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Amy concentrates her practice in the defense of class actions, mass torts, product liability, and consumer fraud cases, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical, medical device and food industries.In the medical area, Amy has defended manufacturers of pharmaceuticals in product liability and consumer fraud actions in a number of states, as well as product liability claims against manufacturers of breast implants, latex gloves and asbestos. Additionally, Amy has defended various product liability cases for clients such as Stanley Works, Schindler Elevator Corp., JVC Americas Corp., and Brunswick Corp. Besides representing manufacturers as their lead lawyer, Amy has also played a prominent role as a member of the defense teams in the following major cases: National Counsel for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in hormone therapy litigation National Counsel for Novartis Pharmaceuticals in multiple class actions and other litigation attacking the medication Ritalin® Counsel to The Minnesota Vikings Football Club with respect to legal matters arising from the 2001 training camp death of Pro Bowl offensive lineman Korey Stringer National Counsel for a food products company in class action litigation arising from a nationwide salmonella recall in 1998, Counsel for a major chemical manufacturer in the trial of a national class action alleging consumer fraud. | 