Advanced Settlement Strategies for FDA-Regulated Consumer Product Class Actions
Kimberly Bousquet
Counsel
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Hih Song Kim
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
BlueTriton Brands
- Identifying common challenges arising in FDA consumer product class settlements as well as key strategies for tackling those challenges
- Comparing class settlement trends by jurisdiction
- Identifying favorable jurisdictions to settle in, as well as jurisdictions to avoid settlement in
- Proven defense strategies for drafting settlement agreements, structuring the settlement benefit and noticing the class
- Best practices for dealing with more than one judge when a class action is filed in multiple jurisdictions
- Working with a settlement administrator to ensure the settlement is implemented with efficiency and accuracy
- Understanding how to make the decision of whether to settle or go to trial
- Structuring your settlement agreement so you don’t leave yourself exposed to future lawsuits