Allen C. Schlinsog, Jr.

Mass Torts

Commercial Vehicles

• National counsel for a truck manufacturer accused of creating toxic diesel exhaust

Pharmaceuticals

• Representing several pharmaceutical companies defending product liability claims

Medical Devices

• Representing several medical device manufacturers defending product liability claims, including as national counsel in federal multidistrict litigation proceedings

Product Liability

Drugs and Medical Devices

• Defending several pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in actions claiming that defects in our clients’ products caused catastrophic injuries or deaths of patients

Mining Machinery

• Defending numerous claims as national counsel for a manufacturer of underground and above-ground mining machinery involved in fatalities and catastrophic injuries
• Defending claims involving roof bolters and continuous mining machines

Vehicles, Aircraft & Construction Equipment

• National counsel in catastrophic injury cases for a manufacturer and distributors of various cranes, lifts and other equipment used to move containers in shipping ports and rail yards
• Defending an aircraft manufacturer in several suits alleging defects led to fatal aircraft crashes
• National counsel for a manufacturer of forklifts involved in fatalities and catastrophic injuries
• Regional counsel for manufacturers and distributors of coach-style buses
• Defending a manufacture of control systems used on dump trucks and snow plows against product liability and commercial claims by a State

Class Actions

• National counsel for a manufacturer of regulated cleaning wipes defending several national class actions
• Defending multiple class actions against a pharmaceutical/medical device company alleging more than $600 million in damages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• Defending class actions against the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm related to alleged violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Defending several class actions against various health care entities for charges issued for the release of medical records

Supplier Recovery Litigation

• National counsel for industrial machinery manufacturers in litigation against suppliers who provided defective parts
• Seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages on behalf of a medical device manufacturer that was forced to recall millions of devices because a material supplier allegedly fraudulently supplied incorrect material

California’s Proposition 65

• Defending numerous clients in California Proposition 65 claims related to medical devices, food and consumer products

Average Wholesale Price (AWP) Litigation

• Representing two pharmaceutical companies in an action brought by the State of Wisconsin, in which the Wisconsin Attorney General alleged that our clients falsely inflated the prices of its drugs (AWP Litigation)

Advertising and Labeling Litigation

• Representing food-industry clients in class action litigation regarding “all-natural” claims
• Representing clients in defense of governmental actions related to claims regarding products’ constituents and capabilities
• Representing clients against competitors who claim to have been injured by the promotion of the products

Intellectual Property

• Prosecuting numerous claims of patent, trademark and copyright infringement
• Defending a medical device manufacturer against claims that our client infringed on another’s trademark
• Defending a manufacturer of nutritional supplements for a claim brought by a competitor claiming that our client misappropriated its trade secrets
• Defending a food manufacturer against trade secret theft claims

Recalls

• Regularly advising companies through recalls of a variety of different products, from vehicles regulated by the NHTSA to food products regulated by the FDA

Counseling

• Regularly advising manufacturers and distributors regarding product development, regulatory matters involving the FDA, warnings issues, supply chain monitoring and risk mitigation strategies