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Janna Maples
Attorney
Phone
615.254.8801
Location
The Freedom Center
Rosa L. Parks Avenue
Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37203
Janna Maples
Attorney
Janna Maples joined Stranch, Jennings, & Garvey in 2017 and has spent the majority of her time with the firm working on complex product liability cases. During litigation, she focuses on corporate discovery, case strategy, questioning of witnesses, expert witnesses and trial strategy.
Ms. Maples previously worked on the firm’s opioid litigation, and her work was integral to plaintiffs obtaining a default judgment against Endo Pharmaceuticals for discovery misconduct and uncovering Endo’s years of discovery malfeasance throughout the country. In 2022, Ms. Maples and the members of the opioid team were awarded the Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year Award from the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association for their work on opioid litigation on behalf of cities and counties in Northeast Tennessee.
Ms. Maples is currently actively litigating cases against infant formula manufacturers Abbott and Mead Johnson concerning the use of their products for premature infants, which increases the risk of the deadly disease necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). In 2024, her work as a member of the trial team helped secure the first jury verdict in an NEC case against Abbott Laboratories.
Ms. Maples earned a Juris Doctorate from Vanderbilt University Law School, where she served as Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board and was awarded the Scholastic Excellence Award in Environmental Law. She earned her undergraduate degree in English and Political Science from Auburn University.
Practice Areas
- Class Action
- Mass Tort
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
- Opioid Litigation
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2013)
- Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board
- Scholastic Excellence Award in Environmental Law
- Auburn University (B.A., 2010)
Experience
- In re: Gill v. Abbott Laboratories, No. 2322-CC01251 (22nd Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri). A closely watched necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) baby formula bellwether trial culminated in a $495 million judgment against Abbott Laboratories, a verdict that could affect many other lawsuits awaiting litigation in state and federal courts throughout the U.S.
- Staubus v. Purdue Pharma, Inc. et al. (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
- In re: Loestrin 24 FE Antitrust Litigation (D.R.I.)
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Professional Honors and Activities
Awards
- Super Lawyers MidSouth Rising Star
- Tennessee Trial Lawyer of the Year (2022)
Memberships
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- American Association of Justice
Presentations, Seminars and Published Works
Ms. Maples regularly speaks at conferences on issues in litigation, discovery, mass torts and class actions.
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J. Gerard Stranch IV
James G. Stranch III
R. Jan Jennings
Hon. John (Jack) Garvey
