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Andy Bayman is a trial lawyer who represents pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, retailers, automotive manufacturers and other major companies in complex and novel product liability and toxic tort cases. He has tried over 20 cases in state and federal courts, many of which are first of kind such as the first pharmaceutical products liability lawsuit ever tried under the theory of “Innovator Liability,” and the first MDL bellwether trial involving an atypical femur fracture allegedly caused by Merck’s osteoporosis medicine, Fosamax®.
He is often called upon as coordinating and lead counsel on some of the most brand-threatening, high-profile crisis matters for major manufacturers, many of which are in MDLs. Andy has frequently been recognized for his leading practice including by being named as a Product Liability MVP by Law360 and in Chambers Nationwide and Legal 500. He is notably a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an honorary society limited to less than .05% of U.S. lawyers.
In addition to his client work, Andy also is the Practice Group Leader of King & Spalding’s Trial & Global Disputes practice group, a diverse group of over 500 litigators who span 22 offices globally.
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law
AB, Miami University-Oxford, magna cum laude
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
February 1, 2023
Andy Bayman, TaCara Harris, Meredith Redwine and Aaron Parks counsel GSK in a Paxil birth defect case before a Delaware state court
Acting as lead counsel for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as one of four Defense Co-Leads in personal injury and class actions in the In Re Zantac MDL with more than 70,000 claimants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as well as in various state courts and States Attorneys General actions.
Acting as lead counsel for a Fortune 50 company in an MDL pending in the Northern District of California alleging that it marketed and sold purportedly defective JUUL e cigarette products, including to minors.
Acting as co-lead counsel for The Renco Group, Inc. and Doe Run Resources Corp. in connection with thousands of lawsuits pending in the E.D. Missouri (St. Louis) filed on behalf of Peruvian children allegedly injured from exposure to lead and other contaminants at a metallurgical facility in La Oroya, Peru.
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March 11, 2021
Biden Administration - What's Ahead for the Life Sciences Industry?
March 24, 2020
Tort Immunity under PREP Act and COVID-19 Response Declaration
March 24, 2020
Tort Immunity under PREP Act and COVID-19 Response Declaration
February 1, 2023
Andy Bayman, TaCara Harris, Meredith Redwine and Aaron Parks counsel GSK in a Paxil birth defect case before a Delaware state court
Acting as lead counsel for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as one of four Defense Co-Leads in personal injury and class actions in the In Re Zantac MDL with more than 70,000 claimants in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as well as in various state courts and States Attorneys General actions.
Acting as lead counsel for a Fortune 50 company in an MDL pending in the Northern District of California alleging that it marketed and sold purportedly defective JUUL e cigarette products, including to minors.
Acting as co-lead counsel for The Renco Group, Inc. and Doe Run Resources Corp. in connection with thousands of lawsuits pending in the E.D. Missouri (St. Louis) filed on behalf of Peruvian children allegedly injured from exposure to lead and other contaminants at a metallurgical facility in La Oroya, Peru.
See more
March 11, 2021
Biden Administration - What's Ahead for the Life Sciences Industry?
March 24, 2020
Tort Immunity under PREP Act and COVID-19 Response Declaration
March 24, 2020
Tort Immunity under PREP Act and COVID-19 Response Declaration
February 1, 2023
Andy Bayman, TaCara Harris, Meredith Redwine and Aaron Parks counsel GSK in a Paxil birth defect case before a Delaware state court
J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law
AB, Miami University-Oxford, magna cum laude
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia