Zoe Littlepage
Encyclopedia
Zoe Littlepage is a plaintiff
's lawyer whose practice specializes in defective drug litigation. She is a named partner in the joint venture
law firm
of Littlepage Booth and has been lead trial counsel
for cases involving Rezulin, Prempro, Fen Phen diet drugs and many other prescription medications
.
, Littlepage spent her early years in Barbados
. She attended high school at Phillips Academy
in Andover, Massachusetts and graduated in 1987 with a triple major in English, and German from Rice University
. She attended law school at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the University of Houston
, where she was a member of the Law Review as well as the Order of the Barons. She graduated from law school with honors.
In 2001, Littlepage entered into a joint venture with Pensacola, FL attorney Rainey Booth. The joint venture firm, Littlepage Booth, focuses on lawsuits against drug manufacturers for defective and dangerous prescription drugs.
In 2010, Littlepage was invited to join the Inner Circle, an exclusive society of the 100 top plaintiff's lawyers in the United States of America. The American Trial Lawyer's Association named Zoe Littlepage as one of the top lawyers in this country in 2007 and 2008. Zoe Littlepage was recognized by Fortune Magazine in 2007 as one of America's top twelve premiere lawyers. Inside Houston Magazine honored Zoe Littlepage as the best Texas lawyer for pharmaceutical litigation in 2002. She has been involved in a number of high profile cases. Littlepage has written chapters for legal textbooks and acts as a peer reviewer for the legal journal "Trial." Littlepage is frequently invited to speak at legal conventions on various subjects relating to trial of complex cases.
claims caused by Prempro hormone replacement drugs. In 2003, she was appointed by Judge William Wilson, the MDL judge, to lead the Plaintiff's Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Steering Committee. Littlepage has been actively involved in the majority of hormone therapy trials to date. In 2007, Littlepage represented Mary Daniel in a Philadelphia, PA state court trial. The jury awarded Mary Daniel and her husband $1.5 million in compensatory damages for her breast cancer injuries as well as undisclosed punitive damages. In 2007, the firm tried a case in Reno, Nevada, representing three plaintiffs who were awarded roughly $17–19 million apiece in damages. In the fall of 2009, Littlepage Booth represented Connie Barton, a breast cancer
survivor from Illinois, in her trial against Wyeth. The jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Barton of $3.7 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages. In 2010, Littlepage Booth won a trial for Audrey and Charles Singleton in Philadelphia, PA where the jury awarded $3.45 million in compensatory damages and $6 million in punitive damages.
. In 2002, Littlepage Booth represented Mary Wakefield, in her fight against Pfizer, for the death of her husband due to Rezulin. The Oklahoma jury that heard her case returned a verdict of $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. Pfizer unsuccessfully appealed this verdict through all levels including a petition for certiorari to the US Supreme Court. The verdict was finally paid in full in 2005.
". The resulting episode, that aired in November 2003, features a law suit against a drug company that sold a liver toxic medicine.
Littlepage routinely provides legal commentary and insight for LBN Network on a number of defective drug related topics.
Plaintiff
A plaintiff , also known as a claimant or complainant, is the term used in some jurisdictions for the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court...
's lawyer whose practice specializes in defective drug litigation. She is a named partner in the joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
of Littlepage Booth and has been lead trial counsel
Counsel
A counsel or a counselor gives advice, more particularly in legal matters.-U.K. and Ireland:The legal system in England uses the term counsel as an approximate synonym for a barrister-at-law, and may apply it to mean either a single person who pleads a cause, or collectively, the body of barristers...
for cases involving Rezulin, Prempro, Fen Phen diet drugs and many other prescription medications
Prescription drug
A prescription medication is a licensed medicine that is regulated by legislation to require a medical prescription before it can be obtained. The term is used to distinguish it from over-the-counter drugs which can be obtained without a prescription...
.
Early Years and Education
Born in Port-of-Spain, TrinidadTrinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, Littlepage spent her early years in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. She attended high school at Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
in Andover, Massachusetts and graduated in 1987 with a triple major in English, and German from Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
. She attended law school at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as well as the University of Houston
University of Houston
The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...
, where she was a member of the Law Review as well as the Order of the Barons. She graduated from law school with honors.
