Katie A. Stricklin
Katie A. Stricklin

Katie Stricklin concentrates her practice in all aspects of complex civil litigation, including life sciences, product liability and general liability defense matters. Katie has been involved in the representation of a wide variety of clients, including manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, makers of medical devices, pharmaceutical and dietary/herbal supplements. She has experience with multiple-party litigation, and has participated in successful resolution of these types of claims through dispositive motions, mediations, settlement conferences and trial.

  • Various USDC cases in Hawaii v. USP Labs – Dismissal of a product packager from a series of multi-plaintiff cases involving allegations of bodily injuries and death claimed to have been caused by ingestion of a dietary supplement.
  • Defense judgment on behalf of a former chemical distribution company in an environmental contamination case venued in federal district court in California. Plaintiff alleged PCE contamination on a site in a redevelopment zone in Pomona.
  • Defense verdict on behalf of a general contractor in a construction defect case where plaintiff sought millions for alleged deficiencies in his high-end Laguna Beach home.
  • Dismissal of a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in a personal injury product liability case where plaintiff alleged ingestion of prescription medication caused Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
  • Summary judgment granted in favor of an owner/developer of a large commercial retail center. Multi-plaintiff claims were based on alleged toxic exposure and damages in excess of $1.6 million dollars.
  • Dismissal of medical device manufacturer in a personal injury product liability case where plaintiff sought damages for permanent injuries to a minor allegedly resulting from a defective circumcision clamp.
  • Dismissal of a medical device manufacturer in personal injury products liability and fraud action where plaintiff sought damages related to a spinal fusion procedure.
  • Summary judgment granted in favor of medical device manufacturer in product liability action.

  • “Claims and Litigation Trends in the Life Sciences Industry”
  • “The Nuts and Bolts of Construction Litigation”

When outside the office, Katie enjoys…

01. Reading
02. Cooking
03. Writing