April N. Ross defends companies in product liability, mass tort, and multijurisdictional consumer class actions. She is a trusted adviser to companies across industries, including transportation, healthcare, chemical and manufacturing, and consumer products. April has litigated more than 50 class action matters including through bench and jury trials and on appeal, served as lead counsel in multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings, and overseen cases on appeal, including before the US Supreme Court. April helps clients develop strategies to avoid or mitigate the risk of product-related litigation.
April advises clients on product liability and risk management. Her mass tort, product, and consumer litigation experience includes defending clients in crisis management, consumer and product liability class actions, and environmental exposure mass actions. As a former molecular biologist focusing on chemical and consumer products, April also counsels clients on product design and stewardship, labeling, failure and causation analysis, product recall, and regulatory compliance.
As part of her healthcare litigation practice, April represents insurers, managed care organizations, and managed behavioral healthcare organizations in disputes including class actions and MDL in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitration. She has litigated RICO and ERISA matters, payor/provider reimbursement disputes, claims brought under state and federal mental health parity statutes, antitrust litigation, and challenges to federal regulatory action under the Administrative Procedure Act. She has also briefed healthcare issues as amicus curiae before intermediate appellate courts and the US Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, April was a partner at another international law firm.
Member, Transportation Editorial Advisory Board, Law360, 2021
Top Rated Class Action & Mass Torts Attorney, Super Lawyers
Faculty Award for Advocacy, Duke University School of Law, 2006