
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical
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Our team of experienced product liability and mass torts litigators is prepared to handle the many challenges presented by the complex and ever-evolving landscape of consolidated litigations, where we serve as national coordinating counsel for major manufacturers across the pharmaceutical and medical device, toxic tort, consumer product, technology, and retail sectors. We have defended Fortune 500 manufacturers in sophisticated product liability matters across nearly every industry – including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals, appliances, automotive products, heavy industry, cosmetics, and consumer products – in single-plaintiff cases to 10,000-plus claim multidistrict litigation (MDLs).
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Barnes & Thornburg continues to serves as national counsel for DePuy Spine, DePuy Synthes, and DePuy Synthes Spine in their defense of product liability claims involving spinal and orthopedic fixation product lines.
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Barnes & Thornburg is distinguished by its deep bench, highly responsive attorneys, competitive rates and subject matter expertise.
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical respondentUSAThe attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg are capable of untangling complexity.
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical respondentUSABarnes & Thornburg fields smart people who are business-savvy and always available when needed.
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical respondentUSABarnes & Thornburg is a go-to firm for product liability.
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical respondentUSAThe subject matter expertise at Barnes & Thornburg is unmatched.
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James F. Murdica
James Murdica chairs Barnes & Thornburg's product liability group and acts on multiple mass torts in the pharmaceutical and medical device arenas. James has developed a practice in how to settle the most difficult litigation in creative ways.
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical respondentUSAJames is an expert in brokering resolutions with plaintiff firms. In this, he is one of the most uniquely qualified in the country.
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical respondentUSAJames Murdica is a great lawyer, strategic thinker and a true business counsellor.
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Michael Zogby
Michael Zogby acts on pharmaceutical litigation as well as mass torts in medical devices, frequently serving as coordinating counsel and trial counsel. Michael Zogby is a go-to attorney.
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