Michael A. Hackard

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Born Sacramento, California, February 6, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, California; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central District of California.

Education: California State University at Sacramento (B.A., 1972); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1976). Member: Electoral College (1992); Managing Trustee, Democratic National Committee (1992-); Board of Directors, Chairman's Roundtable, National Realty Committee (NRC, Washington, D.C., 1991-1993).

Associations: Electoral College (1992); Managing Trustee, Democratic National Committee (1992); Board of Directors, Chairman's Roundtable, National Realty Committee (NRC, Washington, D.C., 1991-1993).

Member: Sacramento County Bar Association; The State Bar of California; American Trial Lawyers Association.

Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Mass Torts; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Products Liability.

Representative Cases:

In Re Factor VIII or IX Concentrate Blood Products Liability Litigation (MDL-986)
In Re Norplant Contraceptive Products Liability Litigation (MDL-1038)
In Re Telectronics Accufix Atrial "J" Pacing Leads Product Liability Litigation (MDL-1057)
In Re Baxter Healthcare Corporation Gammagard Products Liability Litigation (MDL-1060)
In Re Synthroid Marketing Litigation (MDL 1182)
In Re Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/DexFenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation (MDL-1203)
In Re SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Inc., Laboratory Test Billing Litigation (MDL-1210)
In Re Skin-Cap Products Liability Litigation (MDL-1243)
In Re Rezulin Products Liability Litigation (MDL-1348)
Active in the following state Judicial Council Coordination Proceedings: Diet Drug Cases (No. 4032), Rezulin (No. 4122)