Temple University Beasley School of Law and the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame Present: Dean’s Forum: Eric Kennedy

While most of his legal career has been devoted to the representation of individual clients, Eric sat on the National Settlement Committee in the Breast Implant Litigation and was Trial Counsel in the Telectronics pacemaker class action where over 20,000 cases were consolidated into a single federal court. He served as Sub-Class Counsel in the $4.8 billion National Diet Drug Settlement. As Lead and Class Counsel in the Sulzer Prosthetic Hip and Knee Litigation, he was instrumental in its resolution for over $1 billion. Eric also represented the welding industry in over 15,000 cases which addressed the issue of a medical monitoring class action and was lead trial counsel in these bellwether cases. He has also been actively involved as class counsel in a variety of actions addressing issues of insurance coverage, fraud, and mismanagement. Currently, he is involved in the Depuy ASR Litigation, serving as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the Science Committee. He also serves on the Executive Committee in the Stryker ABG Rejuvenate litigation and is a member of the Executive Committee for the national Opioid litigation (In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation).

He is an invited member of the John M. Manos American Inn of Court, International Academy of Trial Lawyers, American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. In 2018 Eric received the Clarence Darrow award for his accomplishments as a trial lawyer and was inducted into the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame in 2019.