Molly Flynn
Partner, Consumer and Industrial Products Litigation Co-Chair
Molly Flynn is a Chambers-ranked litigator with deep experience defending life sciences and multinational companies in high-stakes cases. She is skilled in resolving complex litigation involving product liability, mass torts, and catastrophic injury claims. Molly is known for crafting robust litigation strategies that safeguard client interests from case initiation through trial. She brings proven skill to tackling high-stakes disputes head-on and resolving serious controversies with the potential for major financial ramifications. Her experience spans the pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer goods industries, where she brings a broad perspective to resolving disputes across many diverse legal challenges.
Molly’s practice includes a mix of products liability and commercial litigation. In courtrooms nationwide, Molly has successfully defended clients in catastrophic injury and death claims, product liability actions, state consumer protection act violations, and federal False Claims Act lawsuits. Her versatility manifests in her proven track record of optimized outcomes across both state and federal courts. She adeptly handles sophisticated legal matters that demand creative problem-solving, careful judgment, tremendous discretion, and often formidable advocacy. Representative matters include:
- Coordinating defense of medical device manufacturers of aesthetic and therapeutic devices in commercial disputes
- Defending medical device manufacturer of pelvic mesh and hernia mesh in personal injury actions before state and federal consolidated courts
- Defending manufacturer of hip replacement devices in personal injury actions
- Liaison counsel for a pharmaceutical manufacturer of a histamine-2 receptor blocker in a state court mass tort program
- Defending a rideshare company in state and federal actions claiming personal injuries
- Defending a pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple state court litigations for variety of products, including antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, anticoagulants, and a medication for treatment of interstitial cystitis
- Defending a petrochemical company in personal injury litigation involving alleged benzene exposure
- Defending a pharmaceutical manufacturer of hepatitis therapies in qui tam False Claims Act lawsuits
- Defending manufacturer of testosterone replacement therapy in personal injury suits
- Coordinating defense for defendants in the Philadelphia Asbestos Program
- Representing an individual accused of breach of trade secrets
In the courtroom, I blend artistry with advocacy, transforming complex ideas into simple concepts and images for the jury."
Credentials
Education
- George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors
- Temple University, B.F.A., summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey