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George Murgtroyd focuses his practice on pharmaceutical products liability, working chiefly on antidepressant injury cases including Paxil related suicide cases.

Areas of Practice:

Catastrophic Injury

Class Actions

Complex and Multi-District Litigation

Pharmaceutical Products Liability

Wrongful Death

Bar Admissions:

California, 1983

District of Columbia, 1987

U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1984

U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1991

U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1991

U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 2004

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2007

U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2002

Education:

Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1983
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude

University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1980
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Representative Cases:

In re Eli Lilly & Co., Prozac Products Liability Litigation, 789 F.Supp. 1448 (S.D.Ind. 1992)

Motus v. Pfizer, Inc., 127 F.Supp.2d 1085 (C.D. Cal. 2000)

Cartwright v. Pfizer, Inc., 369 F.Supp.2d 876 (E.D. Tex. 2005)

Zikis v. Pfizer, Inc., Case No. 04 C 8104, 2005 WL 1126909 (N.D. Ill. 2005)

Witczak v. Pfizer, Inc., 377 F.Supp.2d 726 (D. Minn. 2005)

Representative Clients:

Member, Pl Trial Team, Ford Motor Co. School Bus Crash, Carrollton, KY

Plaintiffs Cnsl, Ford Motor Company School Bus Crash, Carrollton, KY

Plaintiffs Cnsl, Three Rivers Boat Regatta Disaster, Pittsburgh, PA

Plaintiffs Counsel, Aeroperlas Air Crash, Panama City, Panama, 1990

Plaintiffs Counsel, Arrow Air Crash, Gander, Newfoundland, 1985

Plaintiffs Counsel, Cancun Tour Bus Crash, 1993

Plaintiffs Counsel, Cessna 210 Air Crash, Manassas, Virginia, 1990

Plaintiffs Counsel, Continental Express Crash, Durango, Colorado, 1988

Plaintiffs Counsel, Delta Airlines Crash, Dallas, Texas, 1988

Plaintiffs Counsel, Girl Scout Bus Crash, Palm Springs, CA, 1991

Plaintiffs Counsel, Grand Canyon Airlines Crash, Phoenix, AZ, 1989

Plaintiffs Counsel, Hatchie River Bridge Collapse, Covington, TN, 1989

Plaintiffs Counsel, Hot Air Balloon Tour Crash, Phoenix, AZ, 1990

Plaintiffs Counsel, Northwest Airlines Crash, Detroit, 1987

Plaintiffs Counsel, Perris Valley Skydivers Crash, Perris, CA, 1992

Plaintiffs Counsel, Prozac Drug Litigation, 1990

Plaintiffs Counsel, San Francisco Earthquake, 1989

Plaintiffs Counsel, United Airlines Crash, Colorado Springs, CO, 1991

Plaintiffs Counsel, United Airlines Crash, Sioux City, Iowa, 1989

Plaintiffs Counsel, USAir/Skywest Airlines Crash, Los Angeles, 1991

Honors and Awards:

Listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Who's Who in the World

Who's Who in American Law

Professional Associations and Memberships:

District of Columbia Bar

Member

State Bar of California

Member

Plaintiff Trial Team, 1991 - 1992

Ford Motor Company School Bus Crash, Carrollton, Kentucky, 1988

Surfrider Foundation, Malibu Chapter

Member, Executive Committee