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During Ms. Artinian's twenty-seven years with Dykema she has gained extensive litigation experience in the commercial, product and employment arenas. Her commercial litigation practice includes the defense of lenders, the defense of insurance companies on coverage issues, the defense of trade secrets and other confidential information, and the defense of manufacturers in commission disputes with their sales representatives.
Her extensive product litigation experience includes a membership on the National Trial & Expert team for a major breast implant manufacturer, designation as National Science and Expert Counsel for a major pharmaceutical company on numerous mass tort litigation scenarios, and defense of medical and pharmaceutical products in Michigan and throughout the country. In 2005, Ms. Artinian was the Chair of the Network of Trial Law Firms.
Ms. Artinian has tried cases in the state and federal courts of Michigan, and has appellate experience in Michigan and before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She is a member of the Detroit Metropolitan, Federal and American Bar Associations; the State Bar of Michigan and the Defense Research Institute.
Before joining Dykema, Ms. Artinian was a law clerk to the Honorable Julian Abele Cook, Jr. (former Chief Judge for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan). Prior to her law career, Ms. Artinian was a special education teacher.
Experience
Defended regulated and non-regulated medical devices, from heart products, prostheses and shunts, to medical machinery, equipment and monitoring systems, to cases involving drugs, biological products and products alleged to have caused toxic torts.
Defended all employment litigation brought in Michigan against a major U.S. corporation and its many subsidiaries.
Successfully defended sexual discrimination and harassment claims.
From 1992 through 1999 she was involved extensively with breast implant litigation in Michigan and throughout the country, and was the elected defense liaison counsel in the State of Michigan where over 2000 separate actions were pending.
Supervised the defense of product litigation in jurisdictions outside of Michigan.
Professional Associations
Defense Research Institute
American Bar Association
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2007.
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