Amy Fiterman concentrates her practice in the defense of class actions, mass torts, product liability, and consumer fraud cases, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

In the medical area, Amy has defended manufacturers of pharmaceuticals in product liability and consumer fraud actions in a number of states, as well as product liability claims against manufacturers of breast implants, latex gloves and asbestos. Additionally, Amy has defended various product liability cases for clients such as Zurn Pex, Inc., Stanley Works, Schindler Elevator Corp., JVC Americas Corp., and Brunswick Corp.

Besides representing manufacturers as their lead lawyer, Amy has also played a prominent role as a member of the defense teams in the following major cases:

• National Counsel for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in litigation relating to the medication Zelnorm®
• National Counsel for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in hormone therapy litigation
• National Counsel for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in multiple class actions and other litigation attacking the medication Ritalin®
• National Counsel in multiple class actions and other litigation for Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries LLC relating to alleged brass fitting failures
• Counsel to The Minnesota Vikings Football Club with respect to legal matters arising from the 2001 training camp death of Pro Bowl offensive lineman Korey Stringer
• National Counsel for a food products company in class action litigation arising from a nationwide salmonella recall in 1998
• Counsel for a major chemical manufacturer in the trial of a national class action alleging consumer fraud

Honors

• Future Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2012
• Minnesota Rising Stars, Class Action/Mass Torts, 2007 and 2010-11 
• Up & Coming Attorney, Minnesota Lawyer, 2008 
• E-Discovery Champion, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, 2008

Professional Associations

• DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar, Electronic Discovery Committee
• Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), sustaining member

Presentations

• Speaker, "Expert Damages Testimony", The 2011 Civil Litigator's Annual Short Course, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, February 4, 2011.
• Speaker, "Don't Blow it Now That You've Got it!  Case Studies on the Admissibility of Social Media Evidence", The Social Media Revolution, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, November 30, 2010.
• Speaker, "E-Discovery Made Practical", New Lawyer Experience Webcast, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, July 16, 2010.
• Speaker, "E-Discovery Caselaw Update", The 2010 Civil Litigator's Annual Short Course, Minnesota State Bar Association CLE, January 15, 2010.
• Moderator, E-Discovery Panel, Faegre Baker Daniels Complex Litigation Summit, October 6, 2009.

Legal Updates

• Effective Keyword Searching: A "Wake-Up Call" for Collaboration Among Counsel
  E-Discovery Connection, DRI (2010)
• The Class Action Fairness Act
  Co-author, The Colorado Lawyer (2005)