In this episode, Steve and Yvonne welcome guests Tara Sutton and Philip Seiff of Robins Kaplan LLC
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Guest Bios:
Tara Sutton
Tara Sutton, chair of Robins Kaplan’s National Mass Tort Group, has built a distinguished career in mass tort litigation and is renowned for her dedicated, unyielding commitment to justice. Her career has been marked by steadfast advocacy, and an unrelenting pursuit for accountability over corporate misconduct. Tara stands out as the embodiment of legal excellence representing individuals, governments, and Tribal Nations harmed by defective products or corporate negligence. Her legal acumen and tenacity is evident as she navigates the complex landscape of mass torts — including cases involving defective products, dangerous pharmaceutical drugs, and faulty medical devices.
Her trial practice focuses on representing individuals, governments and Tribal Nations harmed by defective products and fraudulent conduct, including:
● Co-Lead Trial Counsel in case against a dust remover manufacturer resulting in $7.75 million jury
verdict.
● Lead Trial Counsel for the State of Minnesota in litigation against Juul and Altria for unlawfully
targeting young people with their products, 27-CV-19-19888, Fourth Judicial District, State of
Minnesota.
● Tribal Leadership Committee In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804 (E.D. Ohio)
● Member of Law and Briefing Committee In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL No. 2804
(E.D. Ohio)
● Court-appointed settlement counsel in Abilify Multi-District Litigation, MDL No. 2734 (N.D.Fl.)
● Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Co-Chair of Plaintiffs’ Science and Expert Committee, Benicar
Multi-District Litigation, MDL No. 2606 (D.N.J.)
● Member, Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, New Jersey Consolidated Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Stem and
ABGII Modular Hip Stem Litigation.
● Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee and Chair of Plaintiffs’ Science and Expert Committee, Chantix
Multi-District Litigation, MDL No. 2092 (N.D.Ala.)
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● Lead Counsel and Liaison Counsel in Mirapex Multi-District Litigation, MDL No. 1836 (D.Minn.)
● Member, Law and Motions Committee, DePuy ASR Multi-District Litigation.
● Member, Science Committee and Discovery Committee, Vioxx Multi-District Litigation.
Philip Sieff
Trial lawyer Phil Sieff battles for justice when wrongdoers cause serious injury or death. Intense and relentless, he helps clients find the courage they need to face those who have hurt them. He has significant experience representing families coping with the wrongful death of a loved one, particularly a child, having handled hundreds of wrongful death cases. He has particular experience in complex and high profile cases, including: the I-35W Bridge Collapse (lead co-counsel of I-35W Consortium, a group of 17 law firms that provided legal services to over 100 collapse victims); the Red Lake High School Shooting; and the Holidazzle Parade Disaster. Mr. Sieff has spent nearly three decades in front of judges and juries obtaining justice from wrongdoers and their insurance companies. He has tried—and won— injury and wrongful death cases and has obtained numerous million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. He has handled cases involving serious car accidents, passenger injuries, defective products, medical malpractice, violence in schools, drunk drivers, compressed gas dusting abuse, boating accidents, train derailments, construction site accidents, truck accidents, and airplane crashes. Mr. Sieff also has significant experience helping crime victims and people dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. His dedication to justice includes tackling underreported significant issues, like the abuse of aerosol dust removers. In 2024, Mr. Sieff was co-lead counsel in a trial that secured a groundbreaking $7.75 million verdict against CRC Industries. The company was held accountable for failing to prevent the improper use of its aerosol dust remover products. This case originated from the tragic death of a Minnesota woman who was struck by a driver impaired by dust remover - highlighting the misuse of these products and the duty of manufacturers to prevent foreseeable harm.