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Patrick Nutter

Patrick Nutter is an associate in the firm’s Palo Alto office and a member of the Commercial Litigation and Class Actions Practice Groups. Patrick represents technology, e-commerce, and media clients in government enforcement actions and in complex, multidistrict litigation. His practice includes product liability, mass tort, and antitrust litigation, as well as general commercial litigation.

Patrick guides clients through all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigations, preliminary relief, and pleadings motions to discovery, dispositive motions, and appeals.

Patrick’s practice has a particular emphasis on expert discovery. Patrick develops expert witness strategy from a matter’s early stages, identifies potential experts, and works with experts on reports, depositions, and trial testimony.

Food mislabeling class actions are increasingly common.  Last week, the Northern District of California denied a motion for class certification involving allegations of false labeling on ghee, a clarified butter product, because the plaintiff failed to produce evidence  

Defendant Ancient Organics, a ghee manufacturer, made representations on its packaging

Continue Reading Ghee, I Can’t Believe I Need Evidence: N.D. Cal. Denies Class Certification in Food Labeling Case