National Law Journals Plaintiffs Hot List 2003

A 20-lawyer firm in St. Louis, Korein Tillery earlier this year won a $10.1 billion judgment against Philip Morris, including $3 billion in punitive, in the first consumer fraud class action over “light” cigarettes. The firm’s specialty practice areas include class actions (consumer fraud and ERISA), mass torts, individual tobacco cases, products liability and medical malpractice.