Dustin B. Herman

Dustin B. Herman is a partner with Spangenberg Shibley & Liber and runs the firm’s office in Tampa, Florida. Dustin handles catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases in Ohio, Florida, and around the country. His practice focuses on medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, truck crashes, traumatic brain injuries, product liability, and pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. Dustin was named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for Cleveland four years in a row (2024, 2025, 2026, 2027).

Dustin is a passionate supporter of local and national justice associations, serving on legal boards and participating in as many professional development opportunities as he can. He also lectures across the country on trial advocacy, Daubert issues, and discovery of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). He is also the author of numerous legal publications.

Recent results include:

• January 2026, Dustin and Nick DiCello obtained a $5 million verdict in a nursing home and medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
• July 2025, Nick DiCello and Dustin obtained a $17.675 million verdict in a nursing home and medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
• April 2024, Dustin and Nick DiCello obtained a $6 million verdict in a nursing home/wrongful death case.
• February 2023, Nick DiCello and Dustin obtained a $6 million verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
• April 2022, Dennis Lansdowne and Dustin obtained a $6.5 million verdict in a medical malpractice/wrongful death case.
• 2013, Dustin was named as one of south Florida’s “Most Effective Lawyers” by the Daily Business Review for his role in obtaining a $28.5 million verdict in a traumatic brain injury case.

Dustin is a Past-President of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys (2025-2026) and Past-President of The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 (2019). He is on the Executive Committee for The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Association for Justice, and an Eagle Member of the Florida Justice Association.

Dustin has or is currently representing clients in the following mass tort cases:

• MDL 2804, In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (Law and Briefing Committee);
• In Re: Camp Lejeune Water Litigation, E.D.N.C., Case. No. 7:23-cv-897
• MDL 3044, In re: Exactech Polyethylene Orthopedic Products Liability Litigation
• MDL 2606, In re: Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation (Daubert Briefing Committee);
• Anti-Terrorism Litigation, 1:17-cv-08709, O’Sullivan, et al. v. Deutsche Bank AG, et al. (S.D.N.Y) and 1:17-cv-00915, Holladay, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (D.D.C.) (Co-Chair, Discovery Committee; Law and Briefing Committee);
• Silicone Contaminated Eye Injection Litigation, pending in state courts in Arizona, New York, and Florida (co-lead counsel);
• MDL 2545, In re Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation;
• In re: Stryker Rejuvenate and ABGII Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation (one of the lead lawyers who litigated cases in Florida state courts);
• MDL 2331, In Re Propecia (Finasteride) Product Liability Litigation (Science Committee);
• MDL 2327, In re: Ethicon, Inc., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation;
• MDL 2299, In re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation;
• MDL 2244, In re: DePuy Orthopaedics Pinnacle Hip Implant Products Liability Litigation;
• MDL 2197, In re: DePuy Orthopaedics ASR Hip Implant Litigation; and
• MDL 2179, In re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon.”

After spending a decade in Cleveland, Ohio, Dustin and his wife, Dana, moved back to Florida in 2025 with their son, Dylan, and daughter, Ava.

• 2015—Present: Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP, Cleveland, Ohio
• 2011—2015: Romano Law Group, Lake Worth, Florida
• 2010—2011: Broad and Cassel, Attorneys at Law, West Palm Beach, Florida
• 2009: Internship, Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s office

• 2010, Juris Doctor, Florida International University College of Law, Miami, Florida
  • Mock Trial Team: Finalist 2009 Zehmer Mock Trial Competition, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; 2010 AAJ Mock Trial Competition, Regionals, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Moot Court Team
  • Book Award: Evidence
  • Dean’s List: 2007, 2009
• Summer 2009, Gonzaga University School of Law, Florence, Italy
• Summer 2008, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
• 2007, Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration; Minor, Agricultural Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
• Fraternity: Pi Kappa Alpha
• Deans List
• 2002, High School Diploma, East Lake High School, East Lake, Florida

