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Dana's practice is national in scope, including admission to practice in over a dozen different federal jurisdictions, with cases that have been in over 30 cities, and parties or proceedings in over a dozen countries. Dana ’s cases have been in diverse areas of the law and have included complex legal and procedural issues. |
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| Product Liability & Consumer Protection Dana has been involved in representing individuals or pursuing nationwide consumer claims in significant and complex product liability cases, including unsafe vehicles and SUV rollovers, Silicone Gel Breast Implant Litigation, Birth Control Device Litigation, Diet Drug (Fen-Phen) Litigation, diabetes drug Rezulin Litigation, Sulzer Hip Implant Device Litigation, Vioxx Litigation, and Avandia Litigation. Dana has also been involved in consumer protection claims concerning unfair business practices involving online merchants, credit card holders, excessive fees, electronic commerce, and other claims of misconduct. Dana has also been an advocate for consumer privacy and online security. To view Dana's comments in the June 2005 Associated Press article originally appearing in the Chicago Tribune concerning product liability, class action lawsuits, large settlements, and FDA actions, click here. Intellectual Property & Media Dana's practice has involved technology, E-commerce, Internet, media, and entertainment. Dana has represented individuals, inventors, and businesses in matters and disputes throughout North America and before the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Dana has also represented actors, directors, producers, writers, recording artists, production and distribution companies in a wide variety of disputes in the United States, Canada and Europe. Dana has served as lead counsel in cases concerning E-commerce, trademark, copyright, patent, trade secrets, license rights, entertainment distribution, DVD and movie rights, net profits, privacy, Internet domain disputes, brand infringement and dilution, entertainment and film properties, music libraries and profits, software disputes, Internet security and hacker liability, and other intellectual property or Internet related disputes. To visit our technology and media page, click here. Dana's early career was as an associate at the world's largest law firm in San Francisco/Silicon Valley working on a range of litigation and intellectual property disputes on behalf of domestic and international clients. Business & Financial Litigation Dana is experienced in representing businesses in a variety of business disputes. Dana has represented domestic and foreign companies in United States litigation, representing clients in a variety of industries including, technology companies, media companies, airlines, beverage manufacturers, real estate companies and developers, textile manufacturers, shipping companies, hotel operators, and others. One of the defining cases concerning international service of process on foreign nationals under the Hague Convention was successfully argued by Dana and reported in Federal Rules Decisions. The case has been cited by the United States Courts of Appeal, the Hawaii Supreme Court, and the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology (Fall 2003). Dana also served as counsel in civil and criminal cases involving allegations of financial fraud and conspiracy, with proceedings in the United States and abroad. Dana was appointed counsel in US v Crowell resulting from the federal task force "Operation Ice" investigation of charges concerning manufacturing and distribution of crystal methamphetamine, coordinated by federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuted by senior United States Attorneys affiliated with the Government's Drug Task Force. Dana also served as appointed counsel in US v Hardy and other federal trial and appellate matters, with appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court. Constitutional Claims Dana has pursued compelling constitutional claims on behalf of individuals, groups, and survivors. Dana has prosecuted individual and class action claims before the United States trial and appellate courts,involving claims brought under the United States Constitution and various civil rights acts for underenforcement of domestic violence laws, racial profiling of Hispanic and African Americans, and failure to provide adequate and necessary medical care in detention centers. Dana has collaborated with elected officials in the United States and abroad concerning civil liberties. Complex Proceedings & Class Actions Although Dana has spent the majority of his career focusing attention on the rights of individuals, some of the grievances or injuries suffered by individuals have been complex and/or involved millions of individuals, and been best suited for class action or coordinated prosecution. Dana has been involved in class actions and complex legal proceedings involving pharmaceutical liability, medical device litigation, automotive recalls, technology and Internet litigation, electronic banking, and racial profiling, with parties or proceedings in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Washington D.C. (Not admitted in all jurisdictions). |
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