Professional History
Matt has handled a variety of cases including maritime accidents, oil field accidents, pharmaceutical litigation, medical device litigation, products liability and environmental law before state and federal courts.
Matt was appointed to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in MDL 1742 In re: Ortho Evra Products Liability Litigation before the Honorable David A. Katz and presently serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in MDL 2179 In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon” before the Honorable Carl Barbier. Matt has tried class actions, as well as individual personal injury cases. He has been named one of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and has been one of the Super Lawyers in Louisiana for the past four years.
Mass Tort/Class Action cases of note include:
- West, et al. vs. G&H Seed Co., et al. – Represented crawfish farmers whose crops were devastated by ICON, a pesticide used for killing rice weevils. Settlement was reached at close of Defendants’ evidence.
- Major Andrews, et al. vs. Kerr McGee – Represented a neighborhood affected by creosote contamination and obtained a $50,000,000+ settlement.
- Co-Lead Council for Kaleel, et al. vs. Division Transport, et al. – Class action involving a hazardous waste spill. Settlement was made at the close of Plaintiff’s evidence.
- Sally Comeaux, et al. vs. Vista Chemical Co., et al. – Class action regarding a neighborhood’s groundwater contamination filed in December 1995 and settled in 1998.
- Mann, et al. vs. Shell Oil Co., et al. – Appointed by the Honorable Ivan L.R. Lemelle to the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee as Co- Chair, Expert Committee.
Matt has handled many other mass tort litigation projects that involve medical device failure, pharmaceutical litigation and contamination cases. He continues to prevail on behalf of the people he represents.