It is increasingly common that a product liability case is not an isolated filing. The modern product liability case pattern consists of well-orchestrated attacks on a company's products or business practices in waves of cases filed all around the country, in both state and federal courts. These challenges are often accompanied by press releases, publicity campaigns, legislative hearings, regulatory pressure, shareholder resolutions, and attempts to secure the services of disgruntled employees or "whistleblowers.” The plaintiffs' bar shares information from the target defendants and carefully reviews it in an effort to exploit any inconsistencies or discrepancies. In response to multifront litigation pressures, sophisticated clients have recognized that the use of national or regional coordinating counsel is both effective and efficient.
As coordinating counsel, we work closely with clients to streamline fact investigations, identify corporate witnesses, develop strategy and tactics for all cases, and ensure consistent discovery responses. Our experience affords us access to renowned experts who can testify in our client's behalf on issues common to all cases. In addition, our in-house Litigation Support Center is staffed with our very own experts in document collection, management, and retrieval as well as the latest in e-discovery.
Hunton & Williams has served as national or regional counsel in a long line of cases:
- Pharmaceutical
- Tobacco
- MTBE Groundwater Contamination
- Diesel exhaust
- CCA Treated Wood
- Toxic Tort Litigation
- Asbestos
- Silica
- Alcoholic beverages
- Cell phone cancer cases
- Orthopedic bone screws
- Fen/Phen
- Latex gloves
- Aluminum welding fumes
- Vinyl chloride
