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Product Liability & Mass Torts: The Elite

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

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What the Team is Known For

Covington & Burling possesses a dynamic group that maintains a strong position in the nationwide market, evidenced by notable trial victories in the pharmaceutical space. The firm also handles complex cases in other product areas, including mass torts and class actions involving construction and consumer product industries. It is frequently called upon to litigate major multidistrict matters and advise on appeals.

Work Highlights

  • Covington & Burling continued to represent Reckitt Benckiser in mass litigation alleging that the company’s formula products for pre-term infants cause necrotizing enterocolitis.

Strengths

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The attorneys at Covington & Burling are all superb and are at the top end of national product liability practices.

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The Covington & Burling products team is simply a stellar group.

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Covington & Burling has good connections with respect to regulators so they really bring the whole package.

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Covington & Burling has the ability to put together a comprehensive team that stands out.

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The team at Covington & Burling is really strong. It consistently presents really well at court hearings and instils high confidence in its work and analytical strategy.

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael X Imbroscio
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Michael X Imbroscio
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Michael Imbroscio is renowned for his strengths in strategy and briefing on mass torts, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.

Michael is a master of all trades and very strategic.

Michael does an outstanding job in establishing and tuning strategy.

Michael instils high confidence in his work and analytical strategy.

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Paul W Schmidt
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Paul W Schmidt
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Paul Schmidt is highly experienced both in trial and at appeal, with particular strength in pharmaceutical litigation and toxic torts. He co-chairs Covington & Burling's product liability and mass torts practice.

Paul is very thorough, brilliant and sharp.

Paul Schmidt has secured some huge wins.

Paul is a brilliant, strategic and really experienced trial lawyer.

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Phyllis A Jones
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Phyllis A Jones
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Phyllis Jones is an esteemed trial lawyer in pharmaceutical defense, with a caseload that includes opioid litigation.

Phyllis is just class, triple A.

Phyllis Jones is an excellent trial lawyer. Any client should hire her.

Phyllis is hands-down the best lawyer I have ever met.

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Sarah Wilson
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Sarah Wilson
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Sarah Wilson is highlighted for her work advising clients on regulatory and enforcement matters in relation to recalls and product safety investigations.

Sarah Wilson provides good judgment and worthwhile input.

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Emily Ullman
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Emily Ullman
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Emily Ullman is talented in mass tort and class action litigation. She is particularly active in cases in the health and technology spaces.

Emily Ullman is an incredibly organised attorney who is both good in the papers as well as the courtroom.

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David Sneed
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David Sneed
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David Sneed is noted for his growing reputation defending complex product liability claims on behalf of clients across the pharmaceutical and technology sectors, among others.

David is an excellent trial lawyer. He has a great grasp of the facts.

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Gregory Halperin
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Gregory Halperin
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Gregory Halperin has a growing practice representing pharmaceutical firms in complex high-stakes litigation. He is noted for his experience in trials.

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Product Liability & Mass Torts
Michael X Imbroscio
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Michael X Imbroscio
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Paul W Schmidt
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Paul W Schmidt
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Phyllis A Jones
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Phyllis A Jones
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Emily Ullman
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Emily Ullman
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David Sneed
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David Sneed
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Gregory Halperin
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Gregory Halperin
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Product Liability: Regulatory
Sarah Wilson
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Sarah Wilson
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