HOUSTON – Across the country, parents, schools and local communities have been caught off guard by the popularity of vaping devices that have invaded the lives of youth. Now, the panic alarm has been sounded as the health effects of this underground trend begin to come to light.

The Lanier Law Firm has been at the forefront of demanding accountability from these e-cigarette manufacturers by pursuing tough legal action. Rick Meadow, National Mass Tort Leader and Director of Business Development for The Lanier Law Firm, will be co-leading a webinar titled “Vaping & E-Cigarettes: A 21st Century Epidemic” on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. EST. The webinar will cover the latest updates in litigation against e-cigarette product manufacturers. Continue reading “Rick Meadow of The Lanier Law Firm Joins Webinar Panel Discussion on Vaping Epidemic” →

HOUSTON – Lanier Law Firm founder Mark Lanier has earned recognition for the fourth consecutive year as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in America” in the Benchmark Litigation guide to the nation’s finest litigators.

Mr. Lanier was selected for his general commercial litigation practice as well as his success in the area of toxic tort litigation. The 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation was compiled after months of peer review, client-based research and a review of attorney casework. Continue reading “Mark Lanier Named Among Benchmark Litigation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers” →

CLEVELAND – Mark Lanier, lead trial counsel for two Ohio counties in what would have been the first federal trial related to damages caused by the opioid addiction epidemic, says the settlement reached with five Big Pharma defendants should allow devastated communities to receive aid quickly.

“The key consideration was to get financial relief as quickly as possible to the local governments that have paid the price for this epidemic for many years,” he said. “This incremental step will change a small corner of the globe ravaged by opioids. We need to make this a step ladder to a larger resolution.” Continue reading “Mark Lanier, Trial Team Help Secure Groundbreaking Settlement with Opioid Distributors, Manufacturers, Retailers” →