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June 08, 2022 at 05:30 PM

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Welcome to "Who Got the Work?℠," a weekly column that highlights the law firms and lawyers around the country who are being brought in to handle key cases and close major deals for their clients.

Consumer Class Action/Mass Tort Defense

Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Edward Soto, counsel Pravin R. Patel and associate Brian G. Liegel have stepped in to defend Burger King in a pending class action over the safety of the fast food chain's packaging. The suit, filed April 14 in Florida Southern District Court by Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum Bluestein and the Keeton Firm, alleges that wrappers and bags used for BK's 'Whopper' burger, cookies and chicken nuggets contain harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard, is 1:22-cv-21150, Cooper v. Burger King Corporation.  >> Read the filing on Law.com Radar.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon partner Naoki S. Kaneko has entered an appearance for Unilever in a pending class action over the company's Suave antiperspirant products. The suit, filed April 14 in California Central District Court by Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz and Bradley Grombacher LLP, claims that the subject products contain dangerously high levels of the carcinogen benzene. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Jesus G. Bernal, is 5:22-cv-00652, Bernadette Bogdanovs v. Unilever United States Inc.>> Read the filing on Law.com Radar.

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