South Carolina
Joshua Littlejohn
Associate Attorney
Josh Littlejohn represents institutional investors, public pension funds and unions in securities fraud, shareholder derivative and merger suits. He also analyzes new cases for portfolio monitoring clients and plays a key role in evaluating derivative and merger case development. In addition to working on securities fraud cases against NPS Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacia Corp., Josh has litigated shareholder derivative cases involving Cintas Corporation, Force Protection, Inc., The South Financial Group, Inc. and Commerce Bancorp and merger cases involving National Home Health Care Corp., Washington Group International, Inc. and The DirecTV Group, Inc.
Additionally, Josh handles defective pharmaceutical and medical device cases with Motley Rice’s Medical practice group with an emphasis on marketing practices. He worked closely with the lead lawyers in the case against Merck & Co., Inc., related to the drug Vioxx®. Currently, Josh is active in analyzing new drug and device litigation.
Josh began his legal career at Motley Rice in 2002 as a paralegal working on prescription drug litigation and asbestos cases in Georgia and Tennessee. He later enrolled in law school while continuing to work at Motley Rice and, in 2007, joined the firm as an attorney with the medical and securities fraud teams.
Josh is a member of the American Bar Association and South Carolina Association for Justice.
