sharon caffrey – Duane Morris Products Liability

June 4, 2026June 5, 2026 by Duane Morris

Chambers USA Recognizes Duane Morris’ Products Liability Group

We are pleased to announce that Chambers USA has recognized Duane Morris’ Products Liability Work in its 2026 rankings.

Here’s what clients are saying about our products liability attorneys:

“Their attorneys are exceptionally bright, well organized and strategic in their thinking. They have great courtroom presence and are aggressive when warranted.”
“Duane Morris emphasizes strategic litigation planning to minimize risk, disruption and costs.”

New York

Litigation: Products Liability

Philadelphia Attorneys

Sharon L. Caffrey, Litigation: Products Liability

September 4, 2024 by Duane Morris

Third Circuit Roundup Ruling Splits with Ninth and Eleventh Over Pesticide Product Labeling Preemption Issue

On August 15, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in Schaffner v. Monsanto that the plaintiff’s Pennsylvania state-law claims, which asserted that Monsanto failed to warn about alleged cancer risks presented by glyphosate (the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup), were expressly preempted by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In so holding, the Third Circuit disagreed with earlier decisions issued by the Ninth Circuit (Hardeman v. Monsanto) and the Eleventh Circuit (Carson v. Monsanto), both of which held that FIFRA did not preempt state failure-to-warn claims regarding glyphosate product labeling. This circuit split makes it more likely that the Supreme Court of the United States will ultimately take up the issue―and its eventual ruling will have significant implications on the scope of FIFRA preemption nationwide.

Read the full Alert on the Duane Morris LLP website.

October 13, 2023 by Duane Morris

Why Talc Claimants’ Experts Should Fear New Jersey Courts

Sharon Caffrey, co-chair of Duane Morris’ Trial Practice Group, is quoted in the Law360 article “Why Talc Claimants’ Experts Should Fear New Jersey Courts.”

From the article:

Cleavage fragments, or mineral particles that are found in rocks, can look like asbestos chemically, but they don’t have the same cancer-causing fibrogenic characteristics that asbestos does, Duane Morris LLP partner Sharon Caffrey told Law360.

“It’s not asbestos, and it’s … never been established as a cause of mesothelioma,” Caffrey said.

Visit the Law360 website to read the full article.