Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP is widely recognized for its strong track record in defending pharma and medical device companies in high-stakes product liability, mass tort, and personal injury litigation involving a wide range of products. The firm has expertise in managing large-scale, multi-jurisdictional cases involving the same product. Philadelphia-based Sean Fahey, chair of the health sciences department, has led numerous high-profile litigation matters, including representing Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in the valsartan MDL pending in New Jersey. Ronni Fuchs, based in Princeton, chairs the litigation practice group. Both have been actively involved in the firm’s defense of LivaNova in the remaining federal MDL and parallel state claims related to allegations that the Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System caused non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection in patients.