Overview
Christine Kain defends pharmaceutical, medical device, food and beverage, and other manufacturers in class actions, mass torts, product liability and consumer fraud cases.
Product Liability Experience
Christine has been involved in multidistrict and large-scale product liability litigation, with experience:
- Managing offensive and defensive discovery issues
- Conducting hundreds of depositions of opposing parties, doctors and expert witnesses
- Briefing and arguing procedural, discovery, dispositive and trial motions
- Preparing witnesses for trial
Cross-Product Expertise
Christine has served as national and local counsel in matters involving contraceptives, bisphosphonates, hormone replacement therapy, anti-psychotic medications, medical devices, asbestos, food recalls and foodborne illness outbreaks, and consumer fraud class actions.
Commercial Litigation
Christine also has significant experience as the lead lawyer in commercial disputes, general product liability actions and premises liability actions.
Personal Interests
A former teacher and paralegal, Christine enjoys spending time debating the importance of the Oxford comma (it is important), reading novels by Tad Williams and Jim Butcher, playing tennis and spending time with her family.
Services & Industries
Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Clerkships
Minnesota Supreme Court, Hon. Alan C. Page, 2007-2008
Education
University of Minnesota Law School
J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif (2007)
University of Minnesota
B.A. summa cum laude (2000)
Experience
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2020 2 min readCook Medical Litigates National MDL Involving IVC FilterMedical Devices and Products Health and Life Sciences Product Liability Mass Tort Litigation and Settlement Strategies Product Liability Litigation
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2019 2 min readZimmer Biomet Prevails in Trifecta of Hip Implant Trials, Implements Global Settlement Program for Remaining ClaimsProduct Liability Mass Tort Litigation and Settlement Strategies Product Liability Litigation Litigation & Dispute Resolution Class Actions
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January 2018 2 min readCargill Wins Major Jury Verdict and Treble Judgment Under RICO ActAgribusiness Commodity Production and Processing Food & Agribusiness Product Liability Product Liability Litigation
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February 2015 1 min readNFL Prevails in Publicity Rights CaseLitigation & Dispute Resolution Intellectual Property Trademark, Copyright, Advertising and Media Appellate
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2012 1 min readNovartis Pharmaceuticals Achieves Dismissal of Bisphosphonate ClaimsPharmaceuticals and Biologics Health and Life Sciences Product Liability Mass Tort Litigation and Settlement Strategies Product Liability Litigation
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Other Perspectives
- Looking to 2017: What Could Be Ahead for Drugs, Devices, and Mass Torts
Co-author, Defense Research Institute, January 2017
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center Legal Clinic
- YouthLink Legal Clinic
- Children's Law Center — Representing state wards and foster care youth in child protection proceedings
Professional Associations
- Minnesota State Bar Association — Food and Drug Law Section Council (Past President, 2016-17)
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute — New Member Orientation Subcommittee; Young Lawyers Marketing Subcommittee
- Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society — Board Member; Membership Committee (Chair); Events Committee
- Minnesota Justice Foundation — Board Member; Fundraising and Events Committee (Co-Chair)
Civic Activities
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
- Lincoln International High School and BestPrep eMentoring Programs
- Twin Cities Diversity in Practice — Program mentor
Honors
- Minnesota Lawyer — Up & Coming Attorney, 2016
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2014-16, 2018-19
- Minnesota Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Personal Injury: Products Defense, 2014-18
- Benchmark Litigation — Future Star, Class Actions, Product Liability, 2020