Product Liability and Mass Torts

Covington’s Product Liability and Mass Torts practice has been repeatedly recognized as one of the nation’s best by The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, Chambers USA, and Law360. Described by clients as “the sharpest minds out there,” our team recently received The American Lawyer’s “Product Liability Litigation Department of the Year” award for the third time (2024, 2020, 2016) and is ranked Band 1: The Elite in Chambers USA. Our team members are regularly recognized for their results: trial wins, expert exclusion rulings that end mass litigations, other dispositive legal rulings, and an unprecedented string of appellate victories.

Our litigators have led the defense of many of the largest, most high-profile mass tort matters, including multidistrict litigation involving pharmaceuticals and medical devices; risks arising from social media, video games, connected and automated vehicles, and AI; consumer products; food; automotive products; battlefield torts; and claims arising from acts of terrorism abroad.

The team’s success relies on Covington’s core strengths: some of the top trial lawyers in the country, keen strategic judgment, the experience and resources to manage sprawling multi-jurisdictional litigation, and access to world-class regulatory and investigative expertise.

Ultimately, our results distinguish us — our team has succeeded at every phase of the largest mass torts in the country, including:

• Winning at trial before juries across the country;
• Steering multi-jurisdictional litigation across multiple fronts to successful resolutions, including in consolidated state and federal proceedings;
• Securing case-dispositive Rule 702 expert exclusions resulting in the dismissal of entire litigation inventories; and
• Successfully handling precedent-setting appeals in state and federal courts.

We understand the significant risk that mass tort litigation poses to our clients’ businesses and have deep experience defending against litigation exposure, while also managing the political and reputational risks that are often intertwined in high-profile mass tort litigation.