Daniel Whitney Sr. | Towson Consumer Rights Lawyer

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About Daniel

Mr. Whitney is the managing partner of Whitney, LLP. He has an extensive background in product liability, clinical laboratory malpractice, medical device and pharmaceutical litigation, and toxic torts. Most recently, Mr. Whitney has become renowned in the area of bed bug litigation, obtaining several record verdicts on behalf of plaintiffs.  He concentrates his current practice on representing victims of clinical laboratory malpractice, representing homeowners in termite damage claims, and bed bug litigation.

While still a student, Mr. Whitney was a bailiff/law clerk for Robert L. Karwacki, who, at the time, was Administrative Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. Prior to beginning his private practice, Mr. Whitney served as a law clerk to Judge Robert C. Murphy, late Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

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Experience

Managing Partner

Whitney, LLP

Present

Towson, MD

Admission

Verified New York

2006

Verified District of Columbia

1993

Verified Maryland

1979

Education

Drew University

Bachelors

1976

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • American Bar Association | Section on Litigation | Drug and Medical Device Subcommittee
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Baltimore City Bar Association
  • Baltimore County Bar Association
  • New York Bar Association
  • Washington, D.C. Bar Association
Honors / Awards
  • AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell
    2020

Notable Work

Publications

“Application of OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard to Bed Bugs,” Bloomberg BNA, Inc. Toxics Law Reporter ™, 27 TXLR (October 25, ).

1186 / 2012


“Bed Bugs Litigation,” a Ringler Radio podcast on the Legal Talk Network (August 20, )

2012


“Bed Bug Disease Transmission: A Primer for Litigators,” BNA, Inc. Toxics Law Reporter ™, 26 TXLR (December 1, )

1405 / 2011


“Recovery of Damages for Wrongful Birth,” Journal of Legal Medicine, 32:2, pp. 167-204 (May 26, )

2011


“Subrogation Involving Mass Claims Paid Under Homeowners Policies for Damages Caused by Defective Consumer Products,” Subrogator (Spring/Summer )

2010


“The Difference Between Defect and Failure,” Claims Magazine (May 1, )

2010


“Minimum Pleading Requirements Needed to Prosecute Alleged Medicare Fraud,” BNA, Inc. Health Care Fraud Report (April 21, )

2010


“The Diminished Public Disclosure Defense,” Whitney on Health Care Fraud (April 19, )

2010


“Maryland False Health Claims Act,” Whitney on Health Care Fraud (April 13, )

2010


“Substandard Medical Services as Basis for False Claims Act Relief,” BNA, Inc. Health Care Fraud Report (March 10, )

2010


“Guide to Preemption of State-Law Claims Against Class III Medical Devices,”


Food and Drug Law Journal, Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 113-139 ()

2010


“The Prosecution and Defense of Bed Bug Lawsuits,” BNA, Inc. Toxics Law Reporter, 25 TXLR 37 (Jan. 14, )

2010


“The Defective Household Product Not Recalled: Implications for the Component Manufacturer,” BNA, Inc. Product & Liability Reporter, Vol. 37, No. 45, pp. (Nov. 16, )

1193-1198 / 2009


Publication, “In Defense of Hourly Billing,” ALM Media Properties LLC, Law.com, Corporate Counsel (Sept. 18, )

2009


“New Strategies on Removal to Federal Court,” Drug and Medical Device Litigation: Defense Perspectives ()

1993


“Product Liability Issues for the Expanding OTC Category,” Food and Drug Law Journal, Vol. 48, No. 3 ()

1993


ation, “New Strategies on Removal to Federal Court,” DRI Drug and Medical Device Seminar ()

Present / 1991

Whitney, LLP Highlights

Consumer Rights, Defect and Lemon Law, Real Estate, Bed Bug, Consumer Protection

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