• Past-President, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2025-2026
• Past-President, The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40, 2019
• Vice-President, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2024-2025
• Executive Committee, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018-Current
• Executive Committee, Ohio Association for Justice, 2023-2024
• Board of Trustees, Ohio Association for Justice, 2021-Current
• Board of Directors, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2019-Current
• Program Founder and Director, Mass Torts Made Perfect Fellows Program, 2023-Current
• Co-Chair of AAJ’s Silicone Contaminated Eye Injection Litigation Group, 2017-2021
• Chair, The National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp, 2019-2021
• Co-Chair of AAJ’s Gas Drilling/Fracking Litigation Group, 2015-2016
• Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, Florida Justice Association, 2014-2015
• Ohio Association for Justice
• Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Florida Justice Association
• American Association for Justice
• The National Trial Lawyers
• Federal Bar Association

• “The Document Camera is the Future of Trial Presentation,” Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, Vail, Colorado, August 6, 2026
• “The Document Camera is the Future of Trial Presentation,” Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Cheyenne, Wyoming, June 18, 2026
• “The Spangenberg Lectures,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, May 28, 2026
• “Show Me, Don’t Tell Me—Using Visuals Created Live in Depositions and at Trial to Teach the Jury and Control the Witness,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, May 28, 2026
• “How to Make Yourself Valuable: Master the Technology,” OAJ’s Annual Convention New Lawyer’s Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, May 7, 2026
• “Electronic Medical Records and Discovery Issues—Virtual Inspection are the Solution, Not the Problem, to Discovery Disputes Over Medical Records,” The Judicial Conference of the Eight Judicial District, Cleveland, Ohio, April 24, 2026
• “Nursing Home Cases and Corporate Malfeasance,” AAJ’s Elder Abuse College, April 23, 2026, Chicago, Illinois
• “How to Create Visuals Live in Depos and Trial,” AAJ’s Elder Abuse College, April 23, 2026, Chicago, Illinois
• “Visuals in Voir Dire, Argument & Evidence; Building Your Closing Throughout the Case with Visuals,” Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 15, 2026
• “The Document Camera is the Future of Trial Presentation,” Summit Count Justice Association, Akron, Ohio, April 8, 2026
• “A Deep Dive into Daubert, Including the Law, the Procedure, and What You Need to Know to File and Defend Daubert Motions and to Daubert-Proof Your Experts,” FJA’s John Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida, March 18, 2026
• “The Gatekeeper’s Discretion: Daubert is All About the Judge,” Trial School Webinar, March 11, 2026
• “Courtroom Technology,” Trial School Webinar, February 12, 2026
• “How To Create Simple and Compelling Visuals Live in Depos and at Trial: (1) the Checklist; (2) the Setup; (3) the Execution,” OAJ Winter Convention, Cleveland, Ohio, November 6, 2025
• “Becoming a Trial Lawyer—Tools and Skills You Can Work on Right Now for Becoming the Best Trial Lawyer You Can Be!” MTMP Fellows Program, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 23, 2025
• “How To Create Simple and Compelling Visuals Live in Depos and at Trial: (1) the Checklist; (2) the Setup; (3) the Execution,” Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 21, 2025
• “Civil Law Update: Estate of Rose Crnjak v. Lake Hospital System, 2024-Ohio-1977—Proving Direct Claims of Negligence Against Hospitals,” Lake County Common Pleas Seminar, October 16, 2025
• “Becoming the Best Trial Lawyer You Can Be,” CATA Fellows Program, Cleveland, Ohio, September 26, 2025
• “How To Create Simple and Compelling Visuals Live in Depos and at Trial: (1) the Checklist; (2) the Setup; (3) the Execution,” FJA’s Masters of Justice, Orlando, Florida, September 17, 2025
• “Nursing Home Cases are Corporate Malfeasance Cases,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, April 25, 2025
• “The Gatekeeper’s Discretion—Daubert is All About the Judge!” Trial School Webinar, February 21, 2025
• “Daubert Deep Dive: The Gatekeeper’s Discretion—Daubert is All About the Judge!” FJA’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida, February 19, 2025
• “Florida Adopted the Federal Proportionality Standard for Discovery—and It’s a Good Thing Too!” FJA’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida, February 19, 2025
• “10 Tips for Trial Lawyers I Learned from a Graphic Designer (aka My Wife, Dana),” Trial School Webinar, February 14, 2025
• “Update on Cleveland Clinic’s Sepsis Alerts,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys Ski-LE, Snowbird, Utah, January 22, 2025
