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Richard Oetheimer

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(617) 570-1259 ROetheimer@goodwinlaw.com

Position

Partner

Career

Rich Oetheimer, a partner in Goodwin’s Products Litigation and Counseling practice, specializes in the defense of mass tort and products liability actions, and business and real estate litigation.

Richard has extensive experience in the defense of product liability and mass tort claims against manufacturers of prescription drugs, medical devices, chemical substances, foods and dietary supplements, cosmetics and consumer products. His experience includes defense of asbestos, talc, DES, PPA, Reglan/metoclopramide, Pradaxa, ephedra, heart valve and Dalkon Shield IUD litigation, including participation in jury trials in federal and state courts. He served as lead counsel in the U.S. Supreme Court case that established federal preemption of generic drug failure to warn lawsuits and participated as amicus in the follow-on case finding federal preemption of generic drug design defect claims.

Richard also has extensive experience in business and financial services litigation, including defense of residential mortgage lenders in state and federal courts, and is active in all types of real estate and land use litigation, including many cases and multiple trials in Massachusetts’ specialized Land Court.

Education

JD, University of California, Berkeley School of Law 1981 / Boston College (summa cum laude) 1978

 

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)

With tech and life sciences two of the core pillars of the firm’s industry focus, Goodwin is skilled at assisting clients within those sectors in the defense of product liability and mass tort claims brought against them in courts throughout the country. In this context, the team, which includes many members with advanced degrees in sciences, is particularly effective at developing expert witnesses and at explaining complex technical and scientific ideas to juries. New York-based partner Joanne Gray has a core focus on advising FDA-regulated food and beverage companies, including vitamins and supplements producers, across the spectrum of their advisory, regulatory and litigations needs; she co-heads the firm’s food practice which has ‘unparalleled experience, contacts and expertise’ in the field. As part of his wide-ranging litigation offering, Boston-based team head Richard Oetheimer regularly handles product liability and mass tort litigation on behalf of pharma companies, as well as manufacturers of foods and dietary supplements, cosmetics and consumer products.

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