Jointly represented DuPont in the Teflon multi-district litigation. In that case, two dozen putative classes of consumer plaintiffs sought recovery of approximately $5 billion based on DuPont's alleged failure to disclose purported defects in Teflon cookware. Our firm undertook a detailed legal analysis of the claims asserted in each of the class action complaints, as well as providing overall strategic recommendations in connection with merits and class certification issues. In December 2008, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa ruled that none of the putative classes would be certified. The plaintiffs sought to appeal the decision to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, but the appellate court denied their petition for permission to appeal on March 10, 2009. 

In re: Teflon Products Liability Litigation, No. 4:06-md-01733-REL-CFB (S.D. Iowa filed Mar. 3, 2006).

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