Stephanie represents and coordinates litigation for Fortune 500 corporations and other business organizations in complex civil litigation with an emphasis on pharmaceutical, toxic tort, product liability, food safety and consumer litigation. She serves as national counsel to a major American manufacturer for whom she implements national litigation strategy for six separate substance exposure dockets comprising thousands of cases in approximately 25 different states. Ms. Hingle also has experience coordinating federal MDL and California state MDL proceedings (called “Judicial Council Coordinated Proceedings”) from a near decade-long pharmaceutical litigation on behalf of a leading provider of Gadolinium-based contrast agents.
In the area of product liability defense, Stephanie’s experience includes representing clients in high-exposure cases involving wrongful death or catastrophic injuries. She has defended diverse products including food products (beef, ginger, frozen meals, and candy), prescription drugs, industrial equipment (turbines, generators, wire and cable, wood presses, saws, forklifts and tractors), chemical and medical devices (fertilizers, benzene, solvents, rubber, aerosols, latex gloves and medi-screws), automotive products (trucks, passenger cars, SUVs, motorcycles, mobile homes and tires), and child care products (carriers, child restraint seats and bottles).
Stephanie has handled more than 150 cases in California State and Federal courts involving California’s Unfair Competition laws (“BPC” sections 17200 and 17500) and the Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”). She has experience working on several high profile class action matters, including the successful defense of a motion to certify class action and subsequent appeal in a matter involving allegations of deceptive and deficient warnings related to several models of Honda vehicles.
