USA – CALIFORNIA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Anne Marie Ellis, Marissa Alkhazov, Steven Di Saia and Christopher Van Gundy, Buchalter, LLP
Steven Di Saia is the firmwide chair of Buchalter’s products liability practice group and a veteran trial attorney with more than 30 years of experience defending high exposure products liability, mass tort, and
Christopher Van Gundy is a partner in Buchalter’s San Francisco office with extensive experience representing consumer product companies in litigation, class actions, and California Proposition 65 matters. His practice
catastrophic injury claims. He has deep industry expertise across sectors including heavy earth moving and construction equipment, electrical power generation and distribution, industrial machinery, chemical and coating products, consumer appliances, and medical devices. Steve has secured successful outcomes at trial in multiple states and frequently serves as trial, co-ordinating, and MDL counsel. His hands on investigations and collaboration with engineering teams strengthen his technically grounded, courtroom tested defence strategies.
includes advising on FDA, FTC, and USDA regulatory compliance, labelling and substantiation, product recalls, and privacy issues. Chambers recognised for Food Litigation and Regulation, Chris has handled disputes across a wide range of products, including human and pet food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, e-vapour, and other consumer goods. A former head of litigation for a major food company, he has significant first chair trial experience, including one of the few jury trials involving food false advertising claims.
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