Areas of Focus
- Accounting & Professional Liability
- Business Litigation
- Business Separations and Partnership Disputes
- Class Action Defense
- Competitor Litigation and Unfair Competition / Deceptive Trade Practices
- Consumer Litigation Defense
- Creditor Rights
- eDiscovery
- Employment Counseling and Litigation
- ERISA
- FCA/FCPA Investigations and Litigation
- Franchise and Distribution Counseling and Litigation
- Government Investigations
- Intellectual Property
- Mediation and Dispute Resolution
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability / Product Safety and Recalls
- Regulatory Compliance
- Securities Litigation, Arbitration and Regulation
- Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants
- White Collar Defense
Complex Toxic and Mass Tort Litigation
Attorneys in this practice group have a deep breadth of experience defending major complex litigation matters involving mass and toxic torts. Toxic tort litigation has evolved as a favored strategy to redress real and perceived grievances against corporate entities and ranges from single-plaintiff claims to large class actions. In recent years, an emphasis on fraud and conspiracy claims has created a higher-stakes legal climate for these claims. The common element of these claims is the allegation by plaintiffs of injurious exposure to chemicals. We provide experienced, effective representation from the initial filing of these cases, though, if necessary, trial to juries. We are counselors, advisors, negotiators, trial lawyers and appellate advocates with respect to all elements of environmental and safety laws, and we take a practical, efficient, hands-on approach to addressing environmental and safety issues.