The world’s biggest companies turn to Sullivan & Cromwell for our product liability and mass torts litigation counsel, trusting us to guide them through their toughest problems across multiple jurisdictions and before various regulators. We partner with our clients to quickly gain a comprehensive understanding of the facts underlying an issue and the client’s business objectives. Every client’s situation is given a tailored approach.
As high-stakes product liability and mass torts litigation has threatened different industries, S&C has been at the forefront of finding creative and effective strategies to address these matters.
Clients frequently rely on our skills in managing complex lawsuits implicating multiple jurisdictions, teams of local counsel, and multiple plaintiff-groups (consumers, insurers, regulators, competitors, suppliers, investors, etc.). We often act as national coordinating counsel or as senior advisors to companies in their most important product liability matters. Our lawyers, who are trained as generalist practitioners, have the skill and professional agility to pivot quickly and expertly among the ever-changing legal and factual issues that arise. Moreover, we prioritize coordination and efficiency in implementing an effective strategy.
Our lawyers have handled a broad array of environmental and toxic tort litigations under a variety of federal and state laws, foreign national and multinational regulations, and international conventions. S&C lawyers are well suited to handle a diverse selection of matters covering a multitude of industries, including matters involving (i) planes, (ii) trains, (iii) automobiles, (iv) medical devices, (v) products containing PFAS, (vi) talc powder, (vii) weed killers, (viii) pharmaceuticals, (ix) beverages, (x) asbestos, (xi) welding rods, (xii) construction materials, (xiii) oil and gas, (xiv) manufacturing equipment and (xv) lead-clad cable infrastructures.
