Clifford J. Zatz is a trial lawyer in the firm's Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Group. Cliff has litigated product liability, toxic tort, defamation, environmental, wrongful death, breach of contract, and intellectual property cases. He has appeared in the state and federal courts of more than twenty states. He has been recognized in the area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Defendants by The Best Lawyers In America annually since 2008.
Cliff’s representations have included:
Mass tort litigation:
- For more than thirty-five years, has defended personal injury and property damage cases involving consumer, occupational, and environmental exposure to chemicals, medical devices, and other products.
- Represented clients in individual, class action, and community-wide exposure cases.
- Tried cases arising out of environmental exposure to trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, PCBs, and dioxins; formaldehyde in home insulation; and occupational exposure to benzene and isocyanates.
- Defended one of the earliest lawsuits alleging personal injury from exposure to trichloroethylene in groundwater. Thirty plaintiffs' claims of neurological injury, immune dysfunction, and "chronic systemic chemical poisoning" were resolved in a three-day summary jury trial in federal district court in Michigan.
- Together with Louisville co-counsel, defended thousands of personal injury and property damage claims brought by workers and neighbors at a Superfund site in southeastern Kentucky. Defended bellwether plaintiff claims of multiple myeloma, childhood leukemia, and other illnesses in a 52-day jury trial in federal court that led to a mass settlement of more than 550 plaintiffs' cases. Won a week-long arbitration of a tort of outrageous conduct action. In another bellwether plaintiff case, won summary judgment after excluding all of the causation experts under Daubert.
- Defended a major defense contractor in lawsuits in Florida in which more than 300 plaintiffs alleged personal injury, diminution of property value, and emotional distress as a result of occupational and environmental exposure to chlorinated solvents and beryllium.
- Represented a Class I railroad against claims of personal injury and property damage arising out of the derailment of a train carrying Bakken crude oil.
- Represents a medical device manufacturer in product liability actions in Florida, Texas, West Virginia, and New York.
- Represents a supplier in PFAS litigation, including a purported nationwide class action in the S.D. Ohio and the Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) multi-district litigation in federal court in South Carolina.
Occupational exposures:
- Defended two of the nation's largest chemical manufacturers against 25 plaintiffs' claims of occupational asthma as a result of exposure to isocyanates and ethylene diamine in the manufacture of the Gore-Tex® waterproof membrane. After a nine-week trial, the jury returned 75 defense verdicts for the two companies and a co-defendant. Successfully defended the verdicts twice on appeal in Kennedy v. Mobay Corp., 579 A.2d 1191 (Md. App. 1991), aff'd per curiam, 601 A.2d 123 ( Md. 1992), which established the "sophisticated user" defense as the law of Maryland.
- Represented manufacturers of rubber solvent in a four-week trial in federal court in Virginia of three consolidated wrongful death cases alleging that benzene exposure in a tire manufacturing plant caused leukemia.
- Successfully opposed, in a four-day evidentiary hearing and on appeal, certification of a class action seeking lifetime medical monitoring for chronic beryllium disease.
- Serves on the national coordinating counsel team in asbestos litigation for a major telecommunications company, developing trial strategy, dispositive motions, and expert, fact, and 30(b)(6) witnesses.
- Counseled a client in anticipation of a wrongful death action and OSHA citation arising from a workplace electrocution.
Product liability litigation and counseling:
- In a first-of-its-kind case at the intersection of cybersecurity and product liability, won dismissal of a nationwide class action in federal court in Minnesota alleging that computerized hotel locks were vulnerable to hacking and were therefore defective and in breach of warranty.
- Represented a manufacturer of spray sunscreen in two personal injury cases in Virginia and Maryland alleging that the sunscreen ignited and caused severe burns to a jet ski rider and a small child.
- Advised and represented companies on product liability issues involving automotive products, alcoholic beverages, cellular telephones, and food products.
