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

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell has a high-quality trial practice, fielding a notable bench of expert product liability attorneys. It maintains a broad caseload of disputes spanning all major product lines, including medical device and pharmaceutical cases. The firm is frequently retained in major consumer class actions and wrongful death claims arising from the automotive industry. The team also offers product liability expertise to manufacturing clients.

Work Highlights

  • Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell continued to represent Electrolux in various product liability cases, including defeating class certification and winning summary judgment in a putative class action involving millions of dishwashers.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael O'Donnell
4
Band 4
Michael O'Donnell is experienced across both mass torts and consumer class actions, with additional expertise defending major corporations facing consumer product litigation.

Michael is a very good class action lawyer.

Michael is an excellent trial lawyer.

Michael is the archetype of what you want in a litigator; he is unflappable, impeccably prepared and well spoken, and he has decades of experience to draw upon.

5
Michael T. Williams
5
Band 5
Michael Williams is widely regarded as a leading class action defense lawyer and is regularly called upon by multinational consumer product manufacturers.

Michael Williams is an excellent class action attorney.

6
Peter W Herzog III
6
Band 6
Peter Herzog impresses with the caliber of his litigation practice, which is particularly strong in class actions. His diverse industry expertise includes experience in energy and automotive cases.

Ranked Lawyers at
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USA - Nationwide

Product Liability & Mass Torts

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Michael O'Donnell
4
Band 4
5
Michael T. Williams
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Band 5
6
Peter W Herzog III
6
Band 6