Product Liability & Mass Torts: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 2
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Provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Lewis has a long-standing, nationally recognized product liability and mass torts practice. Our team handles mass torts, individual lawsuits, and class actions, as well as multidistrict litigation. Our lawyers were the original thought leaders in asbestos-related bodily injury and property damage litigation, which has led to the development of current US product liability and toxic tort law. We often serve as national coordinating and trial counsel on product liability cases, and as lead counsel on mass, multidefendant toxic tort cases, including community exposure cases. We defend claims in the most challenging jurisdictions, opposing leading plaintiff trial firms. Our lawyers are leaders in effectively managing litigation by using innovative risk mitigation strategies and litigation metrics analysis to deliver effective and cost-efficient results.
We act as both national and local counsel, leveraging our broad geographic footprint in product liability and toxic tort defense. Working with economic, damages, and scientific experts, Morgan Lewis’s product liability team assesses the initial risks and develops a strategy for each client. Our team has experience operating in different models of national counsel, allowing us to work seamlessly with other defense counsel across the United States.
Chambers Review
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP has a respected mass tort group with a particular strength in asbestos liability matters. It also has a strong track record in automotive, pharmaceutical and medical device litigation. Strong nationwide presence sees the firm try cases across multiple states, often coordinating large-scale multidistrict litigation. The team has notable insurance recovery capabilities.
Washington, DC-based Paul Zevnik leads the product liability, tort and insurance practice at the firm.
Work Highlights
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius served as lead counsel for Philips RS North America in multidistrict litigation arising from its ongoing voluntary recall of certain CPAP, BiPAP and mechanical ventilator prescription medical devices. The firm most recently assisted with negotiating a proposed class settlement for all economic loss claims in the MDL.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It's an outstanding team that produces excellent results. The lawyers are responsive and helpful."
"Morgan Lewis handles our litigation issues from beginning to end. It's a high-quality, solutions-oriented team that is easy to collaborate with."
"The firm is efficient, practical and highly competent."
"It's an outstanding team that produces excellent results. The lawyers are responsive and helpful."
"Morgan Lewis handles our litigation issues from beginning to end. It's a high-quality, solutions-oriented team that is easy to collaborate with."
"The firm is efficient, practical and highly competent."
Members
Provided by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
David L. Schrader
J. Gordon Cooney, Jr.
John P. Lavelle, Jr.