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George W. Murgatroyd III 
Los Angeles, California
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George Murgtroyd focuses his practice on pharmaceutical products liability, working chiefly on antidepressant injury cases including Paxil related suicide cases.

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Areas of Practice:
Catastrophic Injury
Class Actions
Complex and Multi-District Litigation
Pharmaceutical Products Liability
Wrongful Death
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
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., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Cum Laude


University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1980
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
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


Free consultations • Services also available in Spanish • Brochures, testimonials, and references available upon request

Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C.
12100 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 950
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 207-3233
           (800) 827-0087
Fax: (310) 820-7444


Based in Los Angeles, California, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C. has offices in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., and serves clients in Southern California, the United States, and internationally, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona (Phoenix), Arkansas, California (San Jose, Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Bernardino, Riverside), Colorado (Denver), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (Jacksonville, Miami), Georgia (Atlanta), Hawaii (Honolulu), Idaho, Illinois (Chicago), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (New Orleans), Maine, Maryland (Baltimore), Massachusetts (Boston), Michigan (Detroit) Minnesota (Minneapolis), Mississippi, Missouri (St. Louis, Kansas City), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (Las Vegas), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (New York City), North Carolina, (Charlotte), North Dakota, Ohio (Columbus and Cleveland), Oklahoma, Oregon (Portland), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (Memphis and Nashville), Texas (San Antonio, El Paso, Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston) Utah, Vermont, Washington (Seattle), Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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