Moira H. Pietrowski

Moira defends consumer and industrial product manufacturers – food-flavoring producers, food suppliers, cosmetics companies, auto manufacturers, household appliance makers, and more – against complex product liability claims and litigation, including product liability, toxic tort, fire litigation, and general negligence. Her clients range from in-house counsel and executives, the owners of retail premises, to claims representatives for the insurance industry.

For more than 20 years, Moira has acted as national counsel for a leading flavoring company in diacetyl and butter-flavoring litigation and related matters. She also serves as Ohio counsel for a major cosmetic company in talc litigation and regularly defends other companies in personal injury cases involving asbestos exposure and contamination from fires, spills, releases, and other toxic substances.  In addition, Moira’s general negligence practice consists of defending food poisoning, premises, and accident cases that often involve catastrophic injuries.

Clients appreciate Moira’s ability to understand the issues rapidly, assess the risks, and propose a plan of action to resolve them with minimal disruption to their business. In one case, Moira was retained to defend a large public entity client about an accident involving a catastrophic injury. In addition to obtaining a favorable result in the case, Moira worked with her client by implementing policies and procedures that would dramatically reduce the number and severity of accidents in the future. Although this work was above and beyond the scope of her retention, Moira is always looking for ways to add value to her client relationships, and was pleased to provide additional value to the company. 

As a former Division I athlete, Moira draws on the lessons learned on the basketball court in her legal practice: teamwork, commitment, planning, and flawless execution. A tireless worker, she is laser-focused on helping her clients meet their business and financial objectives through aggressive advocacy.

Experience

• Serve as national counsel for manufacturer of food-flavoring products in hundreds of toxic tort cases involving allegations that chemicals inhaled during manufacturing process caused significant injury to more than 200 employees
• Serve as regional counsel for manufacturer of food-flavoring products in more than 30 personal injury cases alleging lung injuries
• Serve as Ohio counsel in talc litigation for major cosmetic company
• Defended cosmetic company in personal injury case with favorable mediated outcome  where Plaintiff claimed exposure to toxic chemicals in fragrance spray
• Defended food supplier in numerous food-poisoning cases involving allegations of salmonella
• Served as national coordinating counsel for insurer in all mass tort litigation (silicosis and asbestos)
• Defended auto manufacturer in asbestos litigation in numerous cases
• Defended a large local company in a lawsuit involving allegations of chemical exposure due to a defective/malfunctioning furnace motor and obtained favorable outcome
• Represented a large local company in a lawsuit involving release of halon gas alleged to cause permanent, respiratory damage
• Defended manufacturer of wastewater treatment facility products in complex case involving local public entity
• Defending putative consumer class action against an energy company involving allegations of odors affecting numerous homeowners
• Obtained a dismissal in a premises case involving a local community center involving serious injury
• Represented an oil-and-gas-well operator in federal court against allegations of negligent drilling and fracking and obtained favorable result
• Handled fire litigation for a major household appliance company which involved serious injuries and resulted in favorable Daubert rulings and summary judgment
• Defended a major retailer in lawsuit alleging house fire due to electric consumer product