Matters
- Served as national coordinating counsel and California counsel for a multinational cosmetics company operating in more than 100 countries for claims and lawsuits pertaining to its talc products.
- Serve as national coordinating counsel for a privately held contractor defendant, overseeing hundreds of cases in over thirty states across the country relating to claims of alleged toxic exposures at refineries, power plants, nuclear facilities and other industrial locations spanning the globe.
- Serve as California counsel in national litigation involving products liability and wrongful death claims against a generic pharmaceutical company related to the development of cancers allegedly linked to talc exposures.
- Developed overall strategy for aggressive no settlement defense for ongoing personal injury and property damage claims relating to pesticide exposure for an international agricultural sciences company.
- Lead strategist developing cost-effective strategy for handling claims against national construction material manufacturer alleging liability for ongoing personal injury and wrongful death due to exposure to asbestos.
- Retained as lead counsel to defend an international chemical company against ongoing multi-million dollar claims alleging exposure to asbestos.
- Lead strategist for potential exposure and developed management strategy for claims against an international chemical company involving allegations of benzene exposure in the workplace.
- Assessed risk and determined litigation strategy and direction to best position large international chemical manufacturer in defending ongoing multi-million dollar products liability claims.
- Developed strategy and oversaw team’s handling of claims against an international agricultural sciences company involving allegations of benzene exposure in both occupational and bystander settings.
- Analyzed and investigated highly publicized multiple personal injury and property damage claims arising out of allegations against utility company for chromium groundwater contamination.
- Assessed risk and determined litigation strategy and direction to best position national manufacturer of RVs involving a broad spectrum of allegations of products liability in manufacturing.
- Managed pre-litigation assessment and litigation strategy involving claims against household and small appliance manufacturer for defense of nationwide claims alleging products liability.
- Led an extensive litigation cost-containment initiative, including the assessment of litigation cost points, renegotiation of contracts, and implementation of cost-savings protocols and strategies that resulted in exponential savings for clients and was subsequently utilized as a prototype by clients when working on subsequent litigation matters.
