Tina is a long-time member of the Life Sciences Health Industry Group, practicing in the area of product liability litigation on behalf of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Her focus is on complex product liability mass tort, multi-district litigation, remands, and direct-file cases in state and federal courts. She has helped defend numerous client products; generic, brand, OTC, and prescription, including neuro-muscular blockers; proton pump inhibitors; textured breast implants; transvaginal, implanted, and transdermal hormonal contraceptives; antihistamine/antacids; diet drugs; female hormone replacement therapy; transvaginal surgical mesh; and male hormone replacement therapy.
Tina has extensive experience identifying, analyzing, and summarizing medical and scientific literature that can be relied on, either generally or case-specific, to establish alternate causation and support or refute the facts or claims of the matter.
Tina’s experience in the discovery process includes fact analysis; case development; physical evidence; vetting and development of medical, scientific, and regulatory experts; expert reports; preparation for and attendance at expert depositions; as well as contributing to our motions practice teams. Her pre-trial and trial experience includes preparing supplemental expert reports and reliance materials, witness outlines, exhibit lists, and Court required documents; voir dire; expert preparation; and trial logistics including assigning and overseeing support staff responsibilities, securing third-party vendors, negotiating contracts, and pandemic protocols for the on-site trial team and expert witnesses.
Tina has been instrumental in developing and implementing case-management systems and document databases. She is involved with budgets and cost management of matters, has overseen paraprofessional teams and support staff, and mentors within the firm. She maintains collaborative relationships with her colleagues within the firm and at national counsel, co-counsel, and local counsel firms throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
