About

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Over the past 30+ years, Goodwin’s products lawyers have played a leading role in some of the most hotly-contested nationwide mass tort controversies, continuing to strengthen the firm’s reputation in the area. Our record of success spans a broad range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, food and supplements, medical devices, asbestos, building materials, manufacturing processes, chemical exposures and consumer products. Our geographic coverage is nationwide and spans key markets. Our practice is broad-based and focused on critical, high-stakes litigation, representing companies specializing in cutting-edge innovation and technology. In these high-stakes matters, we regularly serve as national counsel, supervising teams of local counsel, crafting nationwide defense strategies and developing large stables of medical, scientific and regulatory experts; we also serve as trial counsel in thousands of individual actions.

In a world where technology is transforming everyday products and creating new products that would have seemed like science fiction just a generation ago, our clients are facing new legal theories and regulatory challenges. Against this backdrop, Goodwin’s team understands not only the current laws and regulations, but also understands the technology underlying these products.

   

Chambers Review

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Product Liability & Mass Torts: Highly Regarded - USA - Nationwide
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Goodwin's broad-based practice has a significant trial capability. Core expertise in pharmaceutical and toxic tort litigation. The firm provides clients with a wealth of knowledge on regulatory issues related to product liability, and draws on strong food and beverage regulatory expertise. It is also noted for its extensive life sciences industry experience, offering impressive scientific and technological expertise.

Notable practitioners

Richard Oetheimer is a key contact.

Work Highlights

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  • Goodwin served as monitoring counsel for Confluent Medical Technologies in connection with the Cordis IVC Filter mass tort litigation consisting of thousands of personal injury claims.

Members

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Richard Oetheimer

Head of Department