Stay ahead of the curve with expert analysis of key product liability rulings. Gain actionable strategies for navigating expert testimony, jurisdiction, and causation challenges.
Join us for this comprehensive update course covering a year's worth of changes to cases and statutes in the most popular topics for tort practitioners. This course provides a deep dive into the critical decisions from both New York State and Federal courts that are shaping the future of product liability litigation. From the nuances of pleading standards to the rigorous requirements of Daubert motions, this program offers essential strategies for handling complex cases involving medical devices, consumer goods, and industrial machinery.
The presentation analyzes a wide array of recent case law, highlighting the pivotal role of expert testimony. The instructors explain why experts are frequently excluded for analytical gaps, failure to test, or reliance on "cherry-picked" data, and how to ensure opinions survive judicial gatekeeping under Rule 702. Furthermore, the course explores the evidentiary distinctions between circumstantial evidence and expert proof, specific versus general causation in toxic torts, and the evolving standards for personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturers.
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Whether you are handling complex pharmaceutical MDLs or single-incident mechanical failures, this course provides the practical insights and case law updates necessary to effectively advocate for your clients in the evolving landscape of product liability.
The NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers is the largest statewide trial bar in the US with 5,700+ lawyer and judge members. We are committed to protecting, preserving and enhancing the civil justice system. Our highly acclaimed CLE programming features extraordinary presenters covering the most timely and important topics.
Partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Avery Halfon is a partner in Lieff Cabraser's New York office, where he represents victims of corporate greed and negligence, typically in nationwide mass torts and class actions. He has assisted plaintiffs' leadership in litigating the multidistrict litigation involving opioids, 3M earplugs, hair relaxers, and Camp Lejeune. He also works on class actions and other aggregate litigation involving consumer fraud, defective products, environmental harms, and sexual abuse. He has frequently litigated against corporations attempting to evade liability through abusive bankruptcy tactics, arbitration, and other strategies unrelated to their misconduct.
Partner at Faraci Lange, LLP
Hadley E. Lundback litigates cases involving medical device and pharmaceutical liability, consumer protection, toxic torts, medical malpractice, and catastrophic personal injury. She has extensive experience handling complex litigation, including serving in court-appointed leadership positions in multi-district litigation (MDL) in federal court and multi-county litigation (MCL) in New Jersey. Hadley oversees the firm's defective drug, medical device, and consumer protection practices. Since joining Faraci Lange in 2010, Hadley has handled a wide range of cases. She is Co-Lead counsel in the Excellus Data Breach class action litigation and serves on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee in the Bard IVC Filter MDL. Most recently, Hadley was appointed to represent plaintiffs as Co-Lead Interim Class Counsel in the Hoosick Falls water-contamination lawsuit. Hadley and Faraci Lange, LLP have been appointed as Liaison Counsel in a shareholder derivative suit filed against Eastman Kodak Company in the Western District of New York.
