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Wendell H. Gauthier (/ˈɡɪrʃ-ə/; April 14, 1943 – December 12, 2001) was an attorney known for a variety of major class action lawsuits. He is best known for his leading role in Castano v. American Tobacco Company which established that large tobacco companies could be liable for injury to its users. The dramatic case was fictionalized into John Grisham's bestselling novel Runaway Jury and directly led to numerous other "Son of Costano" suits and the $246 billion Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the largest settlement in history.

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  • Wendell H. Gauthier (en)
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  • Wendell H. Gauthier (/ˈɡɪrʃ-ə/; April 14, 1943 – December 12, 2001) was an attorney known for a variety of major class action lawsuits. He is best known for his leading role in Castano v. American Tobacco Company which established that large tobacco companies could be liable for injury to its users. The dramatic case was fictionalized into John Grisham's bestselling novel Runaway Jury and directly led to numerous other "Son of Costano" suits and the $246 billion Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the largest settlement in history. (en)
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  • Wendell H. Gauthier (en)
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  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (en)
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  • Castano v. American Tobacco Company, DOW Corning Breast Implant Litigation, MGM Grand Fire Litigation (en)
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  • Anne Barrios Gauthier (en)
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  • Wendell H. Gauthier (/ˈɡɪrʃ-ə/; April 14, 1943 – December 12, 2001) was an attorney known for a variety of major class action lawsuits. He is best known for his leading role in Castano v. American Tobacco Company which established that large tobacco companies could be liable for injury to its users. The dramatic case was fictionalized into John Grisham's bestselling novel Runaway Jury and directly led to numerous other "Son of Costano" suits and the $246 billion Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the largest settlement in history. (en)
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