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Martin Crump, principal in Davis & Crump, P.C., has approximately 20 years of experience in successfully handling complex pharmaceutical, medical device mass tort litigations. Throughout the years, he has consistently been recognized as a leader amongst his peers because of his hard work and dedication to the law. Driven by his commitment to his clients, Martin is known for his no-nonsense approach and for going the extra mile to recover on behalf of the people he represents.

Martin is a strong supporter of his alma mater, Mississippi State University, where he obtained his Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Philosophy, with a minor in Religion. He received his Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University.

While attending college, Martin was a surveyor technician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also served his country in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserve for eight years. During this time, Martin participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm as well. These experiences, his work ethic and his desire for public service drew him to a career protecting individuals’ rights.

Martin is very active in the legal community. Some of his professional memberships include the American Association for Justice, Mississippi Association for Justice, American Trial Lawyers Association, Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association, and National Trial Lawyers Association. In addition, Martin has been recognized by the American Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers each year from 2009-2015. He has been selected one of the “Best Attorneys of America” by Rue Ratings. Martin is also a member of both the Million Dollar and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Illinois, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and the District of Columbia.

Best Lawyers 2020Through the years, Martin has represented thousands of clients in scores of pharmaceutical/defective medical device litigations, such as Trasylol, Gadolinium, Avandia, transvaginal mesh, hormone replacement therapy, Bausch and Lomb, and Vioxx. He has also served on the plaintiff’s steering committees in the Hydroxycut, Chantix, Sketchers, Bard, Ethicon, Boston Scientific, American Medical Systems, Propecia, Lipitor, Testosterone and the Bair Hugger litigations. Currently, Martin serves as Co-Head Counsel of the Cook MDL and is a member of the Plaintiffs Executive Committee for the Viagra Melanoma MDL.

Martin is active in various state court litigations around the country and specifically has been appointed as Co-Lead Counsel in the Hydroxycut litigation in Philadelphia and the Skechers litigation in Los Angeles. His service on the leadership committees shows his firm’s commitment to the various litigations in which Davis & Crump is involved.

Martin resides in Pass Christian, Mississippi, with his wife, Latrisha and their six wonderful children, Kaylee, Madison, Lilly Grace, Zoe, Emmah and Malachi. He is an avid hunter and also enjoys golf and sport fishing.

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  • Drug and Medical Device Litigation
  • Toxic Torts
  • Maritime Law
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Product Liability
  • Personal Injury Law
  • Mississippi, 1984
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi (1984)
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi (1984)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit (1984)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit (2002)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit (2004)
  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1984 J.D.
  • Delta State University, 1980 – B.S. Major: General Science
  • Outstanding Young Men of America
  • Who’s Who in Practicing Attorneys
  • Who’s Who on the Gulf Coast
  • Top 25 Mass Tort Lawyers
  • Best Attorneys of America
  • Top 100 Trial Lawyers
  • American Association for Justice Leader’s Forum
  • Litigator of the Month, The National Law Journal, 2000
  • Harrison County Bar Association Member
  • American Bar Association Member
  • Mississippi State Bar Member
  • Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association Member
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member
  • The National Trial Lawyers Association
  • Mass Tort Trial Lawyers Association
  • Class Action Trial Lawyers Association
  • Schultz v. Beasley, 465 So.2d 343 (Miss. 1985)
  • Smith vs. Industrial Constructors, 783 F. 2d 1249 (5th Cir. 1986)
  • Jackson vs. National Semi-Conductor Data Checker/DTS, Inc., 660 F. Supp. 65 (S.D. Miss. 1986)
  • Mergandahl vs. C.J. Gayfer & Co., 659 F. Supp. 351 (S.D. Miss. 1987)
  • Brown vs. The Hartford, 606 So. 2d 122 (Miss. 1992)
  • Overstreet v. George County School Dist., 741 So. 2d 965 (Miss. 1999)
  • Wolf v. Stanley Works, 757 So. 2d 316 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000)
  • In Re Estate of Johnson, 779 So. 2d 164 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000)
  • Smith v. Noble Drilling, 784 So. 2d 1003 (2001)
  • Ainsworth v. Capform, Inc., 784 So. 2d 1008 (2001)
  • In re Rezulin Products Liability Litigation, 168 F.Supp.2d 136 (S.D.N.Y. 2001)
  • Johnson v. GlaxoSmithKline, 214 F.R.D. 416 (S.D. Miss. 2002)
  • Congleton v. Shellfish Culture, Inc., 807 So.2d 492 (Miss. 2002)
  • In re Benjamin Moore & Co., 309 F.3d 296 (5th Cir. 2002)
  • Fields v. GMFS, LLC, W.L. 2349640 (S.D. Miss. 2006)
  • Nichols v. FNIS Flood Services, L.P., W.L. 2805154 (S.D. Miss. 2006)
  • Redmond v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P., 492 F. Supp. 2d (S.D. Miss. 2007)
  • May v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp., 948 So.2d 483 (Miss. 2007)
  • Defazio v. Chiquita Fresh North America, LLC., W.L. 2788732 (S.D. Miss. 2008)
  • In re Trasylol Products Liability Litigation, 709 F. Supp. 2d 1323 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
  • In re Trasylol Products Liability Litigation, 763 F.Supp.2d 1312 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
  • In re Hydroxycut Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, 801 F.Supp.2d 993 (S.D. Cal. 2011)
  • In re Hydroxycut Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, 810 F.Supp.2d 1100 (S.D. Cal. 2011)
  • In re CHANTIX (VARENICLINE) Products Liability Litigation, 881 F.Supp.2d 1333 (N.D. Ala. 2012)
  • In re C.R. BARD, INC., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, 2013 WL 2949033 (S.D. W.V. June 14, 2013) (slip copy)
  • In re C.R. BARD, INC., Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, 2013 WL 3457545 (S.D. W.V. July 9, 2013.) (slip copy)
  • In re C.R. BARD, INC. Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation, 2013 WL 6044415 (S.D. W.V. Nov. 13, 2013) (slip copy)