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Meet Ned
Ned co-leads Cohen & Malad, LLP’s Mass Tort/Products Liability team, which has developed a national reputation for representing clients in complex litigation who have been severely injured by dangerous prescription drugs and defective medical devices. Ned also has experience representing the victims of medical malpractice and those who have suffered catastrophic injuries or death as a result of automobile and tractor-trailer accidents, day-care and nursing home negligence, and aviation disasters.
Ned has served on multiple trial teams and secured numerous favorable decisions from state and federal trial courts across the country.
Court Appointments:
Because of his experience litigating complex mass tort cases, Ned has been appointed by numerous courts to serve in key leadership roles in multi-district, consolidated, and class actions, including:
- Co-Lead Counsel – Strattice Hernia Mesh coordinated actions, Sandoval v. Lifecell Corporation et al., master docket no. 2:21-cv-17705-BRM-LDW (D. NJ.)
- Litigation Liaison Counsel – In re Strattice Hernia Mesh Litigation, Multi-County Litigation No. 636 (N.J. Sup. Ct., Atlantic County).
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, Co-Chair of Discovery Committee, & Chair of Marketing Committee – In re: Gilead Tenofovir Cases, California JCCP (California Superior Court, San Francisco)
- Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee & Co-Chair of Narrative Committee – In Re: Zofran Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 2657 (D. Mass.)
- Class Counsel, Price et al. v. BP Products North America, Inc., Civ. No. 12-cv-06779-RWG (N.D. Ill.)
- National Coordinated Counsel in pain pump device litigation
Ned has also served as Counsel for Amicus Curiae Indiana Trial Lawyers Association in the following matters:
- Denson v. Dillard, 116 N,E, 3d 535 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018)
- Shelton v. Kroger, 58 N.E.3d 229 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016)
Current Litigations:
- Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Exposure
- Exactech Hip, Knee, and Ankle implants
- Strattice Hernia Mesh products
- TDF HIV Medications
- Philips CPAP machines
- Talcum Powder
- Zantac
- Round Up
- Zofran
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy (“Low T” drugs)
- IVC filters
In his free time, Ned enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter, travelling internationally, skiing, boating, and pursuing his passion for photography.
PRO BONO ACTIVITIES
- American Association for Justice, Publications Committee (Trial Magazine) – 2019-Present
- Indiana University Maurer School of Law Alumni Board, Board of Directors – 2018-Present
- Indianapolis Bar Foundation
- Executive Committee Member (Counsel, Secretary, Treasurer) – 2018, 2019, 2020
- Board of Directors/Committee Chair – 2015-2021
- Indianapolis Bar Association
- Pro Bono Standing Committee
- Ask-A-Lawyer Chair & Volunteer
- Legal Line Volunteer
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Practice Areas
- Pharmaceutical Drug & Medical Device Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
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Education and Awards
EDUCATION
J.D., Indiana University Maurer School of Law
- Cum Laude
B.A., with honors in economics, Dickinson College
- Cum Laude
AWARDS & HONORS
Indiana Super Lawyers Rising Star, Personal Injury Plaintiff – Products, Thomson Reuters 2013-2022Best Lawyers, Woodward/White Inc., Mass Tort / Class Action- 2021-2023Leadership in Law “Up & Coming Lawyer”, Indiana Lawyer Newspaper, 2015Bar Leader Series Class XI Graduate, Indianapolis Bar Association -
Professional Memberships
PROFESSIONAL & BAR ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for Justice
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
Indianapolis Bar Association
JURISDICTIONS ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2011
- Indiana Supreme Court, 2010
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2010
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2010
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Representative Cases and Presentations
REPRESENTATIVE MASS TORT CASES
- Exactech Master Case vs. Exactech, 01 2022 CA 002670 (Fl. Cir. Ct., Alachua County)
- Strattice Hernia Mesh Coordinated Cases, Sandoval v. Lifecell Corporation et al., No. 2:21-cv-17705-BRM-LDW (D. NJ.)
- In re Strattice Hernia Mesh Litigation, Multi-County Litigation No. 636 (N.J. Sup. Ct., Atlantic County)
- In re: Philips Recalled CPAP, Bi-Level Pap, and Mechanical Ventilator Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3014 (W.D. Pa.)
- In re: Gilead Tenofovir Cases, California JCCP (California Superior Court, San Francisco)
- In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (N.D. Ohio)
- In re: Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Products Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2738 (D. N.J.)
- In re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2657 (D. Mass.)
- In re: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2524 (N.D. Ill.)
- In re: Consolidated Fresenius Cases, Civ. No. 2013-03400 (Ma. Sup. Ct.)
- In re: Granuflo/NaturaLyte Dialysate Prods. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 2428 (D. Mass.)
- In re: New England Compounding Pharmacy, Inc., Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2419 (D. Mass.)
- In re: Skechers Toning Shoe Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2308 (W.D. Ky.)
- Class Action: Price et al. v. BP Products North America, Inc., Civ. No. 12-cv-06779-RWG (N.D. Ill.)
- National Consolidated Pain Pump Litigation
Publications
- Shielding Social Media Attacks, Trial Magazine, May 2022
- Nuts and Bolts of Intake and Investigation, Trial Magazine, May 2021
- Vetting Products Liability Cases, Trial Magazine, January 2015
- Note, Derailed by the D.C. Circuit: Getting Network Management Regulation Back on Track, 62 Fed. Comm. L. J. 633 (2010)
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Exactech Litigation Update, Mass Torts Made Perfect Webinar, July 12 2022
- Nuts & Bolts Series “You’ve Got Cases – Now What?”, Mass Torts Made Perfect, April 2022
- Tenofovir Litigation Update, Mass Torts Made Perfect, February 2021
- Tenofovir: Not Your Typical Drug Case, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 2020
- The Backbone of the Mass Tort: The Second Chair Lawyer, American Association for Justice, July 2017
- General Jurisdiction After Daimler AG v. Bauman, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 2017
- Mass Torts: Identifying Claims that May Be Bigger than They Appear, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 2015