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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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United States • Dispute resolution

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Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort

Well regarded for its full spectrum coverage across a wide range of product liability and mass tort issues, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP represents high profile global companies in high stakes product liability cases, ranging from consumer product related matters to crisis response and risk mitigation. The team has served as national coordinating counsel, and features experienced lawyers with first chair trial capabilities, such as New Jersey and New York based Diane Sullivan, in bet the company matters that involve issues of first impression and significant damage exposure. In consumer class action work, Silicon Valley based David Singh and Arianna Scavetti, in Washington DC are active in class action litigation defense, having represented consumer product companies as lead counsel in defending claims under state consumer protection statutes.
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Clients clés

  • L’Oréal
  • ExxonMobil Corporation
  • PepsiCo
  • Apple
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Nike
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Frito-Lay
  • Paramount Global
  • General Electric
  • The Procter & Gamble Company
  • Sanofi

Points forts

Representing L’Oréal in a large mass tort MDL filed against the personal hair-care industry, which encompasses more than 8,000 cases in total.
Representing Lululemon in a greenwashing class action at the motion to dismiss stage, alleging Lululemon's "Be Planet" marketing campaign misleads consumers into believing the company's products and practices positively contribute to the environment and restoration of a healthy planet, when in reality, Lululemon's actions and products cause significant environmental harm through greenhouse gas emissions, plastic pollution, and more.
Represented PepsiCo against claims brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, which is one in a series of separate high-profile lawsuits that seek to hold PepsiCo and other major consumer products companies liable for plastic pollution in certain waterways. Other actions have been brought in the states of California and Maryland.
Responsable de la pratique

Diane Sullivan; David Singh; Drew Tulumello; Theodore E. Tsekerides; Arianna Scavetti; Pravin Patel

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