Building upon his experience in complex asbestos cases, the historic tobacco lawsuits and 9/11 litigation, Don Migliori is a multifaceted litigator. He represents victims of terrorism, aviation disasters, defective medical devices and drugs, and occupational diseases in cutting-edge litigation that spans the country.
As co-leader of Motley Rice’s aviation team, Don has played a central role in the extensive discovery, mediations and settlements of over 50 cases of 9/11 aviation liability and damages against numerous defendants, shattering a settlement matrix utilized by other aviation firms and the airline industry. In this role, Don represents families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks who opted-out of the Victims Compensation Fund to seek greater answers, accountability and recourse, and serves as liaison counsel for all wrongful death and personal injury cases in the 9/11 aviation security litigation. Additionally, he manages anti-terrorism litigation associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks as a lead attorney of the 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism groundbreaking litigation designed to bankrupt the financiers of al Qaeda.
Don is a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Levaquin® litigation and also serves as co-lead counsel and liaison counsel for the Composix® Kugel® Mesh multidistrict litigation, the first MDL in federal Rhode Island Court, on behalf of 3,000 individuals alleging injury by the hernia repair patch.
Don began working with Motley Rice attorneys in 1997 on behalf of the State Attorneys General in the historic lawsuit against Big Tobacco, resulting in the largest civil settlement in U.S. history. Additionally, he has more than a decade of interdisciplinary experience with asbestos, medical and securities litigation. He tried several noteworthy asbestos cases on behalf of mesothelioma victims, including the state of Indiana’s first contractor liability verdict and first premises liability verdict for wrongful exposure to asbestos. He continues to manage asbestos cases and try mesothelioma lawsuits. In 2003, Don was trial counsel for PACE Industry Union-Management Pension Fund in a securities case against Forrest Laboratories, Inc.
A recurrent speaker at legal seminars across the country, Don has also appeared on numerous television and radio broadcast programs and in print media to address legal issues related to terrorist financing, aviation security, class action litigation, premises liability, asbestos and defective medical devices cases. He also teaches mass torts as an adjunct professor at Roger Williams University School of Law. Don was named to the 2009 and 2010 editions of New England Superlawyers , the 2010 edition of the Lawdragon 3,000, and the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In 2005, he was honored as one of Providence Business News’ Forty Under 40. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and the American Bar Association and serves as Treasurer for the Rhode Island Association for Justice.