National & Regional Coordinating Counsel

As national, regional and statewide coordinating counsel, we confer with our client to identify its primary business and legal objectives, conduct a case assessment, and develop and implement appropriate themes and litigation strategy.  We prepare pleadings; draft and respond to discovery; prepare company witnesses for deposition and trial testimony; develop the company story; identify, develop and prepare expert witnesses; and identify, retain and oversee local counsel.  We oversee all facets of final trial preparation, conduct jury research and try the cases.

Representative Service as Coordinating Counsel

Our attorneys have served or currently are serving as national, regional or statewide coordinating counsel for clients in the following representative matters:

• Anti-Depressant Product Liability Litigation—National Counsel and Statewide Counsel (also local counsel).
• Adams v. Atlantic Richfield Company (class action for toxic injuries from pipeline rupture)—Statewide Counsel.
• Air Crash Off Pt. Mugu, California—Statewide Counsel.
• Asbestos Litigation (various matters on behalf of multiple clients)—National Counsel, Regional Counsel, Co-Lead Trial Counsel (also local counsel).
• Automobile Antilock Brake Litigation —Regional Counsel.
• Automobile Product Liability Litigation—Regional Counsel for several states.
• Automobile Rollover Litigation — Regional Counsel.
• Automobile Seat Belt Class Actions —National Counsel.
• Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation —Statewide Counsel.
• Buspirone Patent and Antitrust Litigation — Statewide Counsel.
• Consumer Appliance Product Liability Litigation—Regional Counsel for several states.
• Consumer Beauty Product Liability Litigation —National Counsel.
• Consumer Home Textile Product Liability Litigation —National Counsel.
• Dalkon Shield IUD Litigation—National Counsel (also local counsel).
• Diet Drug Litigation (Fen-Phen)—Statewide Counsel.
• Diethylstilbestrol (“DES”) Coordinated/Complex Litigation—National Counsel, Statewide Counsel for multiple states.
• Fire Retardant Treated Wood Product Liability Litigation —National Counsel.
• Firearms Coordinated Litigation —Statewide Counsel.
• Heavy Machinery Products Liability Litigation— National Counsel, Regional Counsel (also local counsel).
• Home Medical Products Liability Litigation—Regional Counsel for several states.
• Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation—National Counsel (also local counsel).
• Hurricane Katrina-Related Claims —National Counsel.
• In re Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation —Regional Counsel.
• In re Rio Hair Litigation (consumer product liability)—National Counsel.
• Latex Glove Coordinated Litigation —Statewide Counsel.
• Methionine Antitrust Litigation —Statewide Counsel.
• Nasal Spray Product Litigation—National Counsel (also local counsel).  Sedgwick also oversaw the handling of two Canadian class actions and enabled a nationwide settlement that eliminated the risk of any litigation against our client in Canada on very favorable terms.
• Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation —National Counsel.
• Phenylpropanolamine [PPA] Products Liability Litigation—National Counsel and Statewide Counsel for multiple states.
• Silicone Gel Breast Implant Products Litigation—National Counsel for two different implant manufacturers, Statewide Counsel for multiple states (also local counsel). Our attorneys also managed and resolved claims in Australia and Canada.  Additionally, in our role as National Trial Counsel for our client, Sedgwick tried an 11-plaintiff bellwether case that led to the favorable settlement of the vast majority of  cases in New York.
• Tobacco Consumer Litigation (Individual and Class Actions)—National Counsel, Regional Counsel, Statewide Counsel (also local counsel).
• Tobacco Medical Reimbursement Litigation— National Counsel, Regional Counsel, Lead Trial Counsel.
• Vaccine Litigation—Regional Counsel, Statewide Counsel (also local counsel).  Our attorneys also manage cases in Canada.
• Vioxx Litigation —Statewide Counsel.

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