• “DIY Trial Technology Checklist—A How-To Guide for Running Your Own Tech at Trial and Depositions,” Trial School Webinar, November 21, 2024
• “Effectively Trying Low Damages Cases: A DIY Trial Technology Checklist for Under $1,500,” Mass Torts Made Perfect, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 8, 2024
• “Strategies for Making You a Better Trial Lawyer Today,” MTMP Fellows Program, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 7, 2024
• “Case Analysis: $6 Million Verdict in Nursing Home Case for Death of 79-year-old man,” Trial Lawyers University Webinar, June 18, 2024
• “Panel: Bellwether Trials, Fed/State Coordination/Selection of Steering Committees,” JPML Judicial Summit; Aspen, CO; June 4, 2024
• “Dancing with Daubert: New, Innovative Approaches and Tactics to Winning Daubert Motions,” Connectionology Brain Injury Institute, Nashville, TN; May 6, 2024
• “Cutting Edge Discovery Strategies in Medical Malpractice Cases—the Medical Records are Just the Beginning!!” Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 2, 2024
• “Opening Statement—Visualizing the Story to Frame Your Case and Undermine the Defenses,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 5, 2024
• “Technology for Trial Depositions—Are You Not Entertained?!” Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 5, 2024
• “The Gatekeeper’s Discretion: Daubert is All About the Judge,” Florida Justice Association, John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, FL; March 20, 2024
• “Cutting Edge Discovery Strategies in Medical Malpractice Cases—the Medical Records are Just the Beginning!!” Florida Justice Association, John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, FL; March 18, 2024
• “30(B)(5) Depositions,” Ohio Association for Justice Advocates Academy, November 10, 2023
• “Conducting a Virtual Inspection of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System During a 30(b)(6) Deposition via ZOOM in a Medical Malpractice Case—A Step-by-Step, How-To Practical Guide,” Trial School Webinar, October 27, 2023
• “Strategies for Making You a Better Trial Lawyer Today,” MTMP Fellows Program, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 9, 2023
• “Navigating the Daubert Minefield; Helping the Judge and Helping Your Client,” Florida Bar Webinar, October 4, 2023
• “E-Discovery Strategies,” Ohio Association for Justice Advocates Academy, May 5, 2023
• “A Trial Technology Checklist and a Cutting-Edge, How-To Presentation on Using the iPEVO, iPad, Trialpad, and Other Trial Presentation Tech in the Courtroom,” Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 4, 2023
• “Cost-Effective, Cutting-Edge Visual Presentations for Trial, Depositions, and Beyond,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; December 13, 2022
• “Secret of Medical Records: Following the Hidden Breadcrumbs to Find the Information,” Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio; May 5, 2022
• “Mixed Method Advocacy in Action: $6.5 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Case,” Trial School, April 2022
• “National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair),” Denver, Colorado; March 4-6, 2022
• “Behind The Scenes With Opioid Attys At Landmark Jury Trial,” My Law CLE, March 1, 2022
• “The Spangenberg Lectures, Part 3,” Trial School, February 25, 2022
• “The Spangenberg Lectures, Part 2,” Trial School, February 11, 2022
• “The Spangenberg Lectures, Part 1,” Trial School, January 28, 2022
• “E-Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases: Medical Records Are Just the Beginning!” Ohio Association for Justice Winter Convention; Cleveland, Ohio; November 15, 2021
• “National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair),” Orlando, Florida; August 20-22, 2021
• “A New Era—Ohio Adopts the Federal Rules Governing Discovery: What Ohio Attorneys Need to Know About Their Ethical and Professional Obligations Under the New Rules,” Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; June 16, 2021
• “The Legacy of Craig Spangenberg: A Tribute to a Trial Lawyer, Stalwart, and Teacher—and What We Can Learn From His Rules, Analogies, Theories, and Teachings That Are Still Applicable Today,” The Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida; February 24, 2021
• “Recent Changes to Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys; Cleveland, Ohio; September 23, 2020
• “Every Single Case Involves the Discovery of Electronically Stored Information: What Every Lawyer Must Know and Understand to Successfully Employ E-Discovery in Every Case,” Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio; August 14, 2020
• “E-Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases: Medical Records are Just the Beginning!” Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; August 14, 2020
