Led by practice heads Alyson Jones and Caroline Walker, Butler Snow LLP‘s practice provides trial support, lead and national trial counsel, and frequently serves as national coordinating counsel in complex product liability and mass tort matters. Jones, based in Mississippi, acts as national counsel in MDLs and coordinated proceedings involving alleged inadequate labeling and failure-to-warn claims, including litigation concerning prenatal drug exposure, home colon cancer screening tests and reporting timelines, and hernia mesh devices. Walker, based in Birmingham, serves as national counsel in the Paragard MDL, which alleged that the IUD had a propensity to fracture upon removal and cause complications, and has experience supporting mass tort settlements. Kari Sutherland, also based in Mississippi, focuses on MDL litigation involving pelvic mesh and other medical devices. Taylor Mayes, also based in Tennessee, contributes experience in wrongful death professional liability litigation involving alleged drug interactions and dosing issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Butler Snow staffs their cases quite heavily.’
'Butler Snow are tremendous partners in product liability trials and case workup. I was recently partnered with Kari Sutherland, who is everything you want in a co-trial counsel: hard working, quick on her feet, and a great team player.'
'I have previously partnered with Alyson Jones and her team for trials and found them to be great partners. Butler Snow does a great job coordinating counsel across major litigations with many moving pieces. ’
‘Butler Snow is the best value for mass tort litigation. With a team of experienced professionals, they punch well above their weight.’
‘Caroline Walker is an up-and-coming star.’
Key clients
- Bayer Roundup
- Paragard Litigation
- AbbVie Inc
- Kenvue Inc.
- Pelvic Mesh Litigation
- L’Oreal S.A.
- Exact Sciences Corporation and Exact Sciences Laboratories, LLC
- Hernia Mesh Litigation
- Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Work highlights
Assisted as trial counsel for Bayer Roundup in litigation in which Plaintiffs allege that they developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma from exposure to the pesticide Roundup and PCBs.
Served as national counsel for Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Women’s Health, LLC, and Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., and CooperSurgical, Inc., defendants in the Paragard multi-district litigation pending involving approximately 2,000 cases in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.
Served as National Counsel for AbbVie Inc, defending litigation involving the use of the ZELTIQ/Allergan CoolSculpting® device. We also represent AbbVie in other matters, including Botox®, Juvéderm, and Humira®.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Alyson Bustamante Jones; Caroline Walker
Other key lawyers
Kari Sutherland; Taylor Mayes