About

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From product development, to production, to sales and marketing and beyond, we deliver solutions for global manufacturers, distributors and retailers throughout the product life cycle. During product design, we counsel on regulatory compliance and risk management to assess and reduce potential liability. Our team includes attorneys with backgrounds in chemistry, engineering, biology and other sciences, and we understand complex manufacturing and design matters — allowing us to identify issues that may spark lawsuits. When you face a product recall, crisis management issue, investigation or litigation, our rapid response team goes to work for you immediately, providing support ranging from efficient recall administration to global and national trial counsel or settlement counsel services to align with your business goals. Our product liability trial team is deeply experienced in high-stakes multidistrict litigation and has defended clients in nearly every state, as well as in cross-border disputes. Likewise, we understand privacy and cybersecurity issues, along with other concerns facing highly regulated industry clients. Many of the world’s leading life sciences, chemical, automotive, consumer products, agricultural and food companies trust our counsel. By partnering with you to protect the products that are crucial to your business, we provide peace of mind and safeguard your product pipeline and your brand.

Chambers Review

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

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What the Team is Known For

Faegre Drinker has a highly respected team of product liability experts offering extensive experience in toxic tort and automobile disputes as part of a broad litigation practice. The firm handles major product liability matters for a wide client base, including medical device and food and beverage entities. The team has an impressive track record in defending against both single-plaintiff and high-stakes mass tort actions across the USA, offering particular strength in the life sciences space. The firm also maintains an impressive bench of trial lawyers in this market.

Work Highlights

  • Faegre Drinker represented Cook Medical as national counsel in a federal multidistrict litigation involving Cook’s inferior vena cava filter products.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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E Paul Cauley
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E Paul Cauley
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Paul Cauley is noted for his impressive strength in defending major automotive manufacturers against large-scale consumer class actions, multidistrict litigation and claims brought by state attorneys general. He cochairs the firm's nationwide class action team and is based out of the Dallas office.

He is a very good lawyer.

Andrea Pierson
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Andrea Pierson
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Andrea Pierson has garnered a strong reputation for medical device MDLs, including those regarding pelvic mesh products and knee replacements.

Andrea provides excellent work product.

She is an excellent trial lawyer.

Susan M Sharko
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Susan M Sharko
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Susan Sharko routinely acts as national coordinating counsel for leading companies in mass torts and MDLs across a wide range of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices and toxic torts.

You go to her when you have bet-the-company litigation and she can take things apart methodically. She can dissect expert witnesses and the science behind a case.

She's very smart, a great tactician and also fantastic in her arguments.

Ranked Lawyers at
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP

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USA - Nationwide

Product Liability & Mass Torts

Andrea Pierson
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Andrea Pierson
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Susan M Sharko
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Susan M Sharko
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Product Liability: Automobile

E Paul Cauley
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E Paul Cauley
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Band 1

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