• “Glasgow Coma Scale: Misunderstandings, Misinterpretations, Misleading-Misleads – How and Why the Glasgow Coma Scale Interpretations Continue to Obliterate So Many TBI Cases Simply Because the Plaintiff Attorney Fails to Understand What the GCS Is and Is Not,” The Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; March 27, 2020
• “National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair),” Denver, Colorado; March 13-15, 2020
• “Cross Examining the DME,” The National Trial Lawyers Summit; Miami, Florida, January 19, 2020
• “National Trial Lawyers, 40 Under 40 Trial Academy Bootcamp (Chair),” Orlando, Florida; November 22-24, 2019
• “E-Discovery in Every Case: A Methodology,” Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 3, 2019
• “7 Deadly Sins of Cross Examining the Defense Medical Examiner,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 26, 2019
• “The Eggshell Theory of Damages,” The Florida Justice Association’s John F. Romano Workhorse Seminar, Orlando, Florida, February 21, 2019
• “Employing E-Discovery in Every Case: The Nuts and Bolts,” Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 3, 2018
• “Daubert Motions and Motions in Limine,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 27, 2018
• “Handling, Litigating, and Trying the Product Liability Case in Aquatic Injury/Death Cases Including Scuba Diving and Undersea Adventures,” Florida Justice Association’s John Romano Workhorse Convention; Orlando, Florida; March 22, 2018
• “The Pretrial Conference-Understanding How Cases Can Be Won and Lost in and Through the Pretrial Conference and Pretrial Statement-What You Need to Know! What You Need to Avoid!” National Trial Lawyers Summit; Miami, Florida; February 4, 2018
• “Understanding the Two-Step Process of E-Discovery,” Ohio Association for Justice’s Winter Convention; Cleveland, Ohio; November 3, 2017
• “Identifying and Handling Mass Tort Cases for the Single Event Firm,” Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Columbus, Ohio; May 5, 2017
• “Strategic Visualization – Not Just At Trial, But Throughout the Entire Case,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 21, 2017
• “The ‘Daubert Report’ – Everything You Need to Know But Were Afraid to Ask – How Daubert Reports Can Win Cases and Lose Cases – Beware of the Minefields!” Florida Justice Association’s Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; February 28, 2017
• “Fundamental Concepts and Principles Which you Need to Know and Understand Regarding ‘E-discovery,’” National Trial Lawyers Summit; Miami, Florida; February 7, 2017
• “7 Deadly Sins of E-Discovery: Adapting (or Perishing) in the Evolving World of Electronically Stored Information,” Ohio Association for Justice’s Winter Convention; Cleveland, Ohio; November 4, 2016
• “New Rules, New Strategies: Owning E-Discovery,” Spangenberg Litigation Institute; Cleveland, Ohio; April 15, 2016
• “Daubert/Frye University,” Florida Justice Association’s Workhorse Convention; Orlando, Florida; March 29, 2016
• “Daubert Strikes Back: Defending Your Experts,” Florida Justice Association’s Annual Convention; Orlando, Florida; June 11, 2015
• “The Story of Propecia: It All Started With a Village of Pseudo-hermaphrodites From the Dominican Republic,” Med School for Mass Tort Lawyers; Boca Raton, Florida; May 7, 2015
• “Dealing With Daubert,” Connectionology Seminars of America; Cleveland, Ohio; April 2, 2015
• “Damages: Loss of Capacity For Enjoyment of Life,” Florida Justice Association’s Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; February 19, 2015
• “Daubert Comes to Florida,” National Business Institute; West Palm Beach, Florida; December 12, 2014
• “Daubert Comes to Florida,” National Business Institute; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; December 11, 2014
• “Discovery of Electronically Stored Information,” National Business Institute; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; December 11, 2014
• “Gas Fracking – Takeaways For Case Selection,” American Association for Justice’s Annual Convention; Baltimore, Maryland; July 28, 2014
• “The Science Behind Propecia,” Med School for Mass Tort Lawyers; Boca Raton, Florida; May 8, 2014
• “Mass Torts Update,” Connectionology Seminar; Columbus, Ohio; March 12, 2014
• “Demonstrating Your Case to the Judge and Jury through ‘Strategic Visualization,’” Connectionology Seminar; Columbus, Ohio; March 12, 2014
• “Damages: Loss of Capacity For Enjoyment of Life,” Florida Justice Association’s Workhorse Seminar; Orlando, Florida; February 20, 2014
• “The Legal Side of Social Media,” Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce-West; West Palm Beach, Florida; September 27, 2013
• “The Neuroscience and Endocrinology Behind Propecia,” Propecia Multidistrict Litigation Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee Meeting; St. Louis, Missouri; August 1, 2013
• “Negligent Drilling/Fracking Cases,” American Association for Justice’s 2013 Winter Convention; Miami Beach, Florida; February 12, 2013.

