BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N;LANGUAGE=en-us:Galvin;John;;;Esq. FN:John Galvin Esq. ORG:Fox Galvin, Attorneys At Law TITLE:Partner NOTE;CHARSET=us-ascii;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Mr. Galvin has handled hundreds of product liability and commercial litigat= ion matters in his fifteen years of practice. His work is primarily focused= on the defense of product manufacturers in catastrophic injury cases. He h= as successfully represented clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical, mate= rials handling, medical products, agricultural equipment and boating indust= ries. He has obtained defense verdicts for his clients in the state and fed= eral courts in both Missouri and Illinois. =0D=0A= For example, he represented the manufacturer of a forklift sued by a man wh= o lost his leg in a tailswing accident. After a two week trial, a Madison C= ounty, Illinois jury returned a verdict finding no fault on the part of the= manufacturer. In an East St. Louis, Illinois trial, a federal jury returne= d a defense verdict for Mr. Galvin's client, the manufacturer of a hay bale= r. The plaintiff, who had lost his arm at the shoulder while reaching into = the machine's moving parts, sought $3 Million from the jury.=0D=0A= In the Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis, Mr. Galvin has obtained def= ense verdicts for manufacturers of products including agricultural equipmen= t and automobiles. In the Missouri federal court, he received a directed ve= rdict in a case claiming defect in a printing press. On appeal, the Eighth = Circuit upheld the result, establishing a good precedent regarding the modi= fication of products.=0D=0A= Recently, more of Mr. Galvin's work has involved the defense of mass tort a= nd class action claims. He has served as a member of the national trial tea= m for the processor of a blood derivative accused of infecting thousands of= hemophiliacs with the AIDS virus, handling litigation in various states ac= ross the country. He is co-counsel for two petroleum companies in connectio= n with nationwide litigation alleging millions of drinking water wells have= been contaminated through the oil industry's use of a gasoline additive. H= e has handled putative nationwide class action cases involving billing for = clinical laboratory testing, charges in connection with shipping of bicycle= s, claims of defective exhaust manifolds on hundreds of thousands of vehicl= es, labeling on over the counter pharmaceutical products, and others.=0D=0A= Mr. Galvin's appellate experience includes arguments in various state court= s of appeals, as well as in the Courts of Appeals for the 7th and 8th Circu= its. In a case taken to the Missouri Supreme Court, Mr. Galvin was hired by= the judges of the St. Louis Circuit Court, successfully convincing the Sup= reme Court that a provision of the charter of a local commission requiring = judicial involvement in the appointment of trustees was unconstitutional.= =0D=0A= Mr. Galvin received his undergraduate degree in English from Marquette Univ= ersity in 1982 and his law degree from Washington University in 1986. He is= a member of the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute a= nd a number of local bar associations. He is a regular speaker at seminars = regarding various litigation issues, has been a guest lecturer at St. Louis= University School of Law, and served as the seminar chair for The Network = of Trial Law Firms. 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