Norton Rose Fulbright’s product liability and mass tort practice in Minneapolis, co-led by Ben Hulse and D’Lesli Davis, represents manufacturers across consumer and industrial sectors. Hulse challenges warnings and instructions for earplug products. Jerry Alcazar handles fall protection litigation involving alleged product defects, serious injuries, and recalls. Mary Young serves as national and lead trial counsel for burn injuries from aerosol cooking sprays. Jamal Faleel defends personal injury claims against the food industry, including ultra-processed foods and grain-free pet foods, and product-defect claims involving pressure cookers. Jeffrey Margulies in Los Angeles manages class actions alleging defects in above-ground pools, including recall defense.
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Key clients
- Walmart
- General Mills, Inc.
- Conagra Brands
- Solventum
- 3M Company
Work highlights
Represented 3M on several of their consumer products litigation matters, including the fall protection docket, the Minnesota state court branch of the Combat Arms earplug litigation, and the Trace Benzene Docket.
Represented Bestway in multiple national class actions alleging defective design of above-ground pools that allowed unsupervised toddler access.
Served Conagra as national counsel in a product liability case involving aerosol cooking spray injuries.
Practice head
Ben Hulse; D’Lesli Davis
Other key lawyers
Jamal Faleel; Jerry Alcazar; Mary Young; Jeffrey Margulies