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16/10/2023 17/10/2023 America/Toronto Defending FDA-Regulated Consumer Products Class Actions Defending FDA-Regulated Consumer Products Class Actions
October 16 – 17, 2023
New York City Bar Association, New York, NY
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16/10/2023 17/10/2023 America/Toronto Defending FDA-Regulated Consumer Products Class Actions Defending FDA-Regulated Consumer Products Class Actions
October 16 – 17, 2023
New York City Bar Association, New York, NY
Please visit https://www.americanconference.com/class-actions/ for more information and updates. New York City Bar Association, New York, NY true DD/MM/YYYY 1440 use-title -
Addressing the Role of Flawed Science in Driving Mass Litigation in the Food, Cosmetic and Supplements Industries
Risa Drexler
Associate General Counsel – Global Litigation
Nutrition North America, Unilever
Chris Liwski
Head of Legal North America and Global Head of Litigation
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare
Patrick Oot
Partner
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Julie L. Tersigni
Senior Counsel, Products Liability
Kenvue
Testing labs have recently filed citizen petitions with the FDA in attempts to provide support for economic loss class actions and personal injury mass tort litigation in the consumer products space. This panel will address the rising role of independent laboratories spawning FDA consumer product class actions, and examine topics including:
- What types of products are they targeting for independent testing?
- What should consumer product companies be doing to stay out of their spotlight?
- Crafting successful challenges to the legitimacy of the independent testing of these groups and the science behind their studies
- How to educate the court about the junk science that FRE 702 is designed to protect against