Chilton Varner joined King & Spalding in 1976. She became the first female partner in the firm’s litigation department, and the first female to serve on the firm’s management committee. She is the senior partner on King & Spalding’s product liability team, which The American Lawyer has twice recognised as one of the top three such practices in the country. She has been named on the shortlist of best female litigators by the National Law Journal, Chambers and Partners, Law360 and Benchmark. Recently, Best Lawyers named her ‘Litigator of the Year’ in her region.
The Product Regulation and Liability Review – 7th Edition
Pages: 215
ISBN: 978-1-83862-489-7
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This edition covers 15 countries and territories and includes a high-level overview of each jurisdiction’s product liability framework, recent changes and developments, and a look forward at expected trends. Each chapter contains a brief introduction to the country’s product liability framework, followed by four main sections: regulatory oversight, causes of action, litigation, and the year in review.
In this book:
Overviews
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Editors' Preface
- Chilton Davis Varner, King & Spalding LLP
- Madison Kitchens, King & Spalding LLP
Countries
- Australia
- Austria
- China
- England and Wales
- France
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Singapore
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United States
Chilton Davis Varner, King & Spalding LLP
Madison Kitchens, King & Spalding LLP
Madison Kitchens is a senior associate in the Atlanta office of King & Spalding. His practice focuses on defending product manufacturers in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, food and beverage, consumer goods and energy industries against class action and mass tort claims brought by plaintiffs across the United States. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and clerked for the Honourable Frank M Hull of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
