McGuireWoods LLP offers a team of seasoned product liability and mass tort litigators with experience defending leading companies in complex, high-stakes cases. The team advises on product recalls, labeling disputes, and investigations by agencies like the CPSC and EPA. The firm handles claims involving diverse products such as food, electronics, power tools, chemicals, and tobacco, as well as toxic exposure cases involving PCBs and asbestos. Norfolk based Benjamin Hatch, chair of the environmental & mass tort department, brings extensive litigation expertise from private practice and government service, representing clients in high-stakes civil litigation, criminal investigations, and appeals, while Washington DC based Sam Tarry, co-leader of the firm’s product liability & mass tort practice group, represents clients in tort, environmental, and public health litigations in state and federal courts across the country.
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- 'McGuireWoods has a team dedicated to our product liability litigation. They have invested time getting to know our company, our people, and most importantly our products -- which has made them an outstanding and successful partner.'
Lawyers
Practice head
Benjamin (Ben) L. Hatch; Justin D. Howard; Samuel Tarry