Donald A. "Don" Migliori

Donald A. "Don" Migliori


Motley Rice LLC

Recognized since 2011

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

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Building upon his experience in complex asbestos cases, the historic tobacco lawsuits and 9/11 litigation, Don Migliori is a multifaceted litigator who can navigate both the courtroom and the negotiating table. He represents victims of defective medical devices and drugs, occupational diseases, terrorism, aviation disasters, antitrust, and securities and consumer fraud in mass torts and other cutting-edge litigation that spans the country.

Don serves in leadership roles for a number of multidistrict litigations, including being a key member of Motley Rice’s team that represents dozens of cities, towns, counties and townships in the National Prescription Opiate MDL against opioid manufacturers and distributors. He also represents states in similarly filed litigation. He played a significant role in negotiations on behalf of tens of thousands of women allegedly harmed by pelvic mesh/sling products and served as co-liaison counsel in the N.J. Bard pelvic mesh litigation in Atlantic County. Hundreds of cases have been filed in federal and state courts against multiple defendants.

He is also co-lead counsel for In re Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation, a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for In re Bard IVC Filters Products Liability Litigation, as well as the Depuy® Orthopaedics, Inc. ASR™ and Pinnacle® Hip Implant MDLs. Don has litigated against both Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, and C.R. Bard previously in pelvic mesh litigation and also against C.R. Bard in the Composix® Kugel® hernia mesh multidistrict litigation, In re Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Products Liability Litigation, the first MDL before the federal court of Rhode Island. Don also serves as co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel and liaison counsel in the federal MDL, and as liaison counsel for the Composix® Kugel® Mesh lawsuits consolidated in Rhode Island state court on behalf of thousands of individuals alleging injury by the hernia repair patch.

Don played a central role in the extensive discovery, mediations and settlements of more than 50 cases of 9/11 aviation liability and damages against numerous defendants. He represented families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks who opted out of the Victim Compensation Fund to seek greater answers, accountability and recourse, and served as liaison counsel for all wrongful death and personal injury cases in the 9/11 aviation security litigation. Additionally, he manages anti-terrorism litigation associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks as a lead attorney of the 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism, a groundbreaking case designed to bankrupt the financiers of al Qaeda.

Don contributed his experience in connection with the commencement of and strategy for shareholder derivative litigation brought on behalf Chiquita Brands International, Inc., alleging the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by paying bribes to terrorist organizations in violation of U.S. and Columbian law. He also served as trial counsel for PACE Industry Union-Management Pension Fund in a securities case against Forest Laboratories, Inc., and was involved in the initial liability discovery and trial strategy in an ongoing securities fraud class action involving Household International, Inc.

Don began working with Motley Rice attorneys in 1997 on behalf of the State Attorneys General in the historic lawsuit against Big Tobacco, resulting in the largest civil settlement in U.S. history. He tried several noteworthy asbestos cases on behalf of mesothelioma victims, including the state of Indiana’s first contractor liability verdict and first premises liability verdict for wrongful exposure to asbestos. He continues to manage asbestos cases and actively litigates mesothelioma lawsuits and individual tobacco cases in the courtroom.

Don is a frequent speaker at legal seminars across the country and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, as well as in print media to address legal issues related to terrorist financing, aviation security, class action litigation, premises liability and defective medical devices. A "Distinguished Practitioner in Residence" at Roger Williams University School of Law for the 2010-2011 academic year, Don taught mass torts as an adjunct professor for more than ten years. Don is an AV® rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell®.

Location
  • 28 Bridgeside Boulevard
    Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Languages
  • English
  • Italian
Education
  • Syracuse University, J.D., graduated 1993
  • Brown University, AB, graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
  • South Carolina, 2016
  • Massachusetts, 1994
  • Minnesota, 1994
  • New York, 2009
  • Rhode Island, 1993
Affiliations
  • Law360 Product Liability Editorial Advisory Board - 2019, 2021
  • The Fellows of the American bar Foundation - Member
  • American Association for Justice - Board of Governors; former Executive Committee member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Rhode Island Association for Justice - Former President
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island, District of Massachusetts and Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Fourth, and Eleventh Circuits

Motley Rice LLC
Headquarters: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Charleston-SC (2020)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Awards:
  • Super Lawyers®
    2018–2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers list Class action/mass torts: plaintiff; Personal Injury – products: plaintiff; Aviation and aerospace

    2009–2017 Rhode Island Super Lawyers lists

    2012–2013 Top 10 Rhode Island Super Lawyers lists

  • Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
    2011 Lawyer of the Year
  • Chambers USA

    2021 Product Liability: Plaintiffs – Nationwide, Band 3

  • Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
    2020 Leader in Law
    2011 Lawyer of the Year

  • Benchmark Plaintiff
    2012–2014 Rhode Island “Litigation Star”: human rights and product liability
  • Rhode Island Super Lawyers®
    2009–2017 lists
  • Rhode Island Super Lawyers
    2012–2013 Top 10 list
  • The National Trial Lawyers
    2010–present Top 100 Trial Lawyers™ Rhode Island
  • Lawdragon
    2018–2021 Lawdragon 500

    2019–2021 Lawdragon 500 Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

    2019–2020 Lawdragon 500 Plaintiff Financial Lawyers2010 Lawdragon 3,000

  • Providence Business News
    2005 Forty Under 40
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Mass Tort Litigation

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