Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation

Partner

Merideth’s practice concentrates on toxic and environmental tort litigation, as well as product liability matters and consumer class actions.

Having worked on hundreds of these matters, clients value her ability to clearly assess their litigation risk and to manage it efficiently and effectively. Clients also appreciate Merideth’s extensive network of experts, who help navigate the complex science accompanying mass tort and environmental litigation.

Toxic and Environmental Tort

Merideth advises clients through individual and class actions involving PFAS, PCBs, hexavalent chromium, petroleum, coal combustion residuals, wood dust, and other substances. Her experience extends to water, air, and site contamination and novel theories of nuisance. As a proactive advisor, Merideth also brings practical insight to clients when managing tort risk outside of litigation to minimize the likelihood of future claims.

Consumer and Industrial Products

Merideth defends a variety of product liability claims, with a specialty in health effects litigation arising from alleged exposure to substances. Her experience includes asbestos, talc, silica, formaldehyde, wood dust, food contaminants, and others.

Merideth also defends product-related consumer class actions and assists with litigation avoidance through effective consumer communications. She advises on Prop 65, product recalls, incident responses, and product-related contract negotiations, contract disputes, and indemnity matters.

Admitted to the Virginia State Bar

JD, William & Mary Law School, cum laude, Editor-in-Chief, William & Mary Law Review, 2013 BS, Nutritional Sciences, Texas A&M University, summa cum laude, 2010