Biopharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Litigation
We proactively represent our life sciences clients in existing and proposed litigation in areas such as:
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Product liability
- Antitrust law
- Contracts (marketing, development and sales agreements)
- Drug price inflation
We represent pharmaceutical, biotech and other life sciences clients in the United States, Europe, Asia and – through the Squire Sanders Legal Counsel Worldwide Network – Latin America in matters such as patent licensing dispute resolution and litigation associated with the protection of trademark rights and defense against the claims of others. Our team includes technologists with legal experience in freedom-to-operate/invalidity issues and patentability of small molecules, medical devices and drug delivery.
We are recognized for our expertise in the field of pharmaceutical and medical products liability. We represent companies around the world in complex litigation involving bodily injury, property damage or economic loss allegedly caused by defective products, pharmaceuticals, cardiac devices or exposure to toxic substances.
We have served as trial, appellate and national coordinating counsel in high-visibility product liability cases, defending claims against manufacturers and sellers of prescription medications, over-the-counter products and medical devices such as:
- Trasylol®
- Baycol®
- VIOXX®
- OxyContin®
- Omniscan®
- ACTOS®
- PPA-containing products
- Factor VIII blood clotting products
- Spinal implants
We often represent companies before regulatory agencies such as the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other regulatory agencies and departments of health in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world.