Mr. James M. Rodgers | Attorney

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About James

Partner, Litigation Department; Insurance Coverage, Securities and Intellectual Property Groups. Mr. Rodgers concentrates his practice in commercial litigation including antitrust, securities, intellectual property, and other complex litigation.

In addition: He has worked in the area of class action defense, principally in the antitrust and securities contexts.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS:

  • Lead counsel for two defendants in the PharmaStem Therapeutics, Inc. Patent Litigation, MDL No. 1660 in the District of Delaware and in an appeal to the Federal Circuit 491 F.3d 1342 (Fed.Cir.2007).
  • Co-counsel for the former Chairman of Rite Aid Corp., in the Rite Aid Securities Litigation, MDL No. 1360 in Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  • Counsel for a defendant in the Stock Exchange Options Trading Antitrust Litigation. 317 F. 3d 134 (2d Cir. 2003).
  • Lead counsel for various parties in In re: SGL Carbon Corp., 200 F.2d 154 (3d Cir.2001) and Powell v. Ridge, 247 F.3d 520 (3d Cir. 2001).

Admission

Verified Pennsylvania

2002

Verified District 1

Verified Florida

Dilworth Paxson LLP Highlights

Intellectual Property, Government, Criminal, Banking & Finance, Contract, Trusts, State Trial Practice, Copyright, Arbitration, Litigation

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