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Sara K. Thompson

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Work Department

Litigation - Products/Liability

Position

Shareholder

Career

Sara K. Thompson is Vice Chair of the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice. She concentrates her practice on defense of products liability litigation, with an emphasis on representing manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other consumer products in state and federal courts nationwide. Sara has experience managing individual, nationwide and mass tort litigation matters involving a variety of pharmaceuticals including anti-arrhythmic medications, contraceptives, oncology medications, anti-nausea, anti-convulsant and anti-depressant medications, as well as medical devices including opthalmic devices, neurostimulators, cardiac devices, pain pumps, surgical tools, and orthopedic implants. Sara also defends class action and mass litigation involving personal care products, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. 

Concentrations
Products liability
Pharmaceutical
Medical device
Litigation
Consumer products
Malpractice

Capabilities
Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care
Products Liability & Mass Torts
Litigation Life Sciences & Medical Technology

Admission to Practice
Georgia
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Languages

English
French

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Boston University School of Law, 2000
  • Recipient, Dean’s Scholarship
  • Director, Esdaile Moot Court
  • Edward F. Hennessy Scholar
  • G. Joseph Tauro Scholar
• B.A., cum laude, Florida State University, 1997
  • Dean’s List
  • Student Senator
  • National Merit Scholar