Drawing upon litigators based in Boston, California, New York and Washington DC, Goodwin has a strong track record of representing clients in the tech and life sciences sectors facing product liability and mass tort litigation across the US. New York-based Joanne Gray is particularly effective at representing clients in heavily regulated industries, where her work encompasses litigation, regulatory compliance advice and risk management counseling. She is particularly acclaimed for her work in the food, beverages and dietary supplements arenas, regularly representing clients, including Herbalife, in product liability cases in federal and state courts. Boston-based team head Richard Oetheimer has extensive experience in defending product liability and mass tort claims brought against manufacturers of prescription drugs, medical devices, chemical substances, foods and dietary supplements, cosmetics and consumer products.

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Key clients

  • Confluent Medical Technologies
  • Herbalife International, Inc.
  • Kolmar Laboratories Inc. n/k/a Port Jervis laboratories and its parent company KDC/One

Work highlights

  • Serving as monitoring counsel for Confluent Medical Technologies in connection with the Cordis IVC Filter Mass Tort Litigation consisting of thousands of personal injury claims in a JCCP in Alameda County, California.
  • Advising Herbalife International, Inc. on developing and executing all product liability and mass tort litigation strategies for the company in the US, and advising on global litigation strategies regarding international product liability lawsuits.
  • Representing Kolmar Laboratories, Inc. in connection with talc mass tort litigation alleging exposure to trace amounts of asbestos through use of various loose powders manufactured by Kolmar with talc.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Richard Oetheimer

Other key lawyers

Joanne Gray, Amanda Russo, Lauren Farruggia