Product Liability

Litigation

Nathan A. Brown | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

MCC: During your tenure at the FDA, there was a strong focus on medical product safety. What prompted such attention? Brown: Over the course of my time at the FDA in a couple different capacities starting in 2010, the issue of medical product safety, including medical device safety, was a...

Food & Beverage

Steven J. Pudell | Anderson Kill

Many aspects of a food manufacturer’s business are predictable or planned. And then there's food contamination and product recall – unanticipated events that keep a general counsel up at night. No wonder. An outbreak of foodborne illness, linked to a product ...

Food & Beverage

Brian J. Osias, Michael Collins Smith | McCarter & English, LLP

The current climate of aggressive regulatory action by the FDA creates increased exposure for American businesses to liability for food contamination and recalls. A well-designed insurance portfolio may provide relief in the face of contamination and food recall events, but obstacles to coverage...