Mass Tort/Toxic Tort Litigation

MHN has a long and successful history of involvement in Mass tort/toxic tort litigation. For well over 15 years, lawyers at MHN have been involved in thousands of cases involving Mass tort/toxic tort allegations. These actions varied from a single individual pursuing a claim against a handful of manufacturers, suppliers and premises owners to actions involving hundreds of plaintiffs making claims against hundreds of defendants ranging in nature from product manufacturers, wholesale product distributors, product retailers, petro-chemical giants, plant owners, small businesses and property owners. Examples of such litigation include silicosis, asbestosis, autoimmune disorders, chemical exposure, carcinogenic exposure, occupational exposure and diminished property value claims.

"Toxic Tort is unlike any other area of practice. Years of experience have enabled us to gain the depth of knowledge and the height of experience needed to succeed in this realm of litigation."

Mass tort/toxic tort Litigation is a highly complex and challenging area of the law and is recognized as such by Courts in all jurisdictions. Through years of involvement in such litigation, MHN has developed an invaluable experience level regarding the complexities of such litigation. Complex litigation of this nature is often placed in certain Courts wherein the judges have received special training and have developed special expertise regarding such litigation. Attorneys at MHN have appeared in such Courts on numerous occasions and have developed insight and expertise in regard to the practice requirements in these Courts. Furthermore, attorneys at MHN have developed amicable professional relationships over the years with counsel on both sides of the docket specializing in such litigation.

The highly complex nature of Mass tort/toxic tort Litigation often requires multiple expert disciplines. The areas of expertise involved varies widely from medical issues requiring such specialties as pulmonology, rheumotology, radiology, oncology, toxicology and epidemiology to causation issues requiring expertise in industrial hygiene, governmental regulations and environmental historians to damages issues requiring expertise such as economists, actuarials, and property appraisers. Through the years, MHN has worked closely with highly regarded and well-qualified experts in each of these disciplines in order to better educate and represent clients.

While the nature of Mass tort/toxic tort Litigation is highly complex, MHN has been quite successful through the years in ascertaining the pivotal issues involved and then conveying those issues in a fashion that is understandable by clients, judges and juries. Furthermore, this firm successfully managed such large cases with a fundamentally sound organizational structure that was Auser friendly@ for the client. By implementing such a sound administration and organizational program, MHN was thereby able to achieve superior results for its clients while managing the litigation in a cost-effective and cost-conscious manner.