Morrison Foerster’s practice is led by an experienced team, including Julie Park, Katie Viggiani, and Ben Summerfield. Based in San Diego, Park represents telecom and technology companies in class actions alleging that infrastructure failures contributed to major wildfires, as well as matters involving defective consumer products and alleged violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act, including failure-to-report claims before the CPSC. Also in San Diego, Erin Bosman advises technology consumer brands in product liability litigation involving alleged design defects in wearable devices that purportedly caused personal injuries. William Tarantino, based in San Francisco, defends manufacturers in disputes involving battery energy storage systems and fire code compliance, as well as class actions alleging PFAS contamination, misleading compostability claims, and product mislabeling. In New York, J. Alexander Lawrence represents social media and technology platforms in litigation arising from alleged product design flaws and claims related to third-party content that have resulted in personal injuries.
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  • Hawaiian Telcom

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Practice head

Julie Park; Katie Viggiani; Ben Summerfield

Other key lawyers

Alexander Lawrence; Erin Bosman; William Tarantino