• Best Lawyers®—“Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Personal Injury, 2027
• Best Lawyers®—“Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Product Liability, 2026
• Best Lawyers®—“Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Mass Torts, 2025
• Best Lawyers®—“Lawyer of the Year” for Cleveland, Product Liability, 2024
• “Outstanding Service Award”—Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2023
• “Most Effective Lawyers” 2013, Personal Injury Category, for the south Florida area by the Daily Business Review for role in obtaining a $28.5 million verdict
• Best Lawyers, 2022-2027
• Super Lawyers, 2023-2027
• Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2015, 2017-2022
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers (Ohio), 2015-2027
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers (south Florida), 2014
• The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 (Ohio/south Florida), 2014-2023
• The Trial Lawyer Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40, “Member Spotlight,” Spring 2017

• $28,500,000 Verdict—Brain Injury; two-week brain injury trial involving a man who suffered a traumatic brain injury and developed dystonia after being head-butted by the manager of a used car lot.
• $17,675,000 Verdict—Nursing Home/Wrongful Death; delay by nursing home in sending a 52-year-old woman to the hospital for treatment of a urinary tract infection, leading to sepsis and death.
• $6,500,000 Verdict—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; 52 y/o woman went to an emergency room and was misdiagnosed; she died the next day from pneumonia.
• $6,000,000 Verdict—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death: 68y/o woman was sent home from an emergency room; hours later the hospital found out the woman had a blood infection, but no one called the woman to tell her; four days later she was found dead at home.
• $6,000,000 Verdict—Nursing Home/Wrongful Death: 79y/o man who was in a nursing home for short term rehabilitation after cancer surgery got an infection, and the nursing home delayed in sending the patient to the hospital, and the patient died.
• $6,000,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; woman died after complications from heart surgery.
• $5 Million Verdict—Nursing Home-Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death. A 78y/o woman was being transported in a Hoyer lift that was missing a safety clip; the lift had not been properly inspected or maintained. The strap broke off and the woman fell, hit her head, and died from a brain bleed.
• $5,000,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; mother died after giving birth due to hospital overloading her with fluids.
• $4,900,000 Settlement—Brain Injury; woman suffered a traumatic brain injury after a 4-foot section of an iron vent pipe fell on her head while she was sitting at her desk. The building was being remodeled, and the pipe fell after it was left unsecured by the general contractor and the plumbing subcontractor.
• $3,171,000 Verdict—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; member of trial team in a month-long medical malpractice trial involving a man who suffocated after having an angioedema reaction to the drug, Lisinopril, and after the rehabilitation clinic that prescribed the drug waited 4 hours to transfer the patient to an emergency room.
• $2,750,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice; delay in diagnosing cancer leading to terminal diagnosis
• $2.3 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death for a delay in diagnosing infection and sepsis
• $2 million settlement for Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death for a delay in raising a patient’s blood pressure
• $2 million settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; woman died days after being discharged from the emergency room
• $1,900,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; man who had surgery on throat died of a heart attack after delay in diagnosis.
• $1,900,000 Settlement—Product Liability/Defective Hip; woman had to undergo multiple hip surgeries and suffered from serious complications from a persistent infection after having surgery to remove the defective hip.
• $1,602,500 Settlement—Product Liability/Eye Injections; represented plaintiffs who were injured by contaminated eye injections.
