James D. Young - Jacksonville, FL
Attorney at Morgan & Morgan
Class Action Lawyers in Jacksonville, FL
501 Riverside Ave Suite 1200 Jacksonville, FL 32202
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Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Class Action
- Government Actions
- Mass Torts
- Whistleblower Complaints
- Consumer Protection
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Young also established and heads up the firm's Public Client practice, which represents governmental clients in cases involving opioids, tobacco, automobile emissions, price gouging and environmental litigation. Mr. Young played a key role in the nationwide opioid lawsuit in filing one of the very first cases against drug distributors and was appointed to the Plaintiffs Executive Committee of the Opioid MDL. More recently, James and his team expanded the litigation by including claims against national corporate consultant McKinsey and Company. With James' leadership, Morgan & Morgan has built an army of e-discovery and law & briefing attorneys to support these practice areas.
Mr. Young has broad experience and is nationally known in the areas of consumer protection, health fraud, and pharmaceutical litigation. He has served in other leadership positions in numerous multi-state Attorney General investigations, including starting and co-leading the largest consumer protection drug settlement to date, In Re: Risperdal. He was appointed co-lead of the government plaintiffs group in the Vioxx Multi-District Litigation and has served as lead of several litigation subcommittees.
In addition to his responsibilities as an attorney, Mr. Young is the current chair of Florida Bar Grievance Committee "A", former Chair of the Jacksonville Ethics Commission, a regular contributor to the Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group's whistleblower blog, and a frequent lecturer.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Chair, Jacksonville Ethics Commission 2012-2013
- Chair, Florida Bar Grievance Committee “A”, Fourth Judicial Circuit, 2014-present
- ABA- Health Law Section member 2013- present
- Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee- 2014- Present
- Martindale-Hubbell (R) Peer Review “AV” Rating
- Consumer Protection Law Committee of the Florida Bar (2008-2014)
- Jacksonville Bar Association, Government Lawyer Section (Chair 2011, 2012)
- Jacksonville Bar Association, Government Relations Committee (Chair, Education Subcommittee 2012 - Present)
- Florida Blue Key Leadership Honorary
- JAX-PLI Political Leadership Institute (Class of 2012)
- Prudential/Davis Productivity Awards, 2010 and 2011
- Florida Attorney General Distinguished Service Award, 2009
- Recognized by the Jacksonville Business Journal as a “40 Under 40 Leader,” May 2008
- Florida Attorney General Award of Merit 2008
- ATLA Book Awards in Trial Advocacy, Negotiations, and Health Law
- Law 360- MVP in Product Liability 2021
Education
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Legal Education
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Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law,
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida, 1997
J.D.
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Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law,
Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida, 1997
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Non Legal Education
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University of Florida, 1993
B.A.
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University of Florida, 1993
Representative Cases
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Montes de Oca v. Conway Lakes
- Year: 2019
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Williams v. HCA
- Year: 2018
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Van Raalte, Murtaugh, & Cascio v. Healogics
- Year: 2018
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Legacki, Thomas v. Atlantic Foot & Ankle Specialists
- Year: 2018
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Siwicki, Kathleen v. Portnow, Arthur S., M.D.
- Year: 2017
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Kelly Oxendine v. HCA
- Year: 2017
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Heather Huddleston v. Florida Hospital
- Year: 2016
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Dr. Montejo v. Florida Hospital
- Year: 2016
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United States, et al. ex rel. Siwicki v. Arthur S. Portnow, M.D., et al.
- Year: 2017
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
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