One to Watch: Litigation
Lena is a litigation lawyer specialising in product liability and the life sciences sector. She advises companies on out-of-court dispute resolution and represents them before state courts or arbitration tribunals. She has particular experience in advising and representing pharmaceutical and medtech companies.
Lena specialises in disputes between companies in connection with purchasing, development, production and distribution. She is also an expert in product liability and product safety issues and has many years of experience in representing companies in product liability proceedings, including the defence of class actions.
Neues Produkthaftungsgesetz in Sicht, ZRP 2026, 14 (beck-online)
Niehoff/Moelle, Neues Produkthaftungsgesetz 2026 – Referentenentwurf zur Umsetzung der EU Produkthaftungsrichtlinie liegt vor, PHi 2025, 207
Lexology In-Depth: Product Regulation and Liability, European Union Chapter
Niehoff/Moelle, MPR 2024, 35 ff., Zur Frage eines Produktfehlers bei einem Bruch einer Hüftendoprothese, Anm. zu BGH, Urteil from 1 August 2023, VI ZR 82/22
German Chapter in Chambers Global Practical Guide Product Liability & Safety 2023, together with Dr. Henning Moelle, Dr. Philipp Behrendt and Donata von Enzberg
Marke verpflichtet – zur Produkthaftung der Markeninhaberin, ECJ judgment of July 7, 2022 – C-264/21, in: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Issue 24, 2022
One to Watch: Litigation
Representing AstraZeneca in all product liability proceedings relating to its COVID-19 vaccine in Germany.
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Insights from Member States: What can we expect from the new Product Liability Directive?
The new Product Liability Directive introduces significant changes to the EU’s product liability regime in the EU. Member States must implement it by December 2026. But what will its biggest challenges be? How can businesses prepare for and mitigate the new product liability risks in the EU?
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A new era for product liability in the EU
This article outlines the key changes introduced by the new PLD. It explores the expanded scope of liability and the broader pool of potentially liable parties, as well as the new rules on the burden of proof and disclosure of evidence.
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par Jason Rawkins et Simon Jupp
par Tim Mimpen
par Anna Englert
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par Jason Rawkins et Simon Jupp
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par Loes Joosten