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John Thornton

John Thornton maintains an active litigation practice with over 20 years of courtroom experience. He has had great success with cases involving complex and subtle legal issues and has successfully tried cases to jury verdict.

 

Mr. Thornton is a leading attorney in Ephedra, dietary supplement and pharmaceutical litigation, in California and other states. Mr. Thornton is known for working with the world's leading experts in cardiology, neurology and pharmacology.

Education:

  • Indiana University
  • California State University at Dominguez Hills (BA, cum laude, 1973)
  • Southwestern University School of Law (JD 1977)
  • Admitted to California Bar, Federal District Courts and Federal Courts of Appeal.

Associations:

  • Consumer Attorneys of California
  • American Association of Trial Lawyers
  • Orange County Trial Lawyers

Significant Settlements:

  • $1,851,120 (Doe v. Doe School: actual names are not revealed due to the confidential nature of the settlement)
  • $7,667,532 (Gonzales v. Frutos)
  • $1,512,000 (Gandy v. Chang)
  • $6,400,000 (Griffen v. AMS)
  • MacDonald v. Twinlab: Ephedra case; 35 year old Army aviator captain, cardiac arrest with brain injury. Confidential major settlement.
  • Velasco v. Metabolife: Ephedra case; housewife and mother suffered stroke with brain injury. Confidential resolution.
  • Averyhart v. Sportpharma: Ephedra case; death of a 30 year old man, action on behalf of mother and father. Confidential resolution.
  • Stotler v. American Home Products: Diet drug settlement (Phen- fen, Pondimin); primary pulmonary hypertension. Confidential settlement provided for lifetime needs.
  • Plaintiff's co-liason counsel to the court for Diet Drug Litigation for Northern Nevada. All cases settled confidentially and favorably.

Jury Verdicts:

  • $169,000 verdict (Hodson v. General Mills, Inc.)
  • $150,000 verdict (Rathje v. Corona Community Hospital)
  • $886,000 verdict (Campbell v. Martin)
  • $360,000 verdict (Trnikova v. Mayerhoff)
  • $80,625 verdict (Patillo v. State of California)
  • $156,000 verdict (Stone v. Southern Pacific Railroad)
  • $405,000 verdict (Moreno v. Angulo)
  • $119,500 verdict (Estrada v. Pacific Wallboard Service)
  • $258,983.51 verdict (Norwood v. Castle Park)
  • $212,000 verdict (McKenna v. Sunset 8 Motel)