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Pro Bono Deputy
Radha Manthe is an associate in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding and a member of the firm’s Trial & Global Disputes practice. Her practice concentrates on representing clients in the pharmaceutical industry in nationwide product liability, mass tort, and personal injury litigation. She has experience in large-scale, multi-district litigation as well as individual product liability actions.
Radha is also committed to pro bono work, including, representing asylum clients with the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN), representing tenants in disputes with their landlords through the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundations’ (AVLF) Standing With Our Neighbors initiative, and representing a non-profit organization in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Radha serves on the Board of Directors for GAIN and is active with Omega Phi Alpha National Service Sorority.
J.D., University of Virginia
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, with highest honors
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
June 20, 2024
King & Spalding Secures Victory for LGBTQ+ Veterans Against Department of Defense
December 20, 2023
Pro Bono Eviction Defense Victory
Member of national coordinating and trial counsel team representing GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) in nationwide product liability litigation concerning allegations of a link between the company’s antidepressant, Paxil®, and an increased risk of certain congenital defects; an increased risk of suicidality in adult and pediatric patients; an increased risk of an autism spectrum disorder if used during pregnancy; and an increased risk of cardiac valve injury. Radha’s experience includes: trial preparation; formulating and executing litigation strategy; preparing company witnesses for deposition; deposing plaintiffs’ family members and treating physicians; briefing dispositive and procedural motions; and coordinating discovery, including written discovery and discovery motions. Radha’s involvement has included litigating in federal and state courts in numerous states, including California, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota.
Obtained summary judgment for GSK in a case alleging that Paxil® caused a congenital cardiac defect. The Court granted GSK's summary judgment motion based on North Carolina’s learned intermediary doctrine and lack of causation. (Mullins v. GSK, No. 3564, Phila. Ct. Com. Pl.)
Obtained summary judgment for GSK in a case alleging that Paxil® caused cardiac valve injury. The Court granted GSK’s summary judgment motion on prescription/statute of limitations. (McLaughlin v. GSK, No. 12-2964, W.D. La.)
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June 20, 2024
King & Spalding Secures Victory for LGBTQ+ Veterans Against Department of Defense
December 20, 2023
Pro Bono Eviction Defense Victory
Member of national coordinating and trial counsel team representing GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) in nationwide product liability litigation concerning allegations of a link between the company’s antidepressant, Paxil®, and an increased risk of certain congenital defects; an increased risk of suicidality in adult and pediatric patients; an increased risk of an autism spectrum disorder if used during pregnancy; and an increased risk of cardiac valve injury. Radha’s experience includes: trial preparation; formulating and executing litigation strategy; preparing company witnesses for deposition; deposing plaintiffs’ family members and treating physicians; briefing dispositive and procedural motions; and coordinating discovery, including written discovery and discovery motions. Radha’s involvement has included litigating in federal and state courts in numerous states, including California, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota.
Obtained summary judgment for GSK in a case alleging that Paxil® caused a congenital cardiac defect. The Court granted GSK's summary judgment motion based on North Carolina’s learned intermediary doctrine and lack of causation. (Mullins v. GSK, No. 3564, Phila. Ct. Com. Pl.)
Obtained summary judgment for GSK in a case alleging that Paxil® caused cardiac valve injury. The Court granted GSK’s summary judgment motion on prescription/statute of limitations. (McLaughlin v. GSK, No. 12-2964, W.D. La.)
See more
June 20, 2024
King & Spalding Secures Victory for LGBTQ+ Veterans Against Department of Defense
December 20, 2023
Pro Bono Eviction Defense Victory
J.D., University of Virginia
B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, with highest honors
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia