Josh Autry

About Josh Autry

Josh Autry chairs Morgan & Morgan\'s Mass Tort Law & Briefing Group, which prepares briefs and appeals for class actions and multidistrict litigation (MDL). For 17+ years, Josh has litigated in state and federal courts. He has tried 19 cases to jury verdict and taken more than 300 depositions. He has argued 32 appeals and briefed many more. Josh has drafted briefs in several mass tort cases, including the proton-pump inhibitor MDL, JUUL MDL, social media addiction MDL, social media California coordinated proceeding, and the Gardasil MDL.Over the course of his practice, Josh has represented plaintiffs and defendants. He has litigated across a wide range of practice areas, including commercial litigation, products liability, railroad, employment, medical malpractice, nursing home, legal malpractice, civil rights, copyright, insurance coverage & criminal defense. Josh has secured many appellate victories, including the following plaintiff victories:• Sommerville v Union Carbide, 149 F.4th 408 (4th Cir. 2025)(reversing exclusion of expert)• Rappuhn v. Primal Vantage, 2024 WL 29•••••11th Cir. 2024)(reversing exclusion of expert)• Smith v Union Ins, 835 Fed.Appx. 864 (6th Cir. 2020)(reversing summary judgment to defendant)• Almon v. Bullock, 2020 WL 45•••37 (Ky. App. July 17, 2020)(affirming DV for medical expenses)• Zimmerman v. Norfolk Southern, 706 F.3d 170 (3d Cir. 2013)(reversing summary judgment)• Knopick v. Downey, 639 F.3d 600 (3d Cir. 2011)(reversing summary judgment)• Kelly v. Carlisle, 622 F.3d 248 (3d Cir. 2010)(reversing summary judgment)In his prior practice, Josh won several appeals when he represented civil and criminal defendants as well as in a custody case. See Williams v. York, 967 F.3d 252 (3d Cir. 2020); Reilly v. Harrisburg, 790 Fed.Appx. 468 (3d Cir. 2019); Sauers v. Nesquehoning, 905 F.3d 711 (3d Cir. 2018); Zimmerman v. Corbett, 873 F.3d 414 (3d Cir. 2017); Does v. Franklin County, 174 A.3d 593 (Pa. 2017); Zaloga v. Moosic, 841 F.3d 170 (3d Cir. 2016); Hatch v. Franklin Cty, 755 F.App\'x 194 (3d Cir. 2018); Muth v. Woodring, F.App’x 137 (3d Cir. 2016)(Muth I); Muth v. Woodring, 755 Fed. Appx. 109 (3d Cir. 2018)(Muth II); Keating v. Pittston, 643 F.App\'x 219 (3d Cir. 2016); In re H.V, 37 A.3d 588 (Pa. Super. 2012)(reversing decision to separate Mother, victim of Father’s violence, from her children); US v. Miller, 12•••02d Cir. 2012)(prosecution reversed position after oral argument); Com. v. Rainey, 4 A.3d 209 (Pa. Super. 2010); Com. v. Evans, 30 A.3d 547 (Pa. Super.

Experience

1. Partner

   Morgan & Morgan, P.A.

   Oct 2024 — Present

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law

  J.D.

  2005 — 2008

Skills

• Trial Practice
• Motions
• Courts
• Criminal Law
• Depositions
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Legal Research
• Appeals