With a core group of product liability and consumer class action lawyers primarily located on the West Coast, and broader commercial litigation resources nationally, Baker McKenzie LLP provides comprehensive coverage to consumer product manufacturers throughout the litigation continuum, with work spanning risk management advice, product recall matters, engagement with regulators and full-scale MDLs and class action litigation. San Francisco-based team head Mark Goodman has a good pedigree within the food and beverages space, regularly defending clients on false labeling and advertising consumer class actions, as well as acting in core product liability claims. He has handled numerous matters for US multinational food company Mondelēz, including recently successfully securing its dismissal as one of the defendants in a landmark environmental nuisance and consumer fraud action brought in relation to plastic packaging.
Testimonials
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- 'They are very knowledgeable and resourceful.'
Key clients
- Mondelēz Global
- McCormick and Co.
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Mondelēz in a landmark environmental nuisance and consumer fraud action involving plastic packaging for food and beverage products and the labelling of those products and packaging.
- Representing Mondelēz and Nabisco in a class action filed in the Northern District of California alleging that Mondelēz’s Wheat Thins products are labelled in such a way as to mislead consumers to believe the products contain only whole grains when they contain corn starch, which is a processed grain.