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Morrison Foerster is active on behalf of harma and medical device companies in product liability matters, providing ‘high-level litigation strategy’, such as in mass torts and class actions, and 'efficient day-to-litigation counsel’. The team also provides regulatory compliance guidance, including advising clients on product recalls and how product liability law applies to cutting-edge products, such as those driven by AI. Co-chairing the practice from San Diego and San Francisco, seasoned litigator Erin Bosman defends clients in high-stakes mass tort cases and helps them navigate complex, company-threatening product liability crises. Notably, Bosman represented McKesson in MDL and state court proceedings related to alleged permanent hair loss after breast cancer treatment with Taxotere. A key figure in the practice, Julie Park is experienced in managing complex, multijurisdictional litigation in both state and federal courts, while also guiding clients through product recalls.
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Erin M. Bosman | Morrison Foerster
Erin Bosman is the global co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s litigation department. Erin is also the founder and co-head of the Artificial Intelligence group and former chair of the Complex Litigation + Advisement practice group. Clients value her business strategy, seeking her comprehensive counsel throughout the product life cycle, especially in high-stakes litigation and product recalls.
Erin's clients value her litigation acumen, retaining her as national coordinating and trial counsel in class action cases and multijurisdictional and multidistrict proceedings. She navigates complex business relationships and serves as a defense liaison counsel in cases where multiple defendants have conflicting defenses. A skilled negotiator, Erin has a long track record of securing dismissals and favorable settlements for her clients. When trial is needed, her compelling courtroom skills have delivered successful jury verdicts and appellate victories.
Outside the courtroom, Erin maintains a robust advisement practice, drawing on her litigation experience to counsel clients on product development, risk assessments, product labeling, and risk mitigation strategies to help them avoid and defeat product liability claims. When necessary, Erin advises on crisis management and guides clients through product recalls, representing clients before the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Erin is a problem-solver through and through. In that role, she advises clients on some of their most difficult product questions, with particular focus on emerging technologies in untested regulatory and litigation landscapes. She is a leader in the fields of wearables and digital health, medical device and pharmaceuticals, and consumer products. Erin counsels clients that have innovative products in the technology and artificial intelligence sector. In addition to her knowledge and experience in the AI space, Erin has also advised clients working with autonomous vehicles, sensors, robotics, and IoT.
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‘Morrison Foerster's product liability team is our go-to for critical litigation. They provide both high-level litigation strategy and efficient day-to-litigation counsel. They are our first call when we need product liability counsel. Additionally, they are particularly skilled at managing litigation in the larger context of running our business.’
‘Erin Bosman and Julie Park understand our business and our products, which allows them to address issues efficiently. They are also very good at delegating in a productive, efficient way. They are prompt communicators, always available when we need them.’
Key clients
- McKesson Corporation MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. Prelude Fertility, Inc.
Work highlights
Representing McKesson in multidistrict litigation and state court proceedings comprising thousands of cases arising out of plaintiffs’ allegations that they experienced permanent hair loss after being treated for breast cancer with Taxotere.
Advising MicroPort Orthopedics in dozens of product liability cases, nationally and internationally, in which plaintiffs allege injuries from hip or knee replacement implants.
Defended Prelude Fertility in litigation arising out of a tank failure at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco, potentially affecting hundreds of patients.