Michael McCarthy
Greenberg Traurig LLPDrawing upon a ‘deep roster of capable attorneys’, Greenberg Traurig LLP is well-positioned to represent manufacturers of a range of consumer products in big-ticket class actions and mass torts. Chicago-based Gretchen Miller has wide-ranging expertise in the product liability space, with work spanning risk management issues, CPSC interactions and large-scale litigation, where she is able to ’deftly handle the complexities of multi district litigation’. ‘Fantastic’ Chicago-based attorney Francis Citera, who co-leads the product liability and mass tort practice along with Miller, is ’an excellent legal strategist’. Robert Herrington and Stephen Saxl, based in Los Angeles and New York respectively, are also key to the firm’s success at handling class action cases, with Herrington regularly representing Samsung in false advertising and product defect claims involving consumer electronics and home appliances. Los Angeles-based Michael McCarthy is also recommended and regularly represents clients in the consumer electronics, retail, e-commerce, home appliance, transportation and homebuilding industries in consumer class action litigation.
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Testimonials
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- 'The firm has such a deep roster of capable attorneys, and those attorneys specialize in such a broad collection of topics under the product liability world.'
- 'Gretchen Miller is one of the best outside counsel we utilize - not just in the product liability space, but overall.'
- 'Gretchen Miller can deftly handle the complexities of multi district litigation.'
- 'The fantastic Frank Citera is an excellent legal strategist.'
Key clients
- Panera Bread Company
- Eaton Corp.
- Daimler Truck
- Congo Brands
- Prime Hydration, LLC
- Himmel Management Co. LLC
- Saks Off Fifth, LLC
- National Foam, Inc.; Angus International Safety Group, Ltd.
- Bird Global, Inc. (f/k/a Bird Rides, Inc.)
- Albertsons Companies, Inc.
- Ford Motor Company
- Whole Foods Market Group, Inc.
- Energizer, LLC
- Sony Electronics Inc.
- Mattel, Inc.
- Red Bull North America
- Advantage Logistics Midwest, Inc.
- DevaConcepts LLC/DevaCurl
- Target Corporation
- Coty, Inc.
- Archer Daniels Midland Company
- Doosan Infracore International, Inc.
- Dover Corporation
- Courier Plus d/b/a Dutchie Inc.
- Hyundai Motor America
- Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
- The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.
- Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
- Curallux, LLC
Work highlights
- Representing Samsung in multiple putative class actions alleging false advertising and product defects involving consumer electronics.
- Represented Lockheed Martin Corporation in a matter resulting in the Court granting summary judgment in favor of the company after excluding the plaintiff’s general causation expert, concluding that the expert relied on data that does not even show association.
- Representing Qualcomm Inc. and Sony Electronics in cases brought by individual cell phone users against various cell phone manufacturers, service providers, and trade associations.
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Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
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Francis Citera, Gretchen Miller