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Daniel Auten

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5768

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  • About

    Daniel Auten focuses his practice on complex product liability and mass tort litigation across a variety of industries.

    Daniel represents clients in all stages of litigation, including discovery, witness preparation, Daubert and other dispositive motions, and witness examinations. He also advises a broad range of pharmaceutical and consumer products companies on product liability risks, including liability risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Daniel’s pro bono work includes the successful litigation to defend voting rights in the 2020 Presidential Election, securing asylum for a Salvadoran family threatened by MS-13, and negotiating the release of a mentally ill Virginia inmate into the custody of a mental hospital to receive urgently needed treatment.

    Areas of Expertise

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  • Representative Matters
    • Representing Monsanto Company in Roundup litigation, including in the first case to reach a defense verdict.
    • Representing major pharmaceutical manufacturers in product liability litigation.
    • Representing a major animal health company in breach of contract dispute.
    • Representing an electronic health records client in False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute investigations.
    • Advising product manufacturers on liability risks associated with COVID-19, including application of the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”).

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2018
        • Virginia Law Review
        • Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar
    • University of Virginia, M.A., 2018
    • West Virginia University, B.A., 2015
        • summa cum laude
        • Phi Beta Kappa
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
    Pro Bono
    • Successfully represented a family from El Salvador seeking asylum in the United States after being threatened by members of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).
    • Successfully represented a voting rights groups and individual voters challenging United States Postal Service policies delaying the delivery of election mail in the 2020 Presidential Election.
    • Successfully represented a Virginia inmate in federal habeas case seeking transfer to mental health facility for treatment.
    • Assisting a sexual assault victim in seeking upgrade of discharge status from United States Army.

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