Legal career
Littlepage began her career at the prestiguous defense firm Fullbright and Jaworski, but soon switched sides to represent injured people at Mandell & Wright, where she became a partner in 1994. She later left Mandell & Wright to form Ravkind & Littlepage, P.C. and then The Littlepage Firm.In 2001, Littlepage entered into a joint venture with Pensacola, FL attorney Rainey Booth. The joint venture firm, Littlepage Booth, focuses on lawsuits against drug manufacturers for defective and dangerous prescription drugs.
In 2010, Littlepage was invited to join the Inner Circle, an exclusive society of the 100 top plaintiff's lawyers in the United States of America. The American Trial Lawyer's Association named Zoe Littlepage as one of the top lawyers in this country in 2007 and 2008. Zoe Littlepage was recognized by Fortune Magazine in 2007 as one of America's top twelve premiere lawyers. Inside Houston Magazine honored Zoe Littlepage as the best Texas lawyer for pharmaceutical litigation in 2002. She has been involved in a number of high profile cases. Littlepage has written chapters for legal textbooks and acts as a peer reviewer for the legal journal "Trial." Littlepage is frequently invited to speak at legal conventions on various subjects relating to trial of complex cases.
Prempro
Currently, Littlepage is lead counsel nationwide in all personal injuryPersonal injury
Personal injury is a legal term for an injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. The term is most commonly used to refer to a type of tort lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff's injury has been caused by the negligence of another, but also arises in defamation...
claims caused by Prempro hormone replacement drugs. In 2003, she was appointed by Judge William Wilson, the MDL judge, to lead the Plaintiff's Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Steering Committee. Littlepage has been actively involved in the majority of hormone therapy trials to date. In 2007, Littlepage represented Mary Daniel in a Philadelphia, PA state court trial. The jury awarded Mary Daniel and her husband $1.5 million in compensatory damages for her breast cancer injuries as well as undisclosed punitive damages. In 2007, the firm tried a case in Reno, Nevada, representing three plaintiffs who were awarded roughly $17–19 million apiece in damages. In the fall of 2009, Littlepage Booth represented Connie Barton, a breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
survivor from Illinois, in her trial against Wyeth. The jury returned a verdict for Mrs. Barton of $3.7 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages. In 2010, Littlepage Booth won a trial for Audrey and Charles Singleton in Philadelphia, PA where the jury awarded $3.45 million in compensatory damages and $6 million in punitive damages.
Rezulin
Littlepage Booth led the Rezulin state court litigation from 2000 to 2004. The law firm tried multiple Rezulin cases to verdictVerdict
In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. The term, from the Latin veredictum, literally means "to say the truth" and is derived from Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman: a compound of ver and dit In law, a verdict...
. In 2002, Littlepage Booth represented Mary Wakefield, in her fight against Pfizer, for the death of her husband due to Rezulin. The Oklahoma jury that heard her case returned a verdict of $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. Pfizer unsuccessfully appealed this verdict through all levels including a petition for certiorari to the US Supreme Court. The verdict was finally paid in full in 2005.
Little Hearts Foundation
Following a settlement of a Fen/Phen case in 2000, Littlepage established the Little Hearts Foundation, a non-profit that provides aid to underprivileged children throughout the world.Great Escape
For the past three years, Littlepage and her partner, Rainey Booth, have participated in the Great Escape Global Scavenger Hunt to raise funds for charity. This competition generates money for charities such as UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, and micro-finance organizations. The Great Escape Foundation produces a global scavenger hunt each year where participants must compete in a mad dash race - traveling around the world in just 23 days - while solving clues, deciphering riddles and undertaking challenges in more than a dozen countries. The leading team gets crowned "The World's Greatest Traveler" and Littlepage and Booth won this title in 2009 and 2010.TV and Film
In 2001, Zoe Littlepage and Rainey Booth worked as consultants with the producers of the hit TV series, "The PracticeThe Practice
The Practice is an American legal drama created by David E. Kelley centering on the partners and associates at a Boston law firm. Running for eight seasons from 1997 to 2004, the show won the Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Best Drama Series, and spawned the successful and lighter spin-off series Boston...
". The resulting episode, that aired in November 2003, features a law suit against a drug company that sold a liver toxic medicine.
Littlepage routinely provides legal commentary and insight for LBN Network on a number of defective drug related topics.