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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

Skadden is highlighted for its strength in class action and appellate work, most significantly in the construction, automotive and healthcare sectors. It maintains a strong presence in the drug and device space, achieving significant victories in this field. The team is recognized for its high-level strategic guidance to clients facing multidistrict litigation, regularly serving as lead coordinating and strategic counsel in high-level proceedings. It also advocates for legal reform on behalf of corporate clients.

Work Highlights

  • Skadden served as lead trial counsel to Monsanto at a jury trial in California in litigation where the plaintiffs alleged that exposure to the herbicide Roundup caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Strengths

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Skadden has extensive experience with mass tort litigation. They provide top-notch trial counsel as well as a practical and focused approach to discovery.

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The lawyers at Skadden are as good as they get at their job. It's a huge plus when they are on a case with me.

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Notable Practitioners

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John H Beisner
John H Beisner
Star Individuals

John Beisner is considered to be one of the country's premier product liability and consumer class action attorneys, with the ability to handle complex MDLs and appellate litigation. He has conducted a number of ground-breaking cases ranging from toxic torts and personal injury claims through to medical devices.

John is an excellent strategic partner.

John is very intelligent. He is the go-to class action lawyer in the US. We turn to him whenever we need big advice on issues on what we should do.

John is the best lawyer I've ever worked with.

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Richard T. Bernardo
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Richard T. Bernardo
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Band 4
Richard Bernardo maintains an exceptional litigation practice, with recognized expertise in mass tort cases in a variety of sectors.

He is outstanding. He is very easy to work with.

Richard is a technical expert.

He is a super-smart lawyer. He is practical and able to explain issues to us.

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Manuel F Cachán
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Manuel F Cachán
5
Band 5
Manuel Cachán is an accomplished trial lawyer who has acted for major clients on pharmaceutical and toxic tort cases.

Manuel is a go-to trial lawyer. He is experienced, smart and exceptional in terms of trial ability. He is good at seeing the broad picture of a litigation.

He is an outstanding trial lawyer.

Manuel is an excellent trial lawyer.

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Milli Kanani Hansen
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Milli Kanani Hansen
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Up and Coming

Milli Kanani Hansen has a growing practice representing a variety of manufacturers in complex product liability litigation.

She is organized, practical, and good at working with the internal business clients. She is great.

She provides excellent, prompt responses and is open to hop on calls any time. She provides high-level, very good responses that are helpful and practical.

She represents the client's best interest with what is practical.

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John H Beisner
John H Beisner
Star Individuals
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Richard T. Bernardo
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Richard T. Bernardo
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Band 4
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Manuel F Cachán
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Manuel F Cachán
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Band 5
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Milli Kanani Hansen
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Milli Kanani Hansen
U
Up and Coming
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