On June 6, 2011, Martin won a writ proceeding in the California Court of Appeal on behalf of three plaintiffs who sued Johnson & Johnson for blood clots caused by the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Martin was retained to brief and argue the matter after the defendants filed a petition for writ of mandate and the Court of Appeal issued an alternative writ. After full briefing and oral argument, the Court of Appeal discharged the alternative writ and summarily dismissed the defendants’ petition.
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Martin won a reversal of a summary judgment ruling against his clients in a case against Metrolink, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, and Union Pacific Railway. Martin’s clients were the survivors of a woman who was killed when she was hit by a train inside a train tunnel.
California Lawyer magazine has awarded Martin one of its prestigious California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) award. The award recognizes attorneys “whose achievements have made a profound impact on the law.” Martin was profiled in the March 2012 issue as one of two CLAY recipients in the Appellate Law category.
On January 9, 2012, Martin won a reversal of a judgment approving a $31 million class action settlement against Visa and MasterCard. Martin represented a named plaintiff in another class action against Visa and MasterCard whose claims were released as part of the settlement.