State of California v. Purdue Pharma, et al., was recognized by Courtroom View Network as this year’s most impressive defense verdict. The outlet highlighted partners Collie James and Wendy West Feinstein’s representation of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in the case, which hinged on the theory that drug companies should pay cleanup costs for their role in the opioid epidemic, and that their alleged misconduct created a “public nuisance.” That argument was ultimately denied by Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Jackson at the close of the three-month-long trial.