David Selby

Practice Areas

David focuses his practice on representing individuals injured by defective firearms, medical devices, and pharmaceutical drugs. David currently serves in leadership and steering committee roles in several medical device MDLs.

David’s courtroom success has earned him a litany of legal honors, including being named among the Best Lawyers in America in 2022. He is also listed among the National Trial Lawyers Top 100, National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Class Action Trial Lawyers, and the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys’ Alabama Top 10.

David led what the International Business Times called a “landmark legal concession” against firearm maker Taurus International Manufacturing as part of a $239 million class action settlement. In the agreement, the gun manufacturer agreed to repair or replace defective firearm parts, as well as buy back or replace nearly one million pistols.

David serves on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability Litigation, an MDL that consolidates federal lawsuits from across the country against Atrium Medical Corporation alleging the C-Qur Hernia Mesh manufactured by Atrium is defective and produces an allergic or inflammatory reaction which has caused serious injuries.

David also serves as the co-lead counsel for the Talc Creditors Committee in the LTL/J&J bankruptcy which is pending in New Jersey, and where they have dumped more than 38,000 pending cases stemming from asbestos contamination of talc products cases that are now currently stayed.

He is part of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Hip Implant Products Liability litigation, cases that allege R3 and BHR metal on metal hip implants are defective. In addition, David serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for In re Davol/C.R. Bard Hernia Mesh, a litigation coordinated in Rhode Island state court and targeting Bard’s Composix® Kugel® mesh patches and raising safety concerns about the company’s other hernia repair products.

David is grateful to have been recognized for his work, including:

Elite Trial Lawyer Finalist for The National Law Journal’s Award (2018)

AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards.

The National Trial Lawyers Top 100

The National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Class Action Trial Lawyers

National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys’ Alabama Top 10