At Winston Taylor, the team combines trial experience with industry insight to defend manufacturers in high-stakes product liability matters. In Chicago, Terrence Dee handles telecom companies facing claims that cell phone use caused brain cancer due to alleged exposure to radiofrequency radiation. In San Francisco, Sandra Edwards, practice head, and George Lombardi, in Chicago, lead trials for herbicide litigation, addressing allegations of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, design defects, and failure-to-warn claims. In Miami, Jared Kessler manages product recalls and personal injury matters, including allegations of elevated bacteria or ethylene oxide in products marketed as non-toxic. Ronald Rothstein, also in Chicago, defends food and consumer product companies in class actions involving mislabeling, contamination, and undisclosed hazards, from water bead toys to PFAS-containing products.
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- ‘George Lombardi is a dean of the bar.'
Key clients
- Abbott Laboratories
- Motorola Mobility LLC
- The Monsanto Company
- Unilever PLC
- Spin Master, Ltd.
- Post Consumer Brands
- Nestlé USA, Inc.
- The J.M Smucker Company
Work highlights
Represented Nestlé USA in a class action lawsuit claiming that the assertion of '100% Real Chocolate' for Nestlé Toll House Morsels is misleading due to the inclusion of soy lecithin and natural flavor, which the Plaintiff contends are not real chocolate ingredients.
Represented Unilever PLC and The Laundress, LLC in a product recall and litigation, alleging deceptive advertising of products as “nontoxic,” “biodegradable,” and “allergen-free,” with omissions about potential bacterial presence.
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Practice head
Sandra Edwards
Other key lawyers
George Lombardi; Jared Kessler; Ronald Rothstein; Terrence Dee