-977-0211
Phone213-481-1554
Websitewww.girardikeese.com
New Clients Currently accepting
Consultation Free initial consultation