Defamation:
- Represented a foreign defense contractor as plaintiff in an anonymous defamation case in Pennsylvania state court, twice arguing important First Amendment issues in the Pennsylvania appellate courts.
- Defended defamation claims by a government contracting official complaining of a contractor’s criticisms of her performance to her superiors. Resolved the case without discovery.
- Currently defending a university in two defamation actions brought by a terminated employee and alumni of a campus fraternity.
- Counseled several firm clients contemplating defamation actions over news media reports, tweets, or statements by competitors.
Wrongful death:
- Won dismissal for lack of general jurisdiction, after an evidentiary hearing, of a wrongful death case brought against a Kuwaiti government contractor. Baragona v. Kuwait Gulf Link Transport Co., 691 F. Supp.2d 1346 (N.D. Ga. 2007), aff'd, 594 F.3d 852 (11th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 130 S.Ct. 3473 (2010).
Environmental litigation:
- With Louisville co-counsel, won a defense verdict after a month-long jury trial against three coal mining companies that sought $140 million in lost profits as a result of their proximity to a Superfund site. The National Law Journal recognized the victory in its annual list of the country's top defense verdicts.
- Led a trial team in defense of the first citizens' suit brought against a wind energy facility under the Endangered Species Act. This unusual "green versus green" trial received national media attention and was reported on the front page of The Washington Post.
- Won a two-week trial before a Florida administrative law judge, defeating a community's challenge to an environmental site assessment and remedial action plan.
- Represents a telecommunications company in a purported class action in state court in Kentucky alleging property damage from the application of an herbicide.
Litigation against the federal government:
- Brought a Federal Tort Claims Act suit and tried a Fifth Amendment takings case in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on behalf of a local real estate developer whose property was contaminated as a result of waste handling practices at an adjacent Army garrison.
- Successfully represented one of the country's largest engineering firms as plaintiff in a product liability and breach of contract action against the United States and its contractors arising from the lease of radioactive cesium capsules for use in sterilizing medical devices.
Contract litigation and counseling:
- Defended a breach of contract action in a jury trial in federal court in Tampa, Florida resulting in a dramatic reduction in the damages sought by plaintiffs.
- Represented a transportation technology company in an injunction action in Massachusetts challenging the award of a government contract to automate the commuter rail fare card system.
- Counseled a renewable energy company on contract issues following the termination of power purchase agreements.
- Counseled a Department of Energy contractor in anticipation of a lawsuit for wrongful termination of its subcontractor.
Intellectual property litigation:
- Defended patent cases involving digital cellular telephone technology, contact lens solution, and the design patent on the "scrunchie" fabric-covered elastic ponytail holder.
- Won an international trademark dispute, before the American Arbitration Association, on behalf of a leading Italian men's clothing company.
Cliff is a longtime NITA faculty member. He has taught for nineteen years in its Washington, D.C. regional program in Building Trial Skills. He also teaches annually in Crowell & Moring’s Trial Excellence Academy.
Cliff was for many years a member of the firm's Diversity Council. He has done pro bono work in such areas as fair housing, e.g., Feemster v. BSA Limited Partnership, 471 F. Supp. 2d 87(D.D.C. 2007), aff'd, 548 F. 3d 1063 (D.C. Cir. 2008), discrimination against the HIV-positive in adoption, the recognition of a cause of action for negligent handgun storage, Jupin v. Kask, 447 Mass. 141 (2006), and voting rights. He currently leads a team challenging SB 202, the Georgia election law passed in the wake of the 2020 election. Cliff has been honored for his pro bono work with Crowell & Moring's "George Bailey" Pro Bono Award and an Idealist of the Year award from City Year.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Massachusetts (inactive)
Insights
Speeches & Presentations
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"What lessons can be learned from major categories of COVID-related litigation filed in 2020 and how can companies reduce risk in 2021?" Crowell & Moring Webinar
(December 8, 2020).
