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Butler Snow LLP

Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite

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Butler Snow LLP

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Product Liability

Butler Snow has a long history of strongly defending product liability claims on a regional and national basis. Our group has extensive experience in handling the defense of single plaintiff and complex, multidistrict class-action and mass tort litigation. Our clients include manufacturers, distributors and service providers from a broad range of industries, including aviation, automotive and truck, firearms, agricultural chemicals and industrial chemicals.


Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare

Few firms in the U.S. have been called upon as often as our firm to serve as local, regional or national counsel in significant pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare cases. Our litigators play leading roles in federal multi-district proceedings and try a broad range of cases, including bellwether cases. Our attorneys are experienced in responding to regulatory, compliance and policy challenges.


Recent Work Highlights

  • We serve as national coordinating counsel for a pharmaceutical company in pelvic mesh multi-district litigation.
  • We represent a chemical company as national counsel in various agricultural chemical product liability cases. 
  • We have been lead trial counsel for an automobile manufacturer in cases across Texas and several other states for 25 years. 
  • We serve as national counsel for a manufacturer handling all commercial and products related claims and lawsuits throughout the U.S.

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Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Butler Snow has a strong reputation for its knowledge of the life sciences sector, where it regularly acts for a number of leading entities in complex product liability claims. The firm is also noted for its handling of disputes involving agricultural chemicals and automobiles. The team has substantial experience handling major multidistrict litigation and widely regarded as one of the leading litigation firms in the Southeast, while making significant inroads elsewhere in the country.

Work Highlights

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  • Butler Snow continues to serve as lead or co-lead trial counsel in litigation in multiple jurisdictions alleging that non-Hodgkin lymphoma results from exposure to the pesticide Roundup and PCBs.

Strengths

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  • Butler Snow is responsive, collaborative, and highly specialized in product liability and mass tort litigation.

    Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite respondentUSA
  • Butler Snow fields a lean and capable team with real courtroom expertise.

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  • Butler Snow is an absolute powerhouse in product liability litigation.

    Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite respondentUSA
  • Butler Snow manage a lot of national litigation and do it really well.

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  • The attorneys at Butler Snow are practical and can handle not only difficult cases but difficult adversaries as well.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2William Gage
    Band 2William Gage

    William Gage

    William Gage is renowned for acting as lead counsel for major pharmaceutical trial companies in large MDLs, drawing particular praise for his achievements in pelvic mesh litigation.
    • William has a skill set that no other lawyer has. He is incredibly talented in the courtroom.

      Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite respondentUSA
    • William Gage is a top-notch attorney and a good strategic thinker for managing mass tort litigation.

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  • Band 4Orlando R. Richmond
    Band 4Orlando R. Richmond

    Orlando R. Richmond

    Orlando Richmond regularly serves as lead counsel and co-counsel on a range of mass tort litigations, including both pharmaceutical cases and toxic torts.
  • Band 5Alyson Bustamante Jones
    Band 5Alyson Bustamante Jones

    Alyson Bustamante Jones

    Alyson Bustamante Jones serves as practice group leader for Butler Snow's pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare group. She provides adroit representation to clients across these sectors in complex product liability disputes.

    • Alyson is simply great on everything.

      Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite respondentUSA
    • Alyson marshals the assets of her team efficiently and works incredibly well with others.

      Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite respondentUSA
    • Alyson is a leader in the products space and an engaging presence.

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