For the past twenty years, Rainey Booth has handled mass tort and complex litigation cases. In 2001, he joined Zoe Littlepage to form the joint venture partnership of Littlepage Booth, a firm focusing on complex and pharmaceutical cases. Littlepage Booth was the lead plaintiffs’ state court team in the Rezulin litigation (Rezulin is an anti-diabetic drug that was removed from the market due to liver toxicity). Littlepage Booth reviewed more than six million pages of Rezulin documents, took more than 100 days of depositions and Mr. Booth tried five of the nine Rezulin trials nationwide, achieving jury verdicts of over $40 million.
In 2003, Mr. Booth was elected co-lead of the Scientific Committee for the Hormone Replacement Therapy MDL litigation. As such, he was responsible for developing experts, marshalling the medical evidence and reviewing the scientific issues for all MDL hormone therapy cases. Mr. Booth tried fifteen hormone therapy cases - across the country - and obtained significant verdicts for his clients including $137 million for three Nevada plaintiffs, $78 million for an Illinois plaintiff and multiple jury awards above $10 million.
Mr. Booth participates annually in the Global Scavenger Hunt. The Global Scavenger Hunt raises charitable funds for the Great Escape Foundation, a foundation that provides education and basic medical needs to some of the most economically challenged villages around the world.
Examples of Mr. Booth’s jury verdicts include:
|
Date |
Venue |
Plaintiff |
Type of Case |
Verdict |
Final Results |
|
Feb.2010 |
PA |
Singleton |
Hormone
Replacement Therapy
Breast cancer case |
$ 3.45 million - Compensatory
$ 6 million - Punitive |
Affirmed on appeal and paid. |
|
Oct. 2009 |
PA |
Barton |
Hormone
Replacement Therapy
Breast cancer case |
$ 3.74 million - Compensatory
$ 75 million - Punitive |
Remitted to $12 Million. Affirmed on appeal and paid. |
|
Sept. 2007 |
NV |
Rowatt
Scofield
Forrester |
Hormone
Replacement Therapy
Breast cancer case |
$ 35 million - Compensatory
$ 99 million - Punitive |
Remitted to $22.6 Million in compensatory and $35 Million in punitive. Affirmed on appeal and paid in full. |
|
Jan. 2007 |
PA |
Daniel |
Hormone
Replacement Therapy
Breast cancer case |
$ 1.5 million - Compensatory
$ 8.6 million - Punitive |
Affirmed on appeal and paid in full. |
|
March 2002 |
OK |
Wakefield |
Rezulin: Liver failure & death case |
$ 1.55 million - Compensatory
$ 10 million - Punitive |
Affirmed on appeal and paid in full. |
|
Dec 2001 |
MO |
Griggs |
Rezulin: Liver failure |
$ 3.2 million – Compensatory
$ 21 million – Punitive |
Settled |
The son of successful Florida attorney Edgar Booth and Appellate Judge Anne Booth, Rainey Booth received his B.A. degree with honors from Washington & Lee University in 1981, and his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1984.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's
Washington & Lee University, 1977-1981
Graduated with Honors
J.D.
University of Florida, 1981-1984
Moot Court Team University of Florida, 1983-1984
Order of the Barristers
WORK EXPERIENCE
Littlepage Booth (Joint Venture Partnership)
Houston, TX – Partner, 2001-present
Levin Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell
Pensacola, FL - Partner, 1998-2001
Rainey Booth PA,
Pensacola, FL - Partner, 1993-1998
Fuller Johnson and Farrell, PA
Tallahassee, FL - Partner, 1989-1993
Edgar C. Booth & Associates
Tallahassee, FL, 1984-1989
HONORS
Clarence Darrow award for Best Mass Tort Lawyer of 2010, Awarded by Mass Torts Made Perfect
American Lawyer, Top Lawyers of the Year for 2007: Rainey Booth
Top Trial Attorneys in Florida 2004: Climate Magazine
Publications
Textbooks
Drug Injury: Liability, Analysis and Prevention, 2nd Edition (2005), Chapter 28, The Rezulin Litigation by Rainey Booth
Published Articles
Mealey’s Diabetes Drugs Litigation Report, Vol. 1, Issue #11 (April 2001)
Defeating the FDA Defense in Rezulin Cases by Zoe Littlepage and Rainey Booth
Emerging Drugs & Devices, Vol. 6, Issue 4 (February 2001)
The Trovan Experiment: Killing Nigerian Children by Zoe Littlepage and Rainey Booth
Propulsid Litigatin Report, Vol. 1, Issue 3 (January 2001)
Propulsid: Causes of Action and Initial Discovery by Zoe Littlepage and Rainey Booth
Teaching / Adjunct Professor Positions
University of Houston Law Center
Fall 2017and Spring 2018: Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor
Class:
The Art of Advocacy: Trial Persuasion in a Polarized World
Speeches & Presentations
Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Conference
November 17, 2017: San Francisco, CA
Topic: Using Analogies, Metaphors & Examples to Tell Your Trial Story
Law 360 Trial Skill’s from the Woman’s Perspective
March 12-13, 2017
Topic: Once upon a Time: Weaving Stories into Trial Presentations
Barton’s Advocacy Bootcamp
January 7, 2017: Portland, OR
Topics: Crafting Stories for Trial
Preparing Witnesses
Effective Focus Groups: Standing in the shoes of the jury
Louisiana Association for Justice
December 15, 2016: New Orleans, LA
Topic: Storytelling at Trial
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association: Educational Seminar
March 31 - April 1, 2016: Indianapolis, IN
Topic: Witness Preparation: Find the Truth of Your Case
Law 360: Lean In: Trial Skills from the Woman’s Perspective
October 11-13, 2015: Aspen, CO
Topic: Helping Witnesses find their truth
Effective Use of Focus Groups
Trial Guides Conference: The Elements of Trial
January 31 – February 1, 2014: Las Vegas, NV
Topic: Expert Witness Preparation: Direct & Cross-Examination
Florida Justice Association Convention
June 2009: Miami, FL
Topic: Wyeth v. Levine: The Latest on Federal Pre-emption
Mealey’s Drug & Medical Device Teleconference Series
January 16, 2008
Topic: Hormone Therapy Litigation: Status of the Litigation
Wyoming Trial Lawyer’s Association CLE Program
Nov. 1-2, 2007: Scottsdale, AR
Topic: HRT Litigation Update
ATLA Education
October 1-2, 2004: Las Vegas, NV
Topic: The Case for Hormone Therapy: For Better or For Worse?
Mealey’s Emerging Drugs
March 22-23, 2004: Scottsdale, AR
Topic: Hormone Replacement Therapy Update
ATLA Midwinter Convention
February 14, 2004: Orlando, FL
Topic: HRT Litigation Group Update
Mealey’s Mass Torts Conference
April 22-23, 2002: Phoenix, AR
Topic: Effective Trial Strategies
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
2002: Biloxi, Mississippi
Topic: Defective Drugs & Medical Devices
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association
September 2001: Birmingham, Alabama
Topic: Defective Drug Litigation
Mealey’s Rezulin Litigation Convention
April 2-3, 2001: Boston, MA Conference Co-Chair
Topic: Rezulin Litigation: The Big Picture
Mealey’s Rezulin Litigation Conference
October 23-24, 2000: Phoenix, AR
Topic: Update on Rezulin Litigation
Mealey’s Propulsid Litigation Conference
September 25, 2000: Philadelphia, PA
Topic: Causes of Action and Filing Cases
