Practice Areas
David Selby II focuses his practice on representing individuals injured by defective firearms, medical devices, and pharmaceutical drugs. Mr. Selby currently serves in leadership and steering committee roles in several medical device MDLs.
Mr. Selby led what the International Business Times called a “landmark legal concession” against firearm maker Taurus International Manufacturing as part of a $239 million class action settlement. In the agreement, the gun manufacturer agreed to repair or replace defective firearm parts, as well as buy back or replace nearly one million pistols.
Mr. Selby serves on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for the Atrium Medical Corp. C-Qur Mesh Products Liability Litigation, an MDL that consolidates federal lawsuits from across the country against Atrium Medical Corporation alleging the C-Qur Hernia Mesh manufactured by Atrium is defective and produces an allergic or inflammatory reaction which has caused serious injuries.
Mr. Selby also served as the co-lead counsel in two matters involving the attempt of Johnson & Johnson to use the "Texas Two Step" to dump tens of thousands of claims into bankruptcy rather than permitting injured litigants to have their cases heard before a jury of their peers as guaranteed by the U..S. Constitution. The most recent of those two matters was dismissed in March 2025 by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston Texas after a two-week trial in which Mr. Selby, alongside Chambers-ranked founding partner Brian Glasser and Chambers-ranked ESI practice leader Katherine Charonko, and other talented co-counsel challenged J&J's attempt to use the Red River Talc company to dispose of talc claims.
Mr. Selby is part of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Hip Implant Products Liability litigation, cases that allege R3 and BHR metal on metal hip implants are defective. In addition, Mr. Selby serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for In re Davol/C.R. Bard Hernia Mesh, a litigation coordinated in Rhode Island state court and targeting Bard’s Composix® Kugel® mesh patches and raising safety concerns about the company’s other hernia repair products.
Mr. Selby is grateful to have been recognized for his work, including:
Chambers USA, USA-Nationwide-Product Liability: Plaintiffs (2023-2025)
2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers
2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Birmingham, AL (2022 - 2025)
Elite Trial Lawyer Finalist for The National Law Journal’s Award (2018)
AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
The National Trial Lawyers Top 100
The National Trial Lawyers Top 25 Class Action Trial Lawyers
National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys’ Alabama Top 10
