Faegre Baker Daniels represents medical device and pharmaceutical clients in all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Europe. We handle complex medical mass torts, multidistrict litigation and high-exposure individual cases. We have served as national, regional and local defense counsel in major pharmaceutical and medical device product liability litigation since the 1960s.

Trial Expertise

Recognized for our expertise in multidistrict litigation, e-discovery and scientific evidence, we have served as trial counsel for clients such as Eli Lilly and Company, Novartis, Zimmer, Boston Scientific, and Pfizer. We have also accumulated a long list of summary judgments for drug and device clients based on Daubert challenges, product identification and the learned intermediary doctrine.

Managing Product Liability Risk

In addition to our extensive trial skills, we work hard to settle claims before litigation when an early settlement is the most cost-effective solution and is in alignment with client goals. Our team also helps clients develop strategies for managing product liability risks, and we offer employee training and counseling on warnings and instructions, advertising, and product literature.

Industry Thought Leadership

Professionals in our drug and device litigation practice hold leadership positions in the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute and the Products Liability Advisory Council. They have published numerous articles about litigation issues in both medical/scientific publications and legal publications, and have lectured at all of the major drug and device seminars and conferences in the United States. Our professionals have also led seminars on U.S. product liability law and risk management in Europe and the United Kingdom in conjunction with the UK Department of Trade and Industry and the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, and have authored the standard brochure on U.S. product liability law published by the UK Department of Trade and Industry.