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Dentons

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Drawing on the expertise of a deep bench of litigators, including many with significant product liability and consumer class action prowess, Dentons is well placed to assist consumer product manufacturers with all aspects of their business, from ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and managing product recalls through to evaluating litigation risks and defending against lawsuits. In San Diego, the ‘fantastic’ Sarah Carlson heads up the firm’s consumer product safety and advertising regulatory compliance offering, regularly going ’the extra mile’ to acts for manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer products in litigation and regulatory matters involving the CPSC and consumer product safety laws. Based out of New York, team head Sandy Hauser has broad litigation experience in trial and appellate courts, including handling a notable volume of consumer fraud and false advertising claims. In Los Angeles, Michael Duvall is also recommended as a result of his defense work for clients from the food and beverage, diet and nutrition, and personal care and beauty product industries in relation to product labeling, false advertising and so-called 'greenwashing' class actions.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The team is able to synthesize information that is often times confusing to help drive appropriate decisions.'
  • 'Sarah Carlson is always a pleasure to work with while also being extremely effective at ensuring required deliverables are completed on time and to a very high standard.'
  • 'Sarah Carlson is fantastic and goes the extra mile to serve the client.'

Work highlights

  • Defending Pharmacia, LLC in a trial, where eight former employees of the Monroe School District allege personal injury claims, as well a single wrongful death claim, arising from alleged exposure to PCBs contained in caulking material and florescent light ballasts at the Sky Valley Educational Center and the Monroe Middle School.
  • Defending Monsanto Company, Pharmacia LLC, and Solutia, Inc. in a case in which two families of plaintiffs (including nine total plaintiffs) allege claims for personal injury and wrongful death arising from alleged exposure to PCBs contained in caulking material and florescent light ballasts at the Sky Valley Educational Center.
  • Led the defense of a class action against a leading cosmetics company alleging violations of California Penal Code § 632.7’s prohibition on recording or monitoring phone calls without consent.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sandy Hauser