Class action attorney Steve Berman for STAT News

$206 billion against Philip Morris. $27 billion against Visa-Mastercard. $1.6 billion against Toyota.

Known for beating Big Tobacco and more, attorney Steve Berman has won successful verdicts in dozens of historic class-action lawsuits over a storied career, as founder and managing partner of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro in Seattle. Now he is taking on pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, alleging gouging of American consumers with opaque, flagrant pricing. This epic story was photographed for STAT News for my second assignment with the health and science website. Thanks to Senior Photo Editor Alissa Ambrose for the assignment and Jane Gershovich for helping on set.