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- Levin_Papantonio_Law_Firm abstract "Levin Papantonio is an American law firm founded in 1955 by David Levin, Reubin Askew and Fred Levin, originally under the name Levin & Askew.The law firm received national recognition in 1980 after receiving an $18 million jury verdict against Louisville & Nashville Railroad after one of its trains derailed in Pensacola, Florida, killing a young doctor and his wife, and leaving their two young children orphaned. The jury verdict was the largest compensatory damage verdict in U.S. history at the time. Because of the size of the verdict, the firm was featured in the national periodical US magazine.The law firm again made national news in 1989 with its creation of the first live, prime time talk show to air lawyers providing free legal advice. The show became a lightning rod for potential legal ethics issues, with critics stating: "It's obviously advertising for that law firm that is slanted at having the public believe in higher verdicts, more rights of the injury party and anti-doctor." The show resulted in two separate Florida Bar investigations, and one prosecution, when a law firm attorney admitted on-air: "I used to enjoy betting on the football games, and now they've arrested my bookie." Another time, a lawyer ranted about the medical profession and accused doctors of having a "God-complex - they think they are above the law."The law firm's most controversial act occurred in 1993 when it rewrote a Florida statute that allowed the state of Florida to sue the Tobacco Industry, and then orchestrated its clandestine passing through the state legislature. After the law was upheld by the United States Supreme Court, the Tobacco Industry settled with Florida for an unprecedented $13 billion. It was this secretive legal maneuvering, which many believed to be immoral, that helped frame the national debate on whether personal injury law was negatively impacting the American business environment, culminating in a July 17, 2000, article in Time magazine titled: "Are Lawyers Running America?". Inside, there was a picture of Fred Levin, one of the law firm's attorneys, wearing a red blazer and sunglasses and leaning on a vintage Rolls-Royce.The success and controversy of Levin Papantonio is covered extensively in a recent book discussing the pros and cons of personal injury litigation, written by five-time New York Times bestseller Josh Young and published by BenBella Books. Mr. Young ends by stating: "After spending a year researching and writing this book, I have a mixed perception of trial lawyers . . . . They can be heroes, yet vulgar. Their actions often are motivated by immense financial incentive, but also often result in colossal societal health benefits that could not be attained without them. They can be self-absorbed and egomaniacal, but at the same time unusually empathetic. Without question, they have been historically needed to preserve and protect individual liberties and freedom, and to promote universal safety improvements in all facets of commercial life."In the same book, Mr. Young states the following about Levin Papantonio: "It's rare that any major mass tort in the country does not present itself to Levin Papantonio. The firm clearly is considered one of the very few 800-pound gorillas in the field. It has earned that reputation over many decades . . . ." A similar statement was made in the magazine Action Report. “As the legislative victories and million dollar verdicts mounted, so did the barrage of corporate backlash against the civil justice system, trial lawyers, and their clients that continues in earnest today. The restrictions on the rights and recoveries of victims of "single injury" cases ultimately moved many firms into mass torts, with the Levin Papantonio firm leading the way in Florida.”The four most notable members of the firm have been Reubin Askew, Fred Levin, Mike Papantonio, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. & Joe Scarborough.".
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