With backgrounds in engineering and chemistry, the team at King & Spalding LLP acts across a full spectrum of litigation involving product liability, mass tort and cases involving alleged toxic chemicals including ethylene oxide, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and asbestos. Additionally, the practice is skilled in handling bet-the-company litigation involving environmental issues ranging from emissions, to groundwater and wastewater as well as toxic chemicals and wetlands. Based in San Francisco, Matthew Blaschke focuses on litigation involving scientific and technical issues, and has represented clients in the energy, pharma and chemical industry. Situated in Houston, Tracie Renfroe is experienced in groundwater and drinking water contamination from chlorinated solvents, oilfield materials and PCBs, and Elizabeth Taber, also in Houston, represents oilfield services clients in high-stakes environmental litigation.
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- 'Exceptional team, with smart leadership and engaged associates.'
Key clients
- Chevron
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Mine Safety Appliances
- Renco Group
- Beech-Nut Nutrition Company
- Shell Oil Company
- Viking Group
- Dow Chemical Company
- Union Carbide Corporation
- Phillips 66
Work highlights
- Obtained a defense verdict in the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana for Baker Hughes and its subsidiary Dresser, LLC.
- National coordinating and trial counsel for Johnson & Johnson for all claims alleging plaintiffs developed mesothelioma from using the company's Baby Powder and Shower to shower talcum powder products.
- Secured a victory for Monsanto Company in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in a trial involving claims that the plaintiff’s use of Roundup caused her to develop Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
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Elizabeth Taber
Practice head
Andy Bayman; Matt Blaschke; Tracie Renfroe
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Elizabeth Taber