Carr Allison’s Toxic and Mass Torts Group is led by experienced attorneys who have many years of experience in both state and federal courts defending single and multi-plaintiff lawsuits alleging exposure to asbestos, silica and various toxic chemicals. Our Toxic and Mass Tort Group utilizes its unique relationships with other defense counsel locally and around the nation to coordinate the defense of these cases so as to handle them as efficiently and expeditiously as possible.

We have successfully handled cases both “in-house” and in conjunction with national coordinating counsel for certain clients who have been targeted in multiple states around the nation. We also make use of client extranets and other technologies to better coordinate defenses not only with particular clients but with counsel who may be defending those same clients in similar cases in other states.

At the same time, the members of our Toxic and Mass Tort Group remain keenly aware that there is no “one size fits all” litigation strategy for these kinds of cases. Accordingly, at the outset, we make every effort to assess our clients’ goals and preferred strategies and to achieve those goals and implement those strategies to the greatest extent possible given the realities of the particular litigation at issue.

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Sausaman and Sherman’s Article for USLAW Magazine

Read Carr Allison shareholders Alison Sausaman and Austin Sherman’s article in the latest edition of USLAW Magazine. In Survival of the Artificially Fittest: How AI is Rewriting Litigation Strategy and Evidence for the Civil Defense, they explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal landscape and discuss practical ways an […]

Sullivan Named a 2026 Florida Super Lawyer®

Carr Allison shareholder Jennifer A. Sullivan of our Tallahassee (FL) office has been named a 2026 Florida Super Lawyer®. Attorneys are selected as a Super Lawyer through a rigorous process of peer nominations, peer evaluations and third-party research.  Congratulations, Jennifer! 

Sherman, Szczesniewicz and Akopyan Named as 2026 Florida Super Lawyers® Rising Stars

Carr Allison is proud to announce that attorneys Austin C. Sherman, Caroline Bateh Szczesniewicz and Betty Akopyan have been selected as 2026 Florida Super Lawyers® Rising Stars. Rising Stars are selected through a rigorous process of peer nominations, peer evaluations and third-party research. Eligibility is limited to attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or have been in […]


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