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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Product Liability: Pharmaceutical

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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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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What the Team is Known For
Barnes & Thornburg possesses an accomplished product liability and class action team equally capable in a national coordination and lead trial role. The firm has further expertise serving as national discovery and settlement counsel. It attracts a broad client base, with strength in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors as well as consumer products, technology and retail. The group is further skilled in handling disputes involving cosmetics and other consumer products.

Work Highlights

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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.

Strengths

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  • Barnes & Thornburg is distinguished by its deep bench, highly responsive attorneys, competitive rates and subject matter expertise.

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  • The attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg are capable of untangling complexity.

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  • Barnes & Thornburg fields smart people who are business-savvy and always available when needed.

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  • Barnes & Thornburg is a go-to firm for product liability.

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  • The subject matter expertise at Barnes & Thornburg is unmatched.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1James F. Murdica
    Band 1James F. Murdica

    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.

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    • James is an expert in brokering resolutions with plaintiff firms. In this, he is one of the most uniquely qualified in the country.

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    • James Murdica is a great lawyer, strategic thinker and a true business counsellor.

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  • Band 3Michael Zogby
    Band 3Michael Zogby

    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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