• $1,250,000 Settlement—Lower Leg Amputation; 73-year-old truck driver suffered a below-the-knee amputation after he was run over by a fork lift at a delivery site.
• $1,250,000 Settlement—Car Crash/Wrongful Death; young woman was killed in a head-on crash.
• $1,250,000 Settlement—Motorcycle Crash; young man injured after being hit on his motorcycle
• $1,250,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; death of a grandfather after undergoing an unnecessary spine procedure
• $1,000,000 Settlement—Trucking Crash; two women were injured as a result of a trucking collision.
• $1,000,000 Settlement—Motorcycle Crash; motorcycle repair shop negligently repaired a motorcycle, resulting in a deadly crash a week after the repair.
• $975,000 Settlement—Nursing Home/Wrongful Death; elderly man died after fall at a nursing home.
• $750,000 Settlement—Product Liability/Defective Hip; woman had to undergo a revision surgery after receiving a defective hip implant.
• $725,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; grandmother died in the hospital after an 11-hour delay in diagnosing and treating a paraesophageal hernia.
• $675,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice; man with was severely injured when he was prescribed the wrong dose of his medication.
• $650,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; woman died after delay in diagnosing pulmonary embolism.
• $500,000 Settlement—Brain Injury/Car Crash; disputed liability case in which a woman suffered a traumatic brain injury in a low speed collision.
• $500,000 Settlement—Assisted Living Facility Malpractice/Wrongful Death; 82-year-old woman with dementia died after falling out of an unsecured window on the third floor of an assisted living facility.
• $475,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice; doctor failed to prescribe correct antibiotics, resulting in an infection in the heart requiring heart valve replacement.
• $400,000 Settlement—Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death; man died of cardiac arrest after being left unattended in front of an MRI machine.
• $322,500 Settlement—Car Crash; low speed collision, mother broke her foot and needed surgery, and adult daughter suffered a mild-traumatic brain injury
• $300,000 Settlement—Product Liability/Vaping Device; man injured after vaping device exploded in his face.
• $290,000 Settlement—Car Crash; obtained a settlement in excess of the policy limits in a disputed liability case in which our client suffered a concussion and two herniated discs in her neck, but had not undergone surgery yet.
• $285,000 Settlement—Dog Bite; woman bit in the face by a rescue dog, left with permanent scarring
• $250,000 Settlement—Product Liability/Defective Hip; one-off defective hip case involving a prosthetic hip that broke inside of a patient, requiring a revision surgery.
• $358 Million Settlement—In re: Benicar (Olmesartan) Products Liability Litigation (MDL 2606); represented clients who suffered gastrointestinal damage from a blood pressure medication. Dustin served on the Daubert Briefing Committee for the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee.
• $4.29 Million Settlement—Re Propecia (Finasteride) Product Liability Litigation (MDL 2331); represented clients who suffered alterations to their hormone system and damage to the histoarchitecture of the penile tissue after taking a drug for hair loss. Dustin served on the Science Committee for the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee.
• Over $50 Billion in Settlements—MDL 2804; In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation; representing cities and counties against the manufacturers, distributers, and dispensers (i.e., pharmacies) of prescription opioids, which caused the opioid epidemic. Dustin serves on the law and briefing committee for the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee.
• $1 Billion Judgment—Anti-Terrorism Litigation; 1:17-cv-08709, O’Sullivan, et al. v. Deutsche Bank AG, et al. (S.D.N.Y); 1:17-cv-00915, Holladay, et al. v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (D.D.C.); currently representing U.S. soldiers and Gold Star families in lawsuits against some of the largest and most powerful banks in the world. Dustin serves on the Law and Briefing Committee and Discovery Committee. The lawsuits seek to hold the banks accountable under the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act for providing hundreds of billions of dollars to Iran and its de facto terrorism arm, Hezbollah.

• “7 Deadly Sins of Voir Dire,” CATA News, Spring Edition 2026
• “Nursing Home Cases Are Often Corporate Malfeasance Cases,” CATA News, Winter Edition 2025-2026
• “Florida Adopts the Federal Proportionality Standard for Discovery—and It’s a Good Thing Too!” John Romano’s Workhorse Seminar, March 2025
• “Eighth District Upholds Verdict for Direct Claim of Negligence Against Hospital for Inadequate Notification Policies After Hospital Failed to Notify Patient About Blood Infection,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition 2024-2025
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law: National Edition,” Updated March 2024
• “2022 Ohio Verdicts—a Good Trend, But Watch Out for Tort Reform,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition 2022
• “10 Things You Must Request in Every Medical Malpractice Case,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Edition 2022
• “A New Era: Ohio Adopted the Federal Rules Governing Discovery—and It’s a Good Thing Too!” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition 2020
• “Authenticating Webpages and Social Media Posts: A Practical Guide,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Edition, 2020
• “10 Tips for Videotaping the Defense Medical Examination,” Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Spring Edition, 2020
• “Dig Deep for the Data,” Trial Magazine, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 46-49, December 2019
• “The Best Local Rule You’ve Never Heard of: Cuyahoga County’s Rule 21.3 on Discovery of Electronically Stored Information,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, December 2019
• “Part II – Warning: Federal Preemption may be Getting Worse,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, April 2019
• “Warning: Federal Preemption may be Getting Worse,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, July 2018
• “Tracking Down the Data,” Trial Magazine, Good Counsel Section, Vol. 53, No. 10, p. 24, October 2017
• “Setting the Record Straight: Jones v. Metrohealth, the Affordable Care Act, and Limitations on Damages for Future Medical Expenses”, Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, Winter Edition, 2016
• “Handling Experts and Using Ohio’s Daubert Law to Your Advantage,” Ohio Association for Justice Quarterly, April 2015
• Co-author, “Drilling Away Defenses in Fracking Cases,” Trial Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 12, pp. 30-36, December 2015
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law: National Edition,” December 2015
• “The Federal Rules They Are a Changin’: Entering a New Paradigm of E-Discovery,” Ohio Association of Justice’s Quarterly, October 2015
• Co-author, “Elements of Damages in Florida,” Florida Justice Association’s Journal, 583, pp. 63-74, March/April 2015
• Co-author, “Anatomy of a Personal Injury Lawsuit,” 4th Ed., Trial Guides, 2015
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law in Ohio,” 2015
• Trial Toolbox®: “Daubert Law in Florida,” 2015
• Co-author, Trial Toolbox®: “Elements of Damages in Florida,” 2014
• “The Gatekeeper’s Discretion: Daubert Is All About The Judge,” Florida Justice Association’s Journal, 581, pp. 30-37, December 2014
• “Witness Testimony and Reports,” National Business Institute, December 2014, Seminar Materials
• Co-author, Trial Toolbox®: “Res Ipsa Loquitur,” 2013
• “Gas Drilling/Fracking Cases: What the Frack?,” American Association For Justice, February 2013, Winter Convention Seminar Materials