Presenters: Sadina Montani, Scott L. Winkelman, Daniel W. Wolff, Clifford J. Zatz, and Allyson McKinstry
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"Workplace Injury Claims and COVID-19: Anticipation and Prevention," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(May 14, 2020).
Presenters: Thomas P. Gies, Rebecca L. Springer, Clifford J. Zatz, and Amanda DiSanto.
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"Anatomy of an Aerosol Product Liability Lawsuit," Southern Aerosol Technical Association, 39th Annual Fall Meeting, Hilton Head, SC
(September 25, 2019).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Daubert at 25: Has the Gate Been Kept?" 2018 DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, Nashville, Tennessee
(March 2, 2018).
Moderator: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Cyber Reputation Defense: Protecting Your Online Reputation," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(October 10, 2017).
Presenters: Clifford J. Zatz, Joseph L. Meadows, Laura Offenbacher Aradi and Chalana N. Williams.
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"Toxic Torts: Protecting Your Product and Your Company," Southern Aerosol Technical Association, 37th Annual Fall Meeting, Hilton Head, South Carolina
(September 22, 2017).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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“The Defense of High Stakes Litigation,” Markel Shand Inc., Deerfield, IL.
(July 17, 2017).
Presenters: Kevin C. Mayer and Clifford J. Zatz.
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"IoT Litigation and Liability Wake-Up Call," Second Internet of Things (IoT) National Institute, Washington, D.C
(May 11, 2017).
Presenters: Cheryl A. Falvey, Clifford J. Zatz and Kristin J. Madigan.
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“On the Frontier of the Internet of Things: Cybersecurity, Regulation, and Litigation in a Hyper-Connected World,” Joint Program, ABA Public Contract Law Section’s Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Committee and Science & Technology Law Section’s Homeland Security Committee
(April 13, 2016).
Presenters: Clifford J. Zatz, Rebecca Baden Chaney, and David Z. Bodenheimer.
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"Liability Trends in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy," Crowell & Moring's Corporate Counsel Litigation Forum Webinar Series
(February 24, 2015).
Presenters: Jeffrey L. Poston and Clifford J. Zatz.
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"It's All About Protecting the Children: Endocrine Disruptors and Continuing Developments in Causation, Dose, and Epidemiology," American Conference Institute's 5th National Forum on Chemical Products Liability & Environmental Litigation, Chicago, Illinois
(April 28, 2014).
Panelist: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Does This Chemical Make Me Look Fat? The New Frontier of Endocrine Disruption," 2014 DRI Toxic Torts & Environmental Law Seminar, New Orleans, LA
(February 20, 2014).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Obesogens: Are Chemicals Causing the Obesity Epidemic?" 22nd Annual Spring CLE Meeting, ABA TIPS Toxic Torts and Environmental Law and Corporate Counsel Committees, Phoenix, Arizona
(April 5, 2013).
Panelist: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"State of the Art of Endocrine Disruptor Science, Regulation and Litigation," Webinar
(November 20, 2012).
Presenters: Cheryl A. Falvey, Clifford J. Zatz, (with James C. Lamb IV, Ph.D., DABT, Principal Scientist, Exponent; Barbara H. Neal, DABT, Senior Managing Scientist, Exponent).
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"Does Every Exposure Really Count?" 2009 DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona
(March 20, 2009).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Case Screening Issues in Benzene Litigation," Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference, Marina del Rey, California
(June 12, 2006).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Environmental Tort Liabilities of Government Contractors," Ounce of Prevention Seminar XXII, Washington, D.C.
(April 28, 2006).
Presenters: Clifford J. Zatz and Beth M. Kramer.
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"Benzene Case Screening Wrap-Up," Mealey's Benzene Litigation Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
(October 17-18, 2005).
Moderator: Clifford J. Zatz.
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“Junk Science—Bunked and Debunked,” ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee, La Jolla, California
(March 12, 1999).
Panelist: Clifford J. Zatz.
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ABA Section of Litigation, Legal Services Advocacy Training Program, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America - Washington, D.C.
(June 2, 1995).
Faculty: Clifford J. Zatz.
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“Legal Issues in Occupational Asthma,” Symposium on “Allergy and Immunology in the Workplace,” 1992 American Occupational Health Conference, 77th Annual Meeting of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,” Washington, D.C.
(May 6, 1992).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Civil and Criminal Liability of Terrorist Acts," Annual Meeting, American Society of International Law and International Law Students Association, Washington, D.C.
(April 3, 1992).
Panelist: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Ten Thoughts on Defending a Toxic Tort Case," D.C. Bar Program, "Toxic Torts: a Practical Primer," Washington, D.C.
(January 23, 1992).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Toxic Tort Actions at Federal Facilities," Executive Enterprises, Inc. Briefing on Environmental Compliance at Federal Facilities, Washington, D.C.
(November 6, 1991).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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“How to Represent the Patient and Industry in Occupational Disease,” American College of Allergy & Immunology, 47th Annual Meeting, Plenary Session, Orlando, Florida
(November 13, 1989).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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Workshop on Summary Jury Trial, National Conference on Dispute Resolution and the State Courts, Baltimore, Maryland
(November 17, 1988).
Panelist: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"The Attorney’s Approach to Alleged Allergic and Immunologic Injury," Sixth Annual Aspen Allergy Conference, Aspen, Colorado
(July 30, 1988).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Summary Jury Trial in Toxic Tort Litigation," Toxic Tort Information Group, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Chicago, Illinois
(July 15, 1988).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Chemicals AIDS: Litigating Immune Dysfunction Cases," Symposium on Science in the Courtroom, Third Chemical Congress of North America/American Chemical Society National Meeting, Toronto, Canada
(June 9, 1988).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Painting Injury by the Numbers: The Myth of the Omniscient Laboratory,” Symposium, “Immunotoxicology: From Lab to Law," Cornell University Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology, Ithaca, New York
(October 16, 1987).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Use of Summary Judgment to Dispose of Fear of Cancer and Risk of Cancer Claims," Toxic Tort Information Group, Chemical Manufacturers Association, Washington, D.C.
(October 14, 1987).
Presenter: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Legal Mechanisms to Combat Terrorism," Hearing before the Subcommittee on Security and Terrorism of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
(April 23, 1986).
Panelist: Clifford J. Zatz.
Publications
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"COVID-19 Countermeasure Protections Are Not Absolute," Law360
(April 8, 2020).
Authors: Rebecca Baden Chaney, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, Scott L. Winkelman, Clifford J. Zatz, and Mariam Sarwar.
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"Anatomy of an Aerosol Product Liability Lawsuit," SPRAY Technology & Marketing
(April 2020).
Author: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Toxic Torts: Protecting Your Product and Your Company," SPRAY Technology & Marketing
(February 2018).
Author: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"How State High Courts Are Reshaping Anti-SLAPP Laws," Law360
(July 31, 2017).
Authors: Clifford J. Zatz, Joseph L. Meadows, and Laura Offenbacher Aradi.
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"Recent IoT Device Cases," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(July 10, 2017).
Authors: Clifford J. Zatz, Joseph L. Meadows, Laura Offenbacher Aradi, and Paul C. Mathis.
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"Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco," Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco
(July 5, 2017).
Authors: Josh Thomas Foust, and Clifford J. Zatz.
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"What's Next For Federal Anti-SLAPP Legislation," Law360
(April 19, 2017).
Authors: Clifford J. Zatz, Joseph L. Meadows, and Laura Offenbacher Aradi.
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"Six Steps to Protecting Your Reputation Online," Corporate Counsel
(February 17, 2017).
Authors: Clifford J. Zatz, Joseph L. Meadows, and Laura Offenbacher Aradi.
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"Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 — Beware of the Negative Online Review," Crowell & Moring's Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
(December 28, 2016).
Authors: Cheryl A. Falvey, Clifford J. Zatz, and Joseph L. Meadows.
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"Another Federal Circuit Rejects Clean Air Act Preemption Arguments and Allows State Common Law Tort Suit to Proceed," Energy Law Report
(February 2016).
Authors: Clifford J. Zatz, Kirsten L. Nathanson, and Derek Hecht.
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"10 Topics For Corporate Counsel To Consider On Coal Ash," Law360
(April 20, 2015).
Authors: Kirsten L. Nathanson, Clifford J. Zatz, Jennifer A. Giblin, and Sherrie A. Armstrong.
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"Litigation Forecast 2015: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know for the Coming Year," a Crowell & Moring LLP publication
(January 2015).
Contributor.
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"Public Nuisance Prohibitions in State Implementation Plans: A Cutting Edge Merger of Citizen Suits and Tort Law," DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Blog
(November 19, 2014).
Co-Authors: Clifford J. Zatz, Kevin C. Mayer, and Kirsten Nathanson.
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"Vapor Intrusion Update," DRI Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Blog
(October 9, 2014).
Co-Authors: Kirsten L. Nathanson, Clifford J. Zatz, and Kevin C. Mayer.
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"Obtaining an ITP-What You Need to Know," North American Windpower
(September 2013).
Co-Authors: Clifford J. Zatz, Kirsten L. Nathanson, and Joshua Kaplowitz.
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"Defending the Toxic Tort of Outrage: Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims," For The Defense
(March 2011).
Co-Authors: Clifford J. Zatz and Kevin C. Mayer.
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"Taking the Offensive in the Long Toxic Tort Trial," For The Defense
(March 1998).
Author: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Defenses on the Frontiers of Science," Litigation
(Fall 1992).
Author: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Summary Jury Trial: The Settlement of a Toxic Tort Case," 2 BNA's Toxics Law Reporter 929, reprinted in 2 BNA's Alternative Dispute Resolution Report 145
(1988).
Author: Clifford J. Zatz.
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"Defending Speculative Injury Claims," 2 BNA's Toxics Law Reporter 76, reprinted in Birnbaum, ed., Preparation and Trial of a Toxic Tort Case 1988, Practicing Law Institute
(June 17, 1987).
Co-Authors: Clifford J. Zatz and J. Sherwood.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"NY Court of Appeals Reaffirms Plaintiffs’ Burden to Establish “Sufficient Exposure” to Prove Causation in Toxic Tort Cases,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(May 5, 2022).
Contacts: Peter C. Condron, Clifford J. Zatz, Kieran J. Tuckley
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"The Supreme Court Rejects "Causation-Only" Test for Specific Jurisdiction,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(March 26, 2021).
Contacts: Rebecca Baden Chaney, April Nelson Ross, Clifford J. Zatz, Gloria Martinez Trattles
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"Maryland Joins "Supermajority" of States Adopting Daubert Standard,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(September 3, 2020).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, William L. Anderson
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"Court Tosses Complaint Against Meatpacker Alleging COVID-19 Related Health and Safety Violations,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(May 6, 2020).
Contacts: Thomas P. Gies, Daniel W. Wolff, Clifford J. Zatz
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"Massachusetts Governor Affirmatively Employs PREP Act Protections in State Healthcare System,"
(April 11, 2020).
Contacts: Rebecca Baden Chaney, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, Scott L. Winkelman, Clifford J. Zatz, Stephanie L. Crawford, Mariam Sarwar
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"PREP Act Immunity from Liability for COVID-19 Related Medical Equipment,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(March 27, 2020).
Contacts: Rebecca Baden Chaney, Cheryl A. Falvey, John Fuson, Scott L. Winkelman, Clifford J. Zatz, Mariam Sarwar
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"Immunity Protections for Product Manufacturers and Distributors Under the PREP Act,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(March 23, 2020).
Contacts: Cheryl A. Falvey, Clifford J. Zatz, James G. Flood, Terry Rea, John Fuson, Mariam Sarwar
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"Does Bristol-Myers Squibb Apply to Nationwide Class Actions in Federal Court? The First Two Federal Circuits Weigh In,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(March 17, 2020).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, April Nelson Ross, Gloria Martinez Trattles
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"It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again: Supreme Court To Revisit the Scope of Specific Jurisdiction,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(February 3, 2020).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, Gloria Martinez Trattles
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"About Face! Florida Supreme Court Adopts Daubert Standard— Seven Months After Rejecting It,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(May 29, 2019).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, William L. Anderson
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"Florida Supreme Court Rebuffs Legislature’s Mandate to Adopt Daubert Standard,"
Mass Tort, Product, and Consumer Litigation Alert
(October 22, 2018).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, William L. Anderson
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"Four Health Care Company v. John Doe Cases: Scare Tactics, Accidental Disclosures, Hacking, and Impersonation Lead to Loss of Anonymity,"
Health Care Alert
(August 3, 2017).
Contacts: Troy A. Barsky, Christopher Flynn, Clifford J. Zatz
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"U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Foreign Corporation’s Sales to California Consumers Do Not Create Specific Jurisdiction in California Courts for Non-Resident Plaintiffs’ Claims,"
Advertising & State AG Alert
(June 20, 2017).
Contact: Clifford J. Zatz
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"Beware the Negative Online Review: New Federal Law Prohibits Companies from Restricting the Right to Complain,"
Advertising & State AG Alert
(December 21, 2016).
Contacts: Cheryl A. Falvey, Clifford J. Zatz
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"Another Federal Circuit Rejects Clean Air Act Preemption Arguments and Allows State Common Law Tort Suit to Proceed,"
Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert
(November 11, 2015).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, Kirsten L. Nathanson
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"EPA's Coal Ash Rule Effective Today,"
Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert
(October 19, 2015).
Contacts: Kirsten L. Nathanson, Clifford J. Zatz, Jennifer A. Giblin
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"Senator Markey Introduces the SPY Car Act to Regulate Automotive Cybersecurity,"
Advertising & State AG Alert
(August 2015).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, Rebecca Baden Chaney
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"EPA's Coal Ash Rule: New Risks and 10 Key Points for Corporate Counsel,"
Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert
(April 17, 2015).
Contacts: Kirsten L. Nathanson, Clifford J. Zatz, Jennifer A. Giblin
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"Virginia Court Confirms Standard for Revealing Identities of Anonymous Online Defamers,"
Advertising & State AG Alert
(March 10, 2014).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, Robbie Rogart Jost
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"In Daimler AG v. Bauman, U.S. Supreme Court Makes It More Difficult To Assert General Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Parent Corporations,"
Advertising & State AG Alert
(January 21, 2014).
Contact: Clifford J. Zatz
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"OSHA Introduces Voluntary Workplace Chemical Exposure Standards,"
Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert
(November 19, 2013).
Contacts: Warren Lehrenbaum, Clifford J. Zatz
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"Clean Air Act Does Not Preempt Property Owners' State Law Tort Claims, Says Third Circuit in Case of First Impression,"
Environment & Natural Resources Law Alert
(September 23, 2013).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, Kirsten L. Nathanson
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"Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Expanding U.S. Jurisdictional Reach over Foreign Manufacturers,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 26, 2011).
Contacts: Laurel Pyke Malson, Clifford J. Zatz
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"Proposed OSHA Noise Regulations Reverse Long-Standing Interpretations And Increase Potential Costs To Employers,"
Environment & Natural Resources: Occupational Safety & Health Alerts
(November 24, 2010).
Contacts: Clifford J. Zatz, Ira M. Saxe
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