Stephanie A. Reedy

Biography

Cases

• Won summary judgment in a bellwether case for a cardiologist in Utah after more than 1,000 patients claimed our client's treatments were medically unnecessary.
• Won a plaintiff's jury verdict in Denver District Court for an investor in a multimillion dollar breach of contract trial. The case arose out of a mismanaged real estate development project.
• Won a unanimous defense verdict in a $55 million trial in eastern Kentucky for a hospital accused of malpractice.
• Won a complete defense jury verdict for a mental health hospital in Virginia. The plaintiff claimed $32 million in damages arising from an alleged patient-on-patient sexual assault.
• Served as national counsel to a global healthcare company in multidistrict litigation involving over 12,000 claims relating to dialysis products. WTO helped develop national resolution strategy, identified bellwether cases, and negotiated settlement of all claims.
• Represented Northstar Rx LLC in consolidated actions in California, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey related to multiple generic prescription medications.
• Defended a medical device company against defective design and manufacturing claims filed in several federal courts across the country.
• Obtained dismissal of hundreds of metoclopramide lawsuits filed against Northstar Rx LLC in consolidated litigation in Atlantic County, New Jersey, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing (2011).
• Defended medical malpractice claims brought against a Florida hospital after the death of a bariatric surgery patient. WTO lawyers were called in a month before trial to rehabilitate the defense's case, leading to a favorable settlement for WTO's client shortly before trial was scheduled to begin.
• Defended an independent diagnostic laboratory against claims brought by a patient who alleged that incorrect interpretation of her pap smear tests caused a delay in her cervical cancer diagnosis.
• Served as national counsel to Wyeth in fen-phen litigation and directed discovery and trial preparation for dozens of cases across a five-state region.
• Represented footwear manufacturer Crocs in nationwide litigation involving allegations of defectively designed footwear and failure to warn with respect to alleged risks associated with wearing the shoes on escalators.
• Defended an independent diagnostic laboratory against allegations that its equipment incorrectly reported a paraplegic's antibiotic resistance. WTO's client was ultimately dismissed from the case without financial penalty.
• Represented Toyota Motor Corporation in a personal injury lawsuit alleging an unintended acceleration of plaintiff's vehicle.

Other Experience

Legal Memberships, Activities, and Honors

Personal Interests