Martin Quinn has been appointed by numerous federal and state judges to act as a special master or referee to make recommendations on significant motions, to supervise discovery, and to accomplish settlements. He has a special expertise in the efficient management of e-discovery. He is a past President of the national Academy of Court-Appointed Masters.
Representative Matters
- Martin Quinn has acted as a special master or referee in the following recent matters:
- Special Master in an MDL class and individual actions in San Francisco involving antitrust claims against manufacturers of LCD flat panels
- Discovery master in a federal MDL action in Los Angeles involving a group of about 100 lawsuits alleging infringement of patents for interactive telephone technology
- Discovery referee in a corporate governance lawsuit involving a computer lock business between U.S. and Israeli parties
- Compliance Dispute Officer to supervise terms of complex settlements of two nationwide class actions brought by physicians against major health insurance companies
- Discovery referee in insurance coverage action by a Roman Catholic diocese against its liability carriers to obtain coverage for priest abuse lawsuits
- Special master for settlement purposes in three multi-party federal court CERCLA actions dealing with contamination in Chico, California
- Discovery referee in complex dispute between Texas and California real estate developers
- Discovery referee in state-wide representative action against clothing manufacturers for alleged mistreatment of workers in Saipan garment factories
- Discovery referee in multi-party insurance coverage dispute between manufacturer of asbestos products and dozens of insurance companies
- Martin Quinn’s expertise in e-discovery law and technical issues enables him to guide parties to accomplish e-discovery efficiently, speedily, and at the lowest possible cost
- Act as neutral e-discovery expert in the Toyota unintended acceleration MDL litigation
- Ruled on numerous e-discovery issues in an MDL group of about 100 patent infringement cases, including selection of search terms, form of production, privilege review and cost-shifting
- Ordered the imaging and analysis of hard drives by a neutral expert in an unfair competition case to determine whether wholesale deletions had occurred
- Worked with counsel in a trademark infringement case to manage and resolve disputes regarding the scope, form and timing of production of electronically stored information
