Zantac Lawsuits | Case Referral

In 2018, The Miller Firm of Orange, Virginia, invited Mr. Wisner to serve as co-lead trial counsel in the first Monsanto Roundup case to go before a jury. The case, Johnson v. Monsanto Co., was the first case of three against Monsanto that Brent and a highly-skilled team of Wisner Baum lawyers, including Michael Baum and Pedram Esfandiary, and staff would help try, along with lawyers and support staff from The Miller Firm.

Brent delivered the opening and closing statements in Johnson, which culminated in a $289.2 million jury verdict.

In 2019, The Miller Firm invited us again to co-try the third Roundup cancer case against Monsanto on behalf of a California couple who alleged exposure to Roundup weed killer caused them to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Brent was honored to deliver the opening and closing statements in this trial as well. The jury trial of Pilliod et al. v. Monsanto Co. culminated in a $2.055 billion verdict for our clients, the eighth-largest personal injury jury verdict in U.S. history, according to CNN.

Andrus Wagstaff and The Moore Law Group invited Brent to join their trial team in the second Roundup trial, representing Edwin Hardeman. Brent presented one of the key fact witnesses for the plaintiff and cross-examined many of the corporate witnesses. The jury rendered an $80 million verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

In the Roundup litigation, our firm holds leadership positions in the federal multidistrict litigation and in cases consolidated in the California JCCP. In the past, members of the firm served on plaintiff steering committees in a wide variety of litigations, from commercial airline disasters to pharmaceutical product defect cases.

Our Team of Zantac Lawyers

• Michael L. Baum – As senior managing shareholder and president of the firm, Michael Baum has successfully represented thousands of clients injured by defective drugs, medical devices, and other consumer products. He has an impressive understanding of biomedical and scientific research, clinical trials, statistics, and industry marketing schemes. He has been involved in numerous monumental verdicts and settlements and served in the leadership in several major litigations, including the Monsanto Roundup multidistrict litigation in federal court. Michael has been honored with numerous honors and awards.
• R. Brent Wisner – The firm’s vice president, Brent Wisner has become one of the most feared trial attorneys in the country after handing Monsanto Company two court losses worth a combined $2.344 billion in jury verdicts. His work in the Monsanto litigation has earned him top accolades. He was named 2019 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer of the Year by National Trial Lawyers and ALM and listed as one of “America’s Most Influential Trial Lawyers.” Law360 named him a “Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar,” a lifetime achievement award. In addition to his Monsanto work, Brent has handled numerous complex pharmaceutical and medical device claims and has been appointed to leadership positions in several mass torts.
• Bijan Esfandiari – One of the firm’s leading pharma attorneys, Bijan Esfandiary has years of experience fighting for clients who have been harmed by drug companies and medical device makers. Bijan has successfully argued wrongful death and personal injury cases in state and federal courts across the United States.
• Pedram Esfandiary – Named one of Law360’s Top 40 Under 40 Rising Stars, Pedram Esfandiary was a vital part of the three legal teams that obtained massive verdicts in the Monsanto Roundup litigation. For those verdicts, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 honored Pedram and his colleagues with 2019 Trial Team of the Year and The National Law Journal and Trial Lawyer magazine awarded them 2019 Elite Trial Lawyers Mass Tort Trial Team of the Year.
• Adam Foster – Recognized as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star,” a National Trial Lawyers “Top 40 Under 40” attorney, and a Best Lawyers “One to Watch,” Adam Foster focuses on class action and mass tort litigation. He has worked on major cases for the firm involving pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and product liability.
• Helen Tokar – With nearly a decade of experience in personal injury law, Helen Tokar has handled a variety of matters related to complex and multidistrict litigation, toxic torts, consumer fraud, and pharmaceutical drug product liability. She has been honored as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” and a Best Lawyers